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Vinyl lovers: hand in your old hi-fi this summer and get a £300 trade-in for a MERLIN 1 system

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With vinyl record sales up 69% on the same period in 2014 – a year when sales had already hit an 18 year high – it’s safe to say that now is a great time to invest in a Merlin system from Musical Fidelity, especially as consumers handing in their old but working hi-fi system or music centre this summer can claim a £300 trade-in against a complete Merlin system bringing the price down to just £999.

The trade-in offer will run from August 1st and October 1st at Superfi, Audio T, Sevenoaks, Audio Venue and other leading specialist hi-fi stores nationwide.

The Merlin 1 system is the first digital streaming system that has been designed from the ground up with the LP very much in mind.

Merlin 1 features the Merlin digital amplifier and Bluetooth apt-X streamer, the Round Table turntable and the unique Merlin 1 speakers.

The system’s design is both beautiful and contemporary.  The loudspeakers have a subtle elliptical shape with very fine finish in a choice of red, black, yellow, white, chrome grey or silver.  The amplifier has a custom made extrusion with a beautifully machined top and elegant front panel while the turntable offers a simple, minimalist style in a high-gloss red or black finish. 

All of the system has been designed to Musical Fidelity’s bespoke specifications and features the highest-grade components, many found in the company’s more expensive audiophile products.

The Merlin 1 system has also debuted some unique Musical Fidelity technologies and features.

So not only does the Merlin look great it also sounds simply stunning.

Merlin digital amplifier/streamer

Although, sleek and compact, the Merlin system still carries a very high specification featuring two 24bit, 192Khz DACS and twin high grade amplifier modules - running as completelyseparate monoblocs to minimise unwanted noise and distortion.

Peak power into the Merlin loudspeakers is a comfortable 50 watts per channel, allowing the system to replay music with high resolution, fast dynamics and accurate transients.

The integrated headphone amp is also of a very high quality - being based on Musical Fidelity’s dedicated audiophile V90 HPA model. So whether listening through the Merlin 1 speakers or your favourite headphones, your music sounds superb.

System inputs include: phono, USB (isochronous for updating the system or connecting to a PC), Bluetooth aptX and a line input (digital or analog).

The Merlin system also includes an inbuilt analog to digital converter (ADC) and a specially configurable output - analog or digital, fixed or variable – which allows direct connection to a computer so that any of the Merlin’s inputs can be ripped to the hard disk – including LP. Alternatively, it allows for the addition of a subwoofer or the connection to active loudspeakers - either digital or analog.

The Round Table

Musical Fidelity has a long heritage of designing exceptional turntables and the Round Table is no exception:  Produced to Musical Fidelity’s bespoke specification, the new turntable also includes a unique feature. 

Much effort has be made to ensure that, for the first time, all of the decks components have been designed and placed to guarantee that the product is perfectly, statically balanced and that its centre of gravity is at the pivot point of the main bearing.

Other top spec components include:  a polished high carbon tool steel bearing – for an exceptional long life and friction free performance – an extremely inert chassis and suspension system and a very high quality pick up arm, usually used on products several price categories higher than Round Table.

Merlin 1 Loudspeakers 

The Merlin Loudspeakers also include a new Musical Fidelity innovation via the company’s exclusive diffraction multiplier system that allows the relatively compact speakers to offer a huge but accurate stereo soundstage.

Rather than the normal flat front baffle, the Merlin 1, calls on Musical Fidelity’s years of experience of designing high-quality dipole speakers, and features a multi-stepped baffle which combines with a single wide-dispersion BMR driver in each speaker to offer near-field flat frequency response, low distortion and a real hi-fi sound quality.

The impression is of a far larger system, with the sound seeming to be omnidirectional, giving a feeling of space and air whilst still giving a very wide but very focused image.  

Put together, the combination of the Merlin, turntable, amplifier and loudspeakers produces sound quality that is quite incredible. 

Consumers can choose to mix and match the colour of their system with the Merlin 1 Speaker being available in white, yellow, chrome grey, red, silver or black; the Round Table has a choice of red or black finish while the Merlin amplifier is available in black.

About Musical Fidelity

British based Musical Fidelity is one of the most acclaimed and well recognized brands in the specialist hi-fi industry - worldwide.

The company has over thirty years’ experience of the design and manufacture of hi-fi electronics; producing exceptional products that have won multiple global awards and have reached iconic status on more than one occasion.

Every product has been born from a passion for wonderful music and a desire to produce truly world class engineering - whether in embracing new technologies or developing more traditional methods. www.musicalfidelity.com.