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Upgrading Integrated Amplifier - Musical Fidelity?

Hey guys, I need some input as I have an old trusty onkyo 9555 integrated but want step up in sound quality. I am looking at the Musical Fidelity m2si but do not know much about the Musical Fidelity line or sound signature. I like a warmer sounding amp and not too clinical. Looking for some suggestions in the $400-$600 range. 
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robelvick
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I like Cambridge as well, I've owned the CXA80, but it does not include a phono input.
motokokusanagi
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I dislike Musical Fidelity and find their stuff hardly sounds warm.  Cambridge is better but again, not warm. Try Marantz.
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kclone
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Creek is coming out with newer higher end gear.  They will unveil it at the Bristol Audio show coming up this week
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twoleftears
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Musical Fidelity jumped the shark years ago.

With the new Creek releases that will depress the prices of their previous generation integrateds, making them fall within your budget.

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16f4
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My NAD 7020 has been acting up so I decided to retire it. I settled on the Marantz PM6006, but after about a solid week of burn in it still sounded horrible to me and I returned it.  I just ordered a Cambridge Audio Topaz SR 20 and hope it sounds more to my liking. If that doesn’t work, I might try Creek or just get my NAD serviced. 
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