Music Hall MMF 2.2 2-Speed Audiophile Turntable - (Black) Review
| Product Code | B001FUF8FQ |
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| Price | $449.00 |
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Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #12332 in Consumer Electronics
- Brand: Music Hall
- Model: MMF-2.2
- Number of items: 1
- Dimensions: 16.20" h x
20.00" w x
11.00" l,
41.78 pounds
Features
- High quality gold rca connectors
- Bearing provides ultra quiet fluid operation
- One piece alloy tonearm for superb tracking ability
- High quality gold rca connectors
- Bearing provides ultra quiet fluid operation
- One piece alloy tonearm for superb tracking ability
Product Description
The music hall mmf-2.2 turntable is a 2-speed belt driven audiophile turntable at a budget price. It is constructed using high quality components and it comes complete with an arm and cartridge. The construction of the mmf-2.2 has been simplified to focus on the critical components; the bearing, the motor, and the arm. It comes complete with cartridge mounted. Music Hall turntables first saw the light of day in 1998. They are manufactured in the Czech Republic in a factory that continued, throughout the Soviet Era, to make high quality turntables despite growing interest in CDs. Music Hall has developed a cohesive and logical range of turntables. All are designed to extract a musical and satisfying presentation from that fabulous medium we call vinyl. From the least expensive MMF-2.2 to the flagship MMF-9.1 all our turntables deliver incredible sound and value for money. All are fitted with expensive cartridges from Music Hall or Goldring. Features:Gorgeous high-gloss piano black lacquer finish Special vibration damping foot One piece alloy tone arm for superb tracking ability Low noise fully manual belt-drive design Separately isolated asynchronous motor with two-speed (33/45rpm) pulley Music Hall Tracker moving-magnet phono cartridge with replaceable elliptical stylus The cartridge supplied is properly aligned and mounted High precision stainless steel and bronze bearing assembly for quiet fluid operation Alloy platter and felt mat Excellent instruction manual Q
Customer Reviews
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41 of 42 people found the following review helpful.
Fantastic rig at an even better price!
By B. Greer
Until I bought this gem from Music Hall, I was for years using a serviceable Sony PSLX250H automatic turntable for all my vinyl listening pleasure. Even though the upgraded elliptical stylus I bought for the Sony made a world of difference in its quality of sound, I wanted to get a true audiophile-quality rig at a reasonable price...meaning I didn't want one costing as much or more than my mortgage payment.I studied entry-level tables from the usual suspects: Rega, Pro-Ject and Music Hall. My decision came down between the latter two, and I chose the Music Hall for its greater user-adjustability. I'm not so sure one can really go wrong with any of these choices, but I'm absolutely blown away by the performance of this sub-$500 rig. Though it's cliche to state, I truly am hearing things in the music I didn't before. When spinning, this thing is dead quiet and smooth. The bottom end is tight and defined, and the highs are crisp with no distortion that I can detect. About the only negative thing is that it's SO good at reproducing sound that the snap-crackle-pops of used records are more audible. When the music kicks in, though, I could hardly care.Some professional reviews suggest it takes 30 minutes or less to set up out of the box. As an inexperienced, budding audiophile, it took me a bit longer. This was by no means the fault of the excellently written instruction manual. I haven't had the occassion to contact customer service, but I understand Music Hall's is second to none.If you're on a budget like me, have an ever-expanding vinyl collection and are wondering what you might be missing without an audiophile turntable...look no further than the Music Hall MMF-2.2.
23 of 24 people found the following review helpful.Best Turntable under $500.00
By Sutton
I know a little about turntables. I am 58 and had one from the time I started loving music (about 10 years old) until the new CD format came out. For the lasst 30 years I have not really used a table though. I have owned about every consumer brand from the 60's and 70's from Zenith, Garrard, Dual, Sony, and I finally endied up with a Luxman when everything went digital. I have heard all the recent talk about analog playback, and over the last ten years or so, I have gone back and bought many old tube amps (Fisher, Dynaco, Marantz, and Harman Kardon) I am a firm believer in analog gear. But I didn't have a turntable. The Louxman went crazy and the motor spins like crazy....so I started studying turntables. I really wanted a Rega, but after reading about the subject quality of the RP1 I looked at Pro-Ject and Music Hall. I had read somewhere that Pro-Ject made the table for Music Hall, but I found a factory refurbished MMF-2.2 at Needle Doctor for $360.00 complete with Goldring cartridge (Music Hall Tracker). At this price, I had to jump in. I figured that if this was not enough table for me, I could always sell it, and get all my money back and then step up to the Rega P3, for $895 plus cartridge.I am pretty much thrilled. I think the build quality is amazing. The piano balck finish is beautiful. The arm is pretty awesome. the motor ultra quiet. I did upgrade the platter to the Acryl-It Platter, mainly because I had heard negative things about the platter and slipmat shipped with the MMF. Plus it looks ultra cool. The music just flows from this little jem. I have an Audio Technica AT120E to upgrade the cartridge at a latter date (it used to be my favorite 30 years ago).I really can't thnk of any downside to the table at all. It came set up with the proper settings for the turntable, and has a few tools to help in setting a new cartridge. The instructions are well written, and you can definately tell the difference in a good recording and a great one.For the money, I don't think you can buy a better table. I wonder if a blind test using the same downstream components, and the same cartridge would be noticable? I just don't know, and any improvements must be incremental. I don't think paying three times as much for a turntable is going to make it sound three times better. Plus this is like tube amp, where tweaking and tube rolling make a difference. It's just fun to own. Unlike the modern, sterile CD Players and solid state amps..Buy this sweet little turntable and you won't be disappointed. It is sweet, and has many tweaks which can be done to improve it's sound. Or you can always sell it and get your money back. You never see these on the Bay for sale at all. Highly Recommended.....AAA+++
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful.My review after 1 1/2 years of ownership
By Moodies forever
Have owned my MMF 2.2 for 18 months now. I like it better all the time. Like a stylus it requires a break-in period.What I like best about it:1: The supplied cartridge is nice and neutral. It is easily the equal of a Shure M97 or equivalent. It is neither bright or dull and has very good bass response. Requires only a short break-in period to come alive. And it has been virtually indestructible in my klutzy hands.2: The tonearm is a nice dual gimbaled design that has no friction that I can feel. It will track anything, as my warped Beatles reissues have proven. My example came perfectly aligned and produces absolutely no inner groove distortion. A very nice arm at this price point.3: Very vibration resistant. No feedback at all.4: Very nice downward cueing. Not too fast or too slow. No drift side to side.5: No noise issues. No rumble, no hum, no clicks.6: It looks awesome, if you are into the classy Spartan look. I know you can't hear that, but still nice.7: Nice dustcover that can be removed easily when playing records. And reinstalls easily also.8: Very easy to get level with the easily adjustable feet, and it stays level.9: Decent quality cables and ground wire.10: Very nice soundstage. Instruments and vocal are where they were meant to be.What I don't like:1: Fully manual, you are its servant, not the other way around.2: Cheap looking and gritchy feeling on/off switch. But has presented no problems.3: Wish the RCA cables detached in the rear instead of wired internally.4: The standard felt mat is a joke. I bought a Pro-Ject IT cork mat from the UK, and could not be happier. It reduced static in the winter and improved the bass response. Did not increase bass, but made it more consistent.5: Wall transformer power supply. But at least you can easily unplug it when not in use.6: Up cueing need to be damped, it is a bit abrupt.From my POV their is a lot more to like than dislike. And the Pro-Ject Debut III or Carbon equivalent would be very similar. If you buy any modern belt drive table and have speed issues, turn it on and let it spin for at least 24 hours to break in the bearing and then relube. Made a world of difference on mine and my friends Rega RP-1. But 99% of the time any speed issues could be traced back to the album being off center. In the past I have owned a BIC 960, Dual 1219 and still have a Technic's Linear track, and I enjoy this table more than any of those listed. It just sounds better overall. No glaring weaknesses.__________________
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