Musical fidelity M1 HPA vs other (< $900) Amps

The Musical fidelity M1 HPA  has be out for some time now , but i cant find a review thread / impressions abut the same .

So how does the Musical fidelity compare to other (around ) $900  amps ?

a very strong and proved contender is the Burson audio HA-160 , i appreciate direct compression too.

there has not been comparisons , and only +ve impressions so far.

from what i have read here , there is no one who has tried both the MF M1 and Burson HA160

thats why i made this thread.

yeah , am eying one of them .

Here in india i cant buy them locally , and importing one would cost me $100 each ( free shipping for burson ) and sending them back will again cost me $100 each .

add to this the custom charges , 25% ( or more ) each , around 500 .

if i had:

650 .....................For Burson HA160

850 +100 .............For M1 (plus shipping )

500 .....................For customs ( both )

100 .....................(returning one )

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2200 ...................Total

so if i had 2200 , i would have gone for a B22 or GS-X, not these.

I own , the HE6, HD650, K702.

but am not looking for HE6. 

i want something for the other two ( and HD800 / LCD3 / R10 that i might get later on. )

as you see different headphones, i want something neutral.

the thing is , i am very much interested in the HD800, and there is one offer going on with HD800, the M1 and a omega stand.

thats why, i was looking for reviews on the M1. 

anyways , not that i think my vintage is enough to drive those as well , so i will skip the deal.

will buy the Leben (or something similar ) later on .

Quote:

Originally Posted by sumofallparts 

As an ex-owner of both the Burson and the MF, I can say that 90% of the time I preferred the MF - by quite a margin. The Burson could be amazing - but only when it was paired with the right cans and $2k worth of power cables and i/c. The MF is much less fussy and gave a great performance all the time, no matter what source, cable or cans used.

 

The Burson was a curious thing - amazing build quality, huge potential - but unless you spend a fortune on the kit you use with it, it just didnt work out for me. I have never used an amp more sensitive to power cables than this - night and day difference depending on which one used.

 

What cans do you intend to use most of the time? 

 

I'd buy the MF again if i was in that ball park. Just my thoughts, i'm sure plenty will disagree, but it's all subjective isn't it? (I didn't get on with LCD-2's either !)

 

Cheers, Lee

thanks for the input ( though 2 minutes after i changed my mind :P )

Yeah i have heard that the burson are very sensitive to the power cable.

whats the M1's sound like, i mean the tonally. some say its neutral , with a touch of warmth, some say its neutral , with a little on the bright side.