The MA89500 is a reference stereo integrated amplifier with built-in DAC destined to set a new benchmark in quality/price ratio within its category. With an output power of 200 continuous watts over 8, 4 or 2 ohms guaranteed by the exclusive Autoformer technology of the New York brand, the MA8950 replaces the award-winning MA8900 with the addition of a series of improvements and functionalities that enhance already existing performance. yes exceptional. This is the case of the filtering capacity, which, having been multiplied by two, has made it possible to significantly increase the dynamic capacity and therefore the ability to reproduce the most demanding musical peaks, while reducing distortion and improving the extension and the bass response control. As far as the DAC section is concerned, it is embodied in the sophisticated DA2 module from McIntosh , a component that gives the MA8950 virtually unlimited possibilities thanks to its 7 digital inputs, including an ARC compatible HDMI to facilitate connection to a television and the exclusive MCT, which allows the transmission of DSD data to any of the SACD/CD transport mechanisms in the MCT range of the American firm. Equally impressive is the analog connectivity of the new McIntosh , with a total of 9 inputs including 1 balanced line and 2 separate phono inputs for turntables equipped with moving magnet (MM) and moving coil (MC) cartridges. The MA8950 also features a highly dynamic headphone amplifier equipped with the Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD) dimensional expansion scheme and a sophisticated 5-band tone control that allows the user to customize the playback of their favorite musical content.
Characteristics:
- Reference stereo integrated amplifier with built-in DAC.
- Equipped with McIntosh DA2 digital module.
- Completely “solid state” circuit topology.
- Output power immune to impedance variations of the speaker.
- McIntosh exclusive Power Guard and Sentry Monitor protection systems.
- ARC compatible HDMI input for connection to a television.
- DAC section compatible PCM up to 32-bit/384 kHz and DSD up to DSD512.
- Executed with components of the highest quality.
- Approved Roon Tested.
- Separate phono inputs for turntables equipped with MM and MC cartridges.
- Balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) analog inputs.
- Fixed and variable level unbalanced analog (RCA) outputs.
- 5-band tone control.
- McIntosh exclusive Solid Cinch speaker connection terminals.
- Analog indicators with high precision and high response speed.
- Headphone amplifier with Headphone Crossfed Director technology.
- Power of 2x200 W RMS at 8, 4 or 2 ohms.
- Frequency response of 10-100,000 Hz, +0 dB, -3 dB.
- Line input sensitivity/impedance: 500 mV/20 kohms (XLR).
- Phono input sensitivity: 2.5 mV in MM and 0.25 mV in MC.
- Signal-to-noise ratio: 95 dB Line, 82 dB/Phone MM and 80 dB/Phone MC.
- Dimensions: 445 x 194 x 476 mm (W x H x D).
- Weight: 34.1 kilos.
