Musical Fidelity made quite the statement last year when it re-entered the high-end turntable market. Indeed, the M8xTT arrived with the impressive technical and aesthetic prowess of the 2002-released M1 model it was inspired by. There is, however, no getting around the fact that the deck is, both in terms of size and price, a beast, weighing almost 32kg and costing £8,249 / $9,999 / AU$18,000. Enter the new M6xTT.
This second modern-era turntable from Musical FIdelity arrives as a more compact and wallet-friendly version, bringing its sibling's engineering DNA and transparent multi-acrylic structure to a more accommodating form and affordable price point.
Moving our eyes upwards we get to a 6.6kg aluminium platter – again, an acrylic construction – damped with thermoplastic elastomer (TPE) for improved stability. The motor, meanwhile, promises stable rotation speed at either 33 or 45rpm courtesy of its “sophisticated” DC-driven AC generator. While the Mx8TT switches between the two supported speeds automatically, a push-button makes the change here.
As with the M8xTT’s 10-inch tonearm, the M6xTT’s nine-inch arm sports a conical aluminium tube and acrylic bearing ring and, as you’d expect, is fully adjustable for azimuth and VTA. Two counterweights, also damped with TPE, accommodate a variety of cartridges. The M6xTT is not supplied with one, but it does come with a leather platter mat, a heavy aluminium record puck, and a semi-balanced 5P-to-RCA interconnect cable that fits to the turntable’s DIN connection.
The Musical Fidelity M6xTT can be purchased without a tonearm, although the price with it included and pre-mounted is £4799 / $tbc / AU$9000.
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