Music Hall MMF-5.3

Back during the heyday of CDs, if you'd told me that I'd be writing about a high-end turntable like Music Hall's MMF-5.3 in the year 2016, I'd have probably laughed. But vinyl lovers get the last laugh here, thanks to this 'table's precise construction and carefully selected materials, which allow it to pull beautifully detailed sound from the grooves in your records. The high-gloss piano lacquer finish is a nice touch, too. The Music Hall MMF-5.3 features a high-performance Ortofon cartridge and a custom carbon fiber tonearm. The MMF-5.3's unique two-piece MDF chassis, or plinth, does more than just look beautiful — it also isolates vibrations that can smear sonic detail. The bottom platform supports the height-adjustable feet, motor, power switch, wiring, and electrical parts. The top platform separately houses the turntable's critical sound-reproducing components — the platter bearing, tonearm, and cartridge. Six elastic cones isolate the two layers, virtually eliminating transmitted vibration for silen...