musical fidelity sound?

IMO, they are a bit on the dry side but, not harsh. Not very musical in the systems I have heard them in. Not bad, just not my cup of tea.

neutral.....older models are warmer.

I have to 308 CD player hooked to pushpull 300B amps driving sensitive speakers. Very neutral, A good place to start.

I found just the opposite to be true as Eldarado. I thought the components I have used of theirs were quite musical. (A3 integrated, A3 cdp, x150 integarted, A308 integrated) My friend had the KW 500 and I loved that integrated. Again, I thought it was quite musical. Nuetral is a good analogy as well.

I've heard the entire line-up, and I would agree with Eldarado. Not harsh, not offensive, but dry. Artificial is the word that comes to mind. When I hear MF gear, I hear hi-fi, not music. As you can see, opinions differ...so, you will want to hear it yourself.