Music Hall MMF 7 Turntable | 
 enlarge | Brand: Music Hall
Category: CE
Buy New: $1,495.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Color: Gloss Black
Shipping Weight (lbs): 27
Dimensions (in): 13 x 18 x 5.5
MPN: MMF7
Model: MMF7
UPC: 410100257882
EAN: 0410100257882
ASIN: B000KOHTZA
Availability: Usually ships in 6-10 business days
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| Features:
| • | Stereophile Budget Component of the Year! Superb quality turntable for your finest vinyl collection! | | • | Precision stainless steel main bearing sheathed in Teflon for noise-free fluid operation | | • | Completely isolated/decoupled AC motor with two-speed (33/45rpm) pulley set in the front left corner of the turntable thus eliminating all vibration from the belt to the cartridge | | • | One piece alloy tone arm with flexible internal wire drawn from high purity copper | | • | Comes with Goldring Eroica H ($400 value) high-output moving-coil cartridge with Gyger II line contact stylus. The cartridge supplied is properly aligned and mounted |
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Product Description
The music hall mmf-7 turntable is a 2-speed belt driven audiophile turntable employing the unique dual-plinth construction originated by music hall. The distinctive design isolates the critical sound reproducing components; platter, main bearing, tone arm, and cartridge on the top platform from the adjustable tip-toe feet which are mounted on the bottom platform. The motor, switch, and wiring are isolated on their own platform and completely decoupled from the turntable. Four Sorbothane hemispheres separate the two platforms and provide additional vibration damping. The mmf-7 comes in a high-gloss, piano black lacquer finish and comes with with high quality cartridge.Features: music halls unique dual-plinth construction One piece alloy tone arm with flexible internal wire drawn from high purity copper Counterweights center of gravity is level with the stylus tip is decoupled from the arm and acts as a resonance damper Completely isolated/decoupled AC motor with two-speed (33/45rpm) pulley set in the front left corner of the turntable thus eliminating all vibration from the belt to the cartridge Optional Goldring Eroica H ($400 value) high-output moving-coil cartridge with Gyger II line contact stylus. The cartridge supplied is properly aligned and mounted Precision stainless steel main bearing sheathed in Teflon for noise-free fluid operation Non-resonant acrylic platter with metal screw-on record clamp and soft felt mat High quality gold RCA connectors with detachable phono cable Adjustable tip-toe feet with anti-scratch cups Low noise fully manual belt-drive design Dust cover, 45rpm adaptor, and spirit level Excellent instruction manual and easy assembly"For many vinyl fans, the MMF-7 will be a great place to end up. It was that good. Roy Hall has painted his masterpiece!" - Michael Fremer, Steophile Magazine
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| Customer Reviews:
Audiophile class for a reasonable price February 26, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Music Hall MMF-7 is a fantastic turntable for the money if you set it up properly. It is a popular turntable, at least in the realms of audio lovers, and can be found online in a variety of places. With the right system, this turntable will easily outperform even very expensive audiophile CD players in sound quality; however, to achieve this kind of performance one must put up with the hassle of dealing with analog, such as cleaning records, cleaning your stylus, and getting up to change the record when playback on one side is done.br /br /If the above requirements haven't made you decide that analog isn't your forte then here are my recommendations for making this deck a world class turntable. It goes without saying that you should purchase a good record cleaning machine. You can find some manual ones with vacuum cleaners that will do the job. Also purchase good record cleaning fluid for your use with the machine.br /br /When you buy the turntable also purchase the Anniversary Ringmat and the Pro-ject Speed Box II. Both of these items are a little more than a hundred dollars each but the improvement you'll get in sound quality make them worth it. The Ringmat will improve the bass performance of your turntable and the Speed Box will lower the noise floor of your records. The Speed Box will also allow you to change playback speed at the push of a button so you won't have to move the belt from one pulley to another.br /br /For a cartridge, I would replace the Goldring cartridge that comes with the turntable or order a turntable sans cartridge and buy the Bluenote Boboli MK II for $695. This cartridge is a high output moving coil that has excellent tonal quality across the spectrum and fantastic bass. It is, by far, the best cartridge under $1000 and I highly recommend it. Also, if you need a phono pre-amp (or phono stage), I would recommend the Graham Slee Era Gold V. This phono stage is highly rated and sounds wonderful. It does have a long break-in period, so be prepared for that.br /br /To finish out your setup, find a good isolation platform made from MDF with sorbothane feet, get granite tile (you can find separate 12x12 tiles at Home Depot or Lowes) have the tile cut to size, and place the tile on your cabinet or rack then the isolation platform on top of the tile followed by the turntable on top of the platform. Ouila! You'll have an excellent analog playback system for a reasonable amount of money. It isn't cheap and if you don't listen to a lot of live performances, it may not be worth the trouble for you to spend the requisite amount of money on a good turntable and its support system. However, if you do like good music and have the system (an amplifier and speakers) to produce it, this turntable is a great buy.
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