Singing highs, dark deep background, speed.

None that I have found yet!

Remarkable table and cartridge combo for the money. Superb fit and finish. Mine is burned in about 75 hours now and the bass has tightened up; the highs are sweet and singing. I listen to a lot of "classic (acoustic) jazz", Miles, Evans, Cannonball, 'Trane, on reissues and the nuances that this thing translates are incredible. Piano transients are dead on and Miles with the Harmon mute - fuggetaboutit! Presentation is a bit laid back but that's fine with me and probably due to the software and downstream components. Do not buy this table from anyone but Bill Baker at Response Audio - service and prices par excellence! Rumor has it that there's a triple-plinth MMF 9 coming soon, but you didn't hear that from me!

Awesome sound, unbeatable value. I honestly do not think that for under 2k you can find a better performing turntable.

Lack of manual. I purchased through the internet, a good manual would help in making sure things are properly aligned.

I purchased this turntable to replace my Sony turntable and provide a companion to my ole Garrard. I have fallen in love with this turntable. Thus far I have about 70 hours of listening time on the MMF-7 and it keeps getting better and better and better. My CD's now take a back seat in my listening time!

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Sound Design concept (seperated motor, split plinth) Looks

Wish I had a detailed manual that would explain more about the mechanics and physics of turntable designs and phono stages (but that would probably raise the price).

Listened to the MMF5 and MMF7 at the HES 2002 and had to get one (Did you listen to the vinyl sound in the Creek room? The sound of the system was amazing!!! at the reasonable price). Decided for the MMF7. Just hooked up the MMF7 and played the first (10 or so) records. Great sounding table !!! If it wouldn't require so much more "maintenance" compared to CD and SACD, I would switch to vinyl completely. My 200 something records are no longer in the basement and playing the old records is bringing back good memories from my younger years.

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Thorens, Telefunken, Rega

Very good set up for just getting back into Lps.

They are not is easy, as A set up as there are supposed be.

After all the reviews I read about this table I thought I would give it A try. Did not have as good as results as the rest of the people. Was not as good as the Rega 3, also listen to the Rega 25. They both were much better. Than I had A chance to listen to the VPI Scout,was better than all of them.

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Rega, VPI, Basis,

Isolation, tracking, ambiance.

Sounds great, compliments the rest of my system. Marantz PM-17, KEF RDM 2, REL Storm 2, Monster M2.4. Kudos to Nick at Audio Connection for setting it up for me while I watched, all I really did was transport it and plug it in. Setup sheet is minimal, so unless your''e a TT guru, I would purchase from a reputible shop. Also, shipping from a internet/mailorder co. could be precarious and their return policys usually have a lot to be desired.

Isolation, Cartridge, Platter

Manual (or lack thereof)

The other reviews say it all. WOW what a great turntable for under $1K. My LP''s never sounded so good. About a week ago I had a conversation with Roy Hall about the turntable and some of his thoughts as to how it was designed. The reason for the contact actually was I needed to know how to adjust the VTA. Facinating individual to talk to. The turntable is fantastic, absolutely wonderful high end with solid bass. A bit week in the mids but as I break it in more it gets bettr with every listen. Roy and a few others said it really needs about 50 hours of break-in and I can believe it. While its proced the same as the Reag P3, I think it compares well with the P25 and Basis 1400 for a lot less money.

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Openess, detail, smooth, lots of slam.

None for the money. There are better turntables, but not at this price

The Music Hall MMF-7 is a great turnable for anyone who is getting back into vinyl or wanting to upgrade. I have listened to the MMF-7 for over three months now and I can not please the detail that I am getting from my old vinyl. I have been a CD listener only for the last 10 years or so. Boy am I glad I went back to vinyl. I have a freind in Calgary who kept telling me how much better vinyl sounded over CD. So I went over and listened to his system. He was right the vinyl does sound better. The music is more musical, with a great degree of realism. My MMF-7 sound better ( more musical ) then my $5000.00 CD player. I am now a vinyl addict

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Looks, sounds great. And isn''t that what counts?

The guy that bought my Thorens wants the MMF-7 !!

I replaced a Thorens 318TD with this ''table, based on the great review that Fremer gave it in Stereophile. I''m not sorry! Up & running in 20 minutes without ANY problems. The bass came into it''s own after about 12 hours. Prior to that it was a bit lacking. This thing just sounds right! I did an A to B test with a MFSL copy of Dark Side of the Moon, in LP vs. CD. The LP had a wider soundstage than the CD. And between songs it was SILENT. The presentation was, how should I word it.....more ''correct'' and ear-pleasing. Old Capital first pressings of Beatles tunes really shine, too. Other parts of my system: McIntosh c22 preamp, McIntosh MC275 amp, Planet 2K CD player, Paradigm Studio 100 Version II speakers, all hooed up with Tributaries interconnects. Speakers bi-wired with 12 guage.

Good detail, smooth sound, cool looks, great cartridge

none yet

A friend needed a new table and really liked my MMF 5 so I gave him a good price and I picked up the MMF 7. Everything I liked about the MMF 5 was improved on this table. The isolation is far superior. The sound is smoother and the backround is silent. The motor noise of the 5 is gone. The finish is really much better. The project 9 arm is nice and soild compared with the 5's. My only problem is I had to replace my Creek 8se phono stage because it did not have the gain needed to get real volume. You can not go wrong with this table at this price, every other table of this quality is the same price or more minus the cartridge

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Beautifully designed straghtforward table

None at this price range.

This table is a joy to use. For the price, nothing even comes close. The power supply is totally isolated, as it is at the plug, and the motor is also isolated from the plinth. There is a round hole in the plinth that the motor sits in. The motor then sits directly on the shelf, and the turntable is then isolated with three cones that can be rotated to balance the table (a bubble is built in). To improve the isolation even further, I have the turntable on a large piece of marble, with Black Diamond Racing Cones sitting inside sorbothane feet. I can knock on the cabinet, and barely hear it through the turntable. The cones that come with the table are good, but go this one step further. The table comes with a Goldring MC cartridge that lists for 400 bucks alone, so getting the whole system for about 900 bucks rules. The cables that come with it are standard RCA (on both sides), so you can upgrade to any cable you want with it. I also added the Marigo Tonearm Dot Kit and gained a bit more out of it ($50). I also am using a sorbothane mat instead of the stock one that comes with it. When you use the supplied label clamp, you are getting a really well damped setup. The last tweak are a few 3M damping sheets stuck on the bottom of the table below the motor and also on the interconnect panel. The table does have a dust cover (my old Ariston RD-40 did not) and I always leave the dust cover up when I listen. I have not experimented with the sound on this issue. It is just easier. The dust cover can be easily removed if wanted. I am using the table in my MC stage on my preamp, but there is enough gain for it to work in a regular MM stage. In fact, the gain is so high that with it in the MC stage, I can hear sound even when the volume is all the way down. It just sounds better on the MC stage on my system. I looked into other brands, but by the time you added an arm and cartridge, the price was too high for me. You really need to check this out.

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