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The Music Hall MMF-5.3 turntable features a double-layer plinth with insulating feet (viscoelastic cones) between the two layers designed to dampen vibrations and optimize sound quality. The Music Hall MMF-5.3 turntable has been specially designed for all audiophiles, replacing the Music Hall MMF-5.2 while retaining most of its technical characteristics: a synchronous DC motor for superior speed stability, a precision stainless steel main bearing lined with Teflon, adjustable feet with special vibration dampers, but the evolution focuses on a new 9-inch Pro-Ject carbon fiber tonearm for even greater precision.
Moving magnet cartridge: Ortofon 2M Blue
Ortofon has optimized the design for ease of cartridge mounting, as well as weight and size to fit the most common turntables on the current market. The 2M series offers excellent compatibility when used in an assortment of playback systems and with a wide variety of phono preamps.
The 2M Blue adds more dynamics and resolution, more open sounds, and reproduces more details compared to the 2M Red model.
Technical Specifications
Construction
- Synchronous DC motor for superior speed stability
- Double-layer base with isolating pads (viscoelastic cones)
- Precision stainless steel main bearing coated with polytetrafluoroethylene (Teflon)
- Alloy platter with screwed felt mat
- Adjustable feet with anti-vibration dampers
- Built-in bubble level for precise adjustment
- Silent manual belt drive
Performance
- Speeds: 33.3 and 45 RPM (manual change)
- Speed variation: ± 0.8%
- Wow and flutter: ± 0.10%
- Signal-to-noise ratio: -70 dB
- Effective tonearm length: 228.6 mm
- Overhang: 18 mm
Connectivity
- High-quality gold-plated RCA connectors
- Detachable phono cable
Ortofon 2M Blue Cartridge
- Output voltage: 5.5 mV (1 kHz, 5 cm/s)
- Channel balance: 1.5 dB (1 kHz)
- Channel separation:
- 25 dB at 1 kHz
- 15 dB at 15 kHz
- Frequency response: 20-20,000 Hz (+2/-1 dB)
- Frequency range: 20-25,000 Hz (-3 dB)
- Technical specifications:
- Dynamic lateral compliance: 20 μm/mN
- Tracking force: 1.6-2.0 g (recommended: 1.8 g)
- Tracking angle: 20°
- Stylus type: nude elliptical (r/R 8/18 μm)
- Electrical characteristics:
- Internal resistance: 1.3 kΩ
- Inductance: 700 mH
- Recommended load impedance: 47 kΩ
- Load capacitance: 150-300 pF
General Specifications
- Dimensions: 464 × 140 × 337 mm (W × H × D)
- Weight with packaging: 10.9 kg
- Power supply: 15 V DC, 0-0.8 mA
- Power consumption: 4 W in operation, <1 W in standby
Included Accessories
- Dust cover, 45 RPM adapter
- Drive belt, anti-skating counterweight
- Felt mat, record clamp
- Cartridge alignment template
- Allen key (tonearm height adjustment - VTA)
- Power supply unit
- Pair of white gloves
- User manual
- Pre-mounted Ortofon 2M Blue cartridge
User reviews
Bruno
Aesthetically stunning, with a magnificent black lacquer finish. The sound quality is exceptionally transparent, with great finesse and balance. The Ortofon cartridge delivers a detailed and delicate playback, yet also very dynamic depending on the groove it is tasked to read.
The included cables are unsurprisingly quite average, so they should be replaced to match the high performance of this top-tier turntable…
Comment from December 23, 2024 — Experience from December 12, 2024
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Les câbles fournis sont sans surprise très moyens donc à changer pour être à la hauteur de cette platine de haut vol…
Gilles
A refined turntable with aesthetic appeal and impressive sonic performance when paired with a Rotel 1592 MKII amplifier. This beautiful turntable requires a purist's manual approach, care, and time. The listening experience and musical enjoyment begin with lifting the dust cover and placing a quality vinyl record. Gloves make perfect sense in this musical ritual. This turntable uses quality components and boasts flawless craftsmanship.
Comment from March 28, 2022 — Experience from March 17, 2022
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- Eco-contribution included in the sale price.
- GTIN / EAN: 9120065188671
