Sunday, November 9, 2008

McIntosh MA7000 Stereo Integrated Amplifier

McIntosh MA7000 Stereo Integrated Amplifier

The new MA7000 stereo integrated amplifier is the largest and, at 250W per channel into 8, 4, and 2 ohms, the most powerful integrated amplifier McIntosh has ever offered.

It features an ultra-low distortion preamplifier section supports two balanced and four single-ended line-level inputs plus an ultra low-noise, high-gain phono stage that provides enough gain to accommodate medium to high-output MC cartridges in addition to MM cartridges. The amplifier includes two sets of switchable, balanced preamplifier outputs for easy system expansion. Also a 5-band equalizer on the front panel guarantees the range of adjustment necessary to extract the maximum sound quality from a wide variety of audio sources and software along with two wattmeters which provide visual recognition of amplifier status for an additional measure of protection.

The McIntosh MA7000 is currently available at a suggested retail price of $7000.