Musical Fidelity - A3CR

Sound

From the very beginning of the music launch, one could hear the correctness and purity of the sounds that were served by the Musical Fidelity preamplifier. Confronting it directly with the Densen B-200 (read Densen B-200) or the previously reviewed rather transparent NAIM system (cask for a Naim review) it could be felt that the A3CR plays with a larger midrange. The bass was fast, correct, and although slightly withdrawn, it did not expose its muscles, but focused more on the sculpted silhouette, with a smaller but more colorful attack. It is true that the lowest frequencies surprised me the most, because the presence of two monophonically connected REL subwoofers and the well-known Miamen M3 speaker cable from Audiomica Laboratory, which refines the contours of low frequencies, remained slightly in the shade. They presented less spectacular dynamics that I know from the firm sound of Audiomica speaker cables. The acoustic guitars from the Eric Clapton concert were very clear and reproduced many outlines of the plucking of the strings as well as sounds of the surrounding background. The distinctly sounding drum snare added a military order to the music where everything seemed to be well kept in check. Although, as I mentioned earlier, Musical Fidelity plays with a larger midrange, the vocalist's voice lost some power, tangibility and breath by depleting the lowest bass frequencies. Stereophony was wide with clearly noticeable differences between the sounds of the left and right speakers. The top end of the cymbals resonated well with long-lasting swaying overtones upon impact. The detail of the A3CR is at a high level, and although the source plays a big role in this case, the preamplifier can suppress or colorize some details. With the A3CR, the sounds are arranged evenly, and the preamplifier itself requires careful selection of accompanying components and cabling with which it will be able to develop its rich possibilities.