Questions about Musical Fidelity M5si Integrated

Yes, the comments referred to above are ones that I have read, which drove me to bring this up in this forum. I will definitely be using the HT bypass function, but not with a Denon AVR. So I’m not quite sure what to make of this. Sounds like there are many users of the M5si who have not had any HT bypass issues, but there are a few who have.

By the way, a very helpful person in the Polk Forum provided me with contact information for someone who used to work for MF and knows their equipment, has done mods, etc. He did reply and tell me that the M5si is indeed a common ground design. So it appears that I can use this with my Polk SDAs.

Focal Naim wants you to send them an email at:

[email protected]

I filed a request for you and they responded with an email asking you to send them an email at address above.  

Already sent a request to that email address back on March 15th. Someone replied and forwarded my message to their service department so they could help me. Nothing back yet, despite me sending a few reminders to both the first address and the service department’s address.

I’ve tried their phone lines too - no luck.

Originally I emailed Musical Fidelity directly, but didn't get any help/responses back either.

I will likely buy this amp, but it would nice to know that I was buying a product from a company who will respond when trying to get an answer to a simple question.

@rhythm5, I agree Musical Fidelity Customer support is not the best. In any case, I like my musical Fidelity M6Si amp very much. Did you ever get a response from your retailer on your question?

Hi hgeifman,

No, nothing yet from my nearest retailer, unfortunately.  I was hoping maybe they had a better line of communication with Musical Fidelity, but perhaps not.

I still think the M5si will be a good fit for me and will likely purchase.  It's good to hear how much you like your M6.  The only other integrated that I was still looking into is the Vincent SV-228.  It also has all the connectivity that I need, looks great (to me) and has me curious about trying an amp with a tube preamp section.  However, it's a little more expensive and has less power than the M5si (100/180 vs 150/270 at 8/4 ohms).  For my speakers, both have enough wpc, but I need some good current output and I know the M5si delivers in that area.  Not sure about the Vincent.