Musical Fidelity
M8PRE
Introduced 2012$5,249 MSRP
The Musical Fidelity M8PRE is a fully balanced solid-state preamplifier from the flagship-adjacent M8 series, featuring eight versatile inputs including a switchable MM/MC phono stage, dual-mono construction, and very low measured distortion. It is designed to pair with Musical Fidelity's M8-700m monoblock power amplifiers but drives virtually any amplifier through long balanced or single-ended cable runs.
MSRP
$5,249
Used market · Excellent
$2,950
-44% vs MSRP
as of Sep 1, 2026MSRP to used market
From $5,249 at launch to $2,950 today.
Specifications
- Price
- $5,249
- THD n
- <0.005% single-ended; <0.004% XLR balanced
- Inputs
- 2 XLR balanced line inputs (1 with HT bypass), 5 RCA line inputs (1 with HT bypass), 1 switchable MM/MC phono input
- Weight
- 17 kg unpacked / 23 kg packed
- Outputs
- 1 RCA pre-out, 1 XLR balanced pre-out, 1 RCA fixed (tape) out
- Dimensions
- 17.3" W × 6.37" H × 15.78" D (440 × 162 × 400 mm)
- Phono stage
- Built-in low-noise, switchable MM/MC phono stage
- Release year
- 2012, per owner's manual issue date
- Frequency response
- +0, −1 dB, 5 Hz to 100 kHz
- Signal to noise ratio
- >118 dB, A-weighted
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