M6i 200wpc high performance integrated amp with balanced and USB inputs
The new M6i integrated amp is designed to give great sonic and technical performance. Its design and build quality are excellent.
Internally the M6i is actually a separate preamp with two monobloc power amps. The M6i has one huge mains transformer which gives entirely separate outputs for left and right power amps and preamps. Even though the M6i is a one box solution it’s actually a set of discreet monobloc power amps with a separate preamp in one sleek package.
Due to its excellent practical linearity, low distortion and excellent load driving ability the M6i can be paired with any loudspeaker. It’s extremely quiet so high sensitivity loudspeakers are fine but at the same time it’s very powerful so lower sensitivity speakers present no problem.
The M6i’s sound is calm and unruffled. Huge dynamics are delivered with ease. Quiet passages are sweet and warm. The overall picture the M6i delivers is natural and uncoloured.
We have tried to make the build quality as good as possible. The front panel is beautifully finished. The knobs and buttons are machined from solid aluminium, the badge is from medical grade stainless steel. The heatsinks are fine line finished custom made extrusions.
For most people for most of the time the M6i is the perfect companion for music.
… “I’ve sat in on blind tests of amplifiers before, and Musical Fidelity amps are the ones that get spotted quickest by listening panels. The reason for this is the deep, tuneful bass” …
… “The M6i delivers some of the most solid and ‘likeable’ deep bass notes you’ll hear from an integrated” …
… “You get a feeling of unshakable authority” …
… “The word ‘unfussy’ kept appearing. It’s not source fussy”…
… “It’s not speaker fussy” …
… “And it isn’t fussy-fussy” …
… “This is belt-and-braces, no-nonsense audio for those who like their amps unflappable” …
… “A powerhouse that delivers and is cheap relative to the performance it delivers” …
… “The M6i is in it for the long term; it’s an amplifier that will be used by listeners for years and years” …
APRIL 2010 HI-FI PLUS