Musical, Warm, Smooth, tense feeling but comfort

Weak component like volume, very hot (but less than A1).
Poor sound while not heated.

I bought this in school days that there were not much moneys. I know the MF's A1 sound and wanna buy one but I cannot buy new one. So I had to buy this.

The sound is so musical. compared to the A1, this one shows somewhat narrow stage and little bit fuzzy but still musical. I wire this to celestion 5 close boxed speaker and
got very smooth and clear sound but rolled bass.

This amplifier is not powerful and bass is not so deep but has tight focus. I surprised that amplifier of this price can get soundstaging. The B1 got this. I enjoyed it so long but nowadays the FET blown up and volume is broken. I'm looking for new integrated amplifier something like musical fidelity A300 or NAD Silver 3..

Similar Products Used:

Musical Fidelity A1, Arcam Alpha 5

This Review is for the MF B1.
Good pace. Firm and controlled bass. A cut above most modern amps.

No remote control.

I've had the B1 for over 10 years. Decided to 'upgrade' to the 5 star NAD350 as I wanted a remote control amp. What a disappointment. The B1 was lightyears ahead of the NAD350 in every department. Exchanged the NAD for the Arcam8R. The Arcam is a fine amp. Musical with realistic Bass, a pleasure to listen to. But the B1 has an excitement factor that seems to be irreplacable. So although I use the Arcam because of the remote, I still use the B1 when I want that extra something from rock music. Well done MF.

Similar Products Used:

NAD350 Arcam8R