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Help Me Justify Recent MMF7 purchase

So, I just bought a Music Hall MMF7 from the classifieds a few days ago after reading lots of glowing reviews online. Spoke with the owner of the store I bought from and a guy a Needledoctor and both said it was damn hard to beat. Eventually I want to run this table through a McIntosh 6300, and I havent decided on the speakers yet. So, I feel like I know where Im going with this purchase, but I'm just swaying a bit, because I havent personally gotten a chance to listen to it and be blow away.

I've been playing a Technics SL1900 through a Marantz 2215 to Infinity RS 5 floor speakers for the past 5yrs, some might laugh at such components, but I'm only 25 so my purchases have been more on the economical side, but my vinyl collection is outstanding. side note: the Marantz has probably been the most satisfying purchase I've made so far, it was perfect for my college apt and now my first place.

I started reading a lot thread posts the past week about other TT's specifically mod'ed SL1200's that beat the MMF7's and similarly priced platforms. So here I am, great deal on an MMF7, but did I really get the best I could?

Please take it easy on the young guy making his first big purchase and having a bit of post-purchase-dissonance. Just maybe looking for some insight from current/previous owners or people just know more than I.

(a little plug for the guys at questaudio in PA, they are great fellas)

Your buddy from KY, Jay
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schipo
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I have to chime in again and say that I am sure that their are people here on the Gon who would tell all owners of a
Technics SL1200 MK II that it "SUCKS" and that their replacement table beats the crap out of it. That's not the issue at all and in a side by side comparison there are things that both tables do well and many that they do not and figuring out which one you can live with is your determination. Please enjoy it and like I said place it on a proper base either wall mounted or another sturdy structure and you have a nice rig.
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04rdking
178 posts
 
Yeah, I need to chime in once more also. I'm not saying the MMF-7 is a bad table, it just didn't work for me.

As others have said, relax, enjoy it.

And welcome to the crazy world of analog playback......

Bill
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has2be
555 posts
 
Listen to Adam 18. At 25 you have a long long time to upgrade after at the very least enjoying what gear you have now for a while. We all had to start somewhere and there is always something better and more expensive and alot of gear that is just more expensive. By the way my first was a Marantz 2226B that I gave to my daughter and everytime I go over to her place she laughs because the first thing I do is turn it on think of all the good use it got and how it still sounds great. Relax and have a merry vynil Xmas. Cheers
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genesis168
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I have to say that I do not own a 1200. I never liked it until I heard it side by side vs a Rega P3 with the exact cartridge all setup by me. So I guess there is no bias here.....
dunkmeister
52 posts
 
I agree with much that has been said the MMF-7 is a fine unit give it awhile and if you still feel something is missing look at a cartridge upgrade.
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