Musical Fidelity fine-tuning service

The problem I have had shipping things back for repair is that some companies want you to declare the units at a very low value so it is impossible to get insurance for the value of the unit. I had my M3 repaired locally , you might be able to find someone who could do the upgrades you want. But better parts don't always give a better sound, sometimes just a different one. It might be better in most applications but not necessarily where you were going to use it.

I have a Nu-Vista M3 that I intend to keep forever. This makes the tune-up extremely interesting to me, but I'm leery of sending mine halfway around the world. I don't see why this service wouldn't be available via MF's distributor--surely warranty service and repair would not require sending the unit back to the UK. The work listed appears to be fairly routine part-for-part swaps. I'm going in inquire with Tempo Sales tomorrow and see what they say.

Perhaps I'm mistaken, but I'm under the impression that MF is not exactly the leader in warranty coverage. If that is indeed the case I'd be leery of spending all that money and time on mods and expensive transport. I'd suggest you get all the details before making a decision.

I have two Musical Fidelity devices. I like the sound and plan to keep one for a long time. I am hesitant to have it or any device modified simply because a company says it will sound better. I did that once and the product came back sounding different but not better.

For Unsound,

Just curious where you're getting the impression that MF's warranty coverage has been found lacking. I'm not disputing this--I have no impression because I've never had to get anything covered under warranty and my M3 is long out of coverage anyway. I do know, if you're in the U.S., that the distribution for MF has changed quite a few times in the last couple of years, which I would imagine would have caused some issues with getting warranty service. Distribution was with Signal Path when I first bought mine, then it was briefly represented by KEF USA, and now by Tempo Sales (which also distributes Nagra and Verity).