Musical Fidelity M6-500i vs Kw - 500

Hi Nvp
Congratulations on your Accuphase purchase , this is one audio company that has some of the finest products available
A friend of mine here is the distributor for Accuphase in Australia. Trading up from an A5 combo to top line Accuphase
is really moving to top level . I did spend some time listening to the A308 100wpc integrated and appreciated the
internal design and layout , no birds nest of wires , kind of reminds me of a Rolls Royce. My experience with M/Fidelity has been that i have not looked to upgrade or change out my amps on a regular basis so there latest new model a year later does not affect me from a trade up point , i also tend to collect my equipment rather than move it on unless i simply cant keep it ( moving interstate forced me to depart with my pair of M250s ), that being said many in the hobby are on a quest to try out as much gear as possible and pay the $ price for it. For me the top flight M/Fidelity
amps are a great option , yes they are more expensive but thats understandable as there are limited numbers available.
Once again congrats on the Accuphase purchase . Cheers.

Just wondering if anyone knows if the Musical Fidelity kW500 can be upgraded to have balanced-XLR inputs?

The M6-500i is amazing. I have it paired with Thiel 3.7s. I have not listened to the Kw-500.

Just like Steam3642 I have just purchased a pristine one-owner Kw-500. The cost came to about half the cost of a new M6 500i. Looking at the specs I can only see one area where the M6 500i has the edge: peak-to-peak current of 200 amps vs. 160 for the Kw-500. The point where it seems like the Kw-500 should be superior is in having the external power supply. I wonder why MF did not do this for the 500i, was it just a cost issue?

Interestingly, the 200A peak current is the same as the Kw-550. According to the manuals that I downloaded from MF, the Kw-500 has a MM phono input only while the Kw-550 has MM and MC.