Music Constancy is unquestionably following a “again to the long run” path with its 2023 product releases. Following the discharge of its Nu-Vista Collection and the revival of its celebrated A1 Built-in Amplifier, Musical Constancy has constructed on previous custom established by its unique M1 “document participant” with the discharge of its new M8xTT turntable.
What impressed this challenge now except for vinyl’s sturdy comeback?
Professional-Ject bought Musical Constancy in 2018, and Heinz Lichtenegger, Professional-Ject’s CEO, has not precisely been shy about re-establishing the model’s high-end pedigree and that features within the analog area. Professional-Ject is without doubt one of the few high-end turntable producers with the power to not solely manufacture over 100,000 turntables annually for itself, but in addition engineer and producer tens of 1000’s of turntables for different manufacturers.
The Austrian model, which is distributed by Sumiko/McIntosh Group in North America, had the chance to buy Danish cartridge producer, Ortofon, plenty of years in the past however that transaction by no means went by way of. The acquisition of Musical Constancy was the following best choice as a result of it gave Professional-Ject a strong line-up of parts, loudspeakers, turntables, and equipment at each ends of the market.
The brand new Musical Constancy M8xTT, nevertheless, is being distributed by Focal Naim America, which additionally distributes AVIDHiFI and Thorens Turntables within the US and Canada.
VPI may nonetheless be the main American turntable model with a considerable lineup of world class merchandise, however it’s also going through much more competitors than ever earlier than from a few of its main rivals.
Core Options
Tonearm: The M8xTT incorporates a newly designed 10-inch tonearm with an ultra-low resonance clear acrylic bearing ring and conical aluminum tube. The tonearm is VTA (vertical monitoring angle) and azimuth adjustable and comes with two counterweights. This enables it for use with cartridges that weigh from 6 to twenty grams. The counterweights are TPE damped to stop resonances.
Tip: Cartridge not included.
Connections: After the sign passes by way of the cartridge and tonearm meeting, customers can output the sign by way of commonplace phono RCA or balanced XLR sockets. This supplies flexibility when selecting a phono preamp.
Motor and Platter: The motor of the M8xTT sits on a particular foam within the lower-level acrylic plinth. This serves to decouple it from the platter and the tonearm. A silicon belt connects the motor and the two-floor TPE damped platter. It’s fabricated from aluminum with further inserts to enhance the flywheel impact.
The Toes: The M8xTT incorporates 4 heavyweight TPE damped aluminum toes with magnetic assist which join the 2 acrylic plinths with Teflon spacers in between.
Tip: Customers can modify the peak of the toes by turning the rifled center a part of the toes to stage the turntable.
Specs
- Belt Drive: Mass-loaded belt drive design with digital velocity change 33/45
- Platter: Heavyweight aluminum sandwich platter
- File Puck: Heavy multi-alloy document puck included
- Magnetic Toes: Peak-adjustable magnetic toes
- Speeds: 33, 45 (digital velocity change)
- Platter: Sandwich aluminum platter with aluminum inserts (10 kg), each flooring with TPE damping
- Platter bearing: Inverted bearing with ceramic ball tip
- Efficient Tonearm (mass/size): 17g/254 mm
- Overhang: 16 mm
- Wow & Flutter: 33 rpm: +-0.05%, 45 rpm +-0.04%
- Pace Drift: 33 rpm: +-0.11%, 45 rpm: +-0.10%
- Sign to Noise Ratio (SNR): -78 dB
- Dimensions: 533 x 245 x 413 mm (21 x 9.65 x 16.25 inches)
- Weight: 31.5 kg (69.5 lbs)
Included Equipment
- Heavyweight full aluminum puck
- Leather-based turntable mat
- Semi-balanced phono interconnect cable with gold-plated connectors
Availability and Pricing
The M8xTT is predicted to be obtainable by way of Licensed Sellers on the following pricing choices.
- M8xTT Turntable (TA10 tonearm included): $9,999
- M8xTT Turntable (With out Tonearm): $7,999
Tip: The M8xTT is handmade in Europe.