What can we say about McIntosh Labs? Perhaps the most distinguishable hifi brand: instantly recognisable illuminated, green logo and contrasting blue, oscillating VDU meters create the McIntosh ‘face’… or smile.
Since 1949, McIntosh has hand-crafted components of the highest order in Binghamton, New York, attaining legendary status amongst audiophiles and creating little pieces of American history: the sound behind President Lyndon Johnson's inauguration speech and the famous 28,800 Watts of power that was The Grateful Dead’s "Wall of Sound" at Woodstock… Ears are still ringing from that!
So, we’re beyond excited to welcome the latest McIntosh product to Peter Tyson:
MSA5500 Music Streamer + Integrated Amplifier
A Premium All-In-One
This is an all-in-one, fully featured streaming amp that operates as the heart of your system, with flexibility to add other sources (turntable, CD, TV, etc.) or be a standalone digital music system; just add speakers.
Enjoying customary McIntosh impeccable build quality and timeless aesthetics, the familiar face: black glass front panel, rotary control knobs and trademark heat sink, MSA5500 has all the connectivity and streaming options you could ever need:
- · Apple AirPlay; Bluetooth; Google Cast™ (formerly Chromecast); Spotify Connect; TIDAL Connect (including TIDAL HiFi Lossless Quality); Roon Ready
- · 7 digital inputs - supporting DSD512, DXD up to 384 kHz, coax/optical up to 24-bit/192 kHz
- · 5 analogue inputs, including dedicated turntable input (MM)
- · HDMI (ARC) for TV
- · Powerful solid-state amp - 100 W into 8 Ohm, 160 W into 4 Ohm
- · Built in headphone amplifier
- · Subwoofer out
Next Level Technology
As well as an arsenal of both established and cutting-edge McIntosh technologies:
- · Power Guard - continuously monitors and adjusts signals for over driving, preventing audio clipping
- · Sentry Monitor short-circuit protection - disengages the output stage before current exceeds safe operating levels
- · Excellent next generation, 8 channel/32-bit DAC
- · McIntosh Monogrammed Heatsinks - minimises thermal equilibrium lag and maintains cool running
- · Home Theatre Pass Thru - allowing seamless integration into a home cinema system
- · Patented Solid Cinch gold plated speaker binding posts
- · High Drive headphone amplifier with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD)
Premium & Versatile
MSA5500 is super easy to use: stream music directly from your smart device, use the included remote control or streaming app of your choice. It has robust Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0, plus Ethernet port for wired connection.
HDMI (ARC) lets you experience that wonderful McIntosh sound quality for TV and movies too, downmixing Dolby and DTS to stereo and blowing any soundbar out the water.
All the major streaming services are of course supported, and MSA5500 is Roon Ready. If you’re unfamiliar with Roon, it’s an encyclopaedic wonderland, pulling all kinds of cross-linked information about artists and songs as you listen - photos, reviews, recommendations and more - a musical storyboard.
MSA5500 is versatile as your system and/or space grows too: use the pre out to add power amplifiers for bigger rooms or more demanding speakers, or utilise one of the 12 inputs to connect additional sources.
If you’ve never experienced the icon that is McIntosh Labs, make this your first time; we guarantee you will be all smiles!
Arrange your experience at:
Peter Tyson Carlise – 01228 546756
Peter Tyson Newcastle – 0191 285 7179