Musical Fidelity
Musical Fidelity M3s CD - CD Player
M3scd | CD Player
The M3scd is a CD Player and stand-alone DAC with sublime performance.
The M3scd has been designed to give outstanding CD reproduction and to be a digital hub.
In addition to CD it has 3 digital inputs: coax, optical and asynchronous USB. This makes it particularly useful for set top boxes and/or TV sound improvement. The technical performance is excellent; it has very low distortion, extremely low jitter, excellent signal-to-noise ratio, extremely flat frequency response, exemplary linearity and excellent channel separation.
All in all the M3scd gives excellent CD replay and can act as a versatile digital hub at the same time.
M3scd In Brief
- CD player and digital hub
- Excellent technical performance
- Very good CD readability
- Multiple digital inputs - coax, optical and asynchronous USB
- Very low jitter
- Excellent build quality and convenient size
Reviews
"With the M3si a classy midprice combo with genuine appeal."
Hi-Fi Choice 08/15
"It sounds far better than it has a right to be at the price. This is the stuff of true high-end CD players"David Price - Stereonet 02/2021
"Sensitive, precise, very relaxed. Price/performance: outstanding."
Roland Kraft - Stereoplay 03/15
"Good sound - top equipment."
Tom Frantzen - Stereo 09/17
"Both thumbs up for the M3sCD!"
Alex Röser, Stefan Goedecke - Audio Test 04/18
Performance
Jitter
<135 picoseconds peak to peak
Frequency Response
10Hz to 20 kHz -0.2dB max.
Signal to Noise Ratio
>117dB
THD(+ noise)
<0.003% 10Hz to 20 kHz
Linearity
<0.1dB down to -96dB
Channel Separation
105dB 20 Hz to 20 kHz
Hardware
DAC
24 bit Delta-Sigma (bit stream) dual differential 8x over-sampling
Outputs
1x line level RCA
1x RCA coaxial connector (Digital SPDIF)
1x Toslink optical connector (Digital SPDIF)
1x Trigger output - 3.5mm (1/8”) mono jack +12V DC
Inputs
1x RCA coaxial connector SPDIF 32-192kHz
(16-24 bit stereo PCM)
1x TOSLINK optical connector 32-96kHz
(16-24 bit stereo PCM)
1x USB type ‘B’ connector -
Asynchronous data stream at up to 24-bit/96kHz
Trigger in
General
Dimensions - WxHxD (mm)
440 x 100 x 380
Weight (unpacked / packed)
6.05 kg / 9.9 kg