Design and Build:

The M3sCD features a sleek, contemporary design that blends well with various home audio setups. It’s crafted with an emphasis on quality build, offering a look and feel that’s generally more refined compared to some of its market rivals like the Rega Apollo or YBA Heritage CD100. Its design includes a choice of finishes, typically black or silver, catering to aesthetic preferences.

• Jitter: The M3sCD boasts very low jitter, with specifications under 135 picoseconds peak-to-peak, which contributes to a cleaner and more detailed sound.
• DAC: It employs a 24-bit Delta-Sigma (Bitstream) DAC with dual differential 8x oversampling, ensuring excellent sound quality from CDs and digital inputs.
• Digital Inputs: For flexibility, it includes three digital inputs – TOSLINK optical, coaxial, and asynchronous USB type B. This setup allows for connectivity with various digital sources like TVs or computers, enhancing its role as a digital hub. The coaxial input supports up to 192kHz sampling frequency, while optical and USB inputs handle up to 96kHz.
• Frequency Response: It offers an extremely flat frequency response from 10Hz to 20kHz (-0.2dB max), which means you get a balanced sound across the entire spectrum.
• Signal-to-Noise Ratio: An impressive signal-to-noise ratio of over 117dB ensures that the sound is clean with minimal background noise.
• Distortion: The total harmonic distortion (THD) plus noise is kept to a very low 0.003% from 10Hz to 20kHz, providing clarity and purity in sound reproduction.
• Linearity: Excellent linearity down to -96dB means the player maintains sound quality even at lower volumes.
• Channel Separation: With 105dB channel separation from 20Hz to 20kHz, the stereo imaging is well-defined.

Functionality: Apart from CD playback, the M3sCD can act as a DAC for external digital sources, making it a central component in a digital audio setup. The inclusion of digital outputs (both optical and coaxial) allows for the possibility of using it in conjunction with an external DAC or directly into an amplifier or AV receiver.

This combination of technical prowess and aesthetic appeal makes the Musical Fidelity M3sCD a compelling choice for those looking to elevate their CD listening experience or expand their digital audio capabilities.