Music simply comes to life with the MA9500 Integrated Amplifier and its 300 Watts per channel of clean, effortless power. That power is delivered via a pair of the famed McIntosh Autoformer™ whose unique design guarantees your speakers will always receive the full 300 Watts regardless if they have 2, 4 or 8 Ohm impedance. The MA9500 replaces the award-winning MA9000 (SoundStage Network 2018 Integrated Amplifier of the Year; Sound + Image 2019 Stereo Amplifier Award Winner; Stereo Sound 2017 Grand Prix Award Winner) and adds additional performance enhancements to an already outstanding stereo integrated amplifier.
McIntosh MA9500 2-Channel Integrated Amplifier (Black)
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Music simply comes to life with the MA9500 Integrated Amplifier and its 300 Watts per channel of clean, effortless power. That power is delivered via a pair of the famed McIntosh Autoformer™ whose unique design guarantees your speakers will always receive the full 300 Watts regardless if they have 2, 4 or 8 Ohm impedance. The MA9500 replaces the award-winning MA9000 (SoundStage Network 2018 Integrated Amplifier of the Year; Sound + Image 2019 Stereo Amplifier Award Winner; Stereo Sound 2017 Grand Prix Award Winner) and adds additional performance enhancements to an already outstanding stereo integrated amplifier.
- 300 Watts x 2 channel
- 8-band tone control
- Comes with DA2 Digital Audio Module installed
- 55% increase in Dynamic Headroom for better music peak reproduction
- Power Guard® that continuously monitors input and output signals and can dynamically adjust input levels to ensure maximum output while avoiding harsh sounding distortion and clipping that could damage your speakers
- Our fuse-less short-circuit protection technology Sentry Monitor™ that disengages the output stage before the current can exceed safe operating levels and then resets automatically when operating conditions return to normal
- McIntosh Monogrammed Heatsinks™ that are made from high quality materials with excellent thermal conductivity and heat dissipation properties
- Home Theater PassThru that allows for seamless integration into a home theater system
- High Drive headphone amplifier with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD®) which can bring an added dimension to headphone listening
- A discrete, eight-band tone control that allows for advanced manual analog adjustment of ±12dB in 2dB increments of your favorite recordings at frequencies of 25Hz, 50Hz, 100Hz, 200Hz, 400Hz, 1kHz, 2.5kHz, and 10kHz
- Power Control to send power on/off signals to connected McIntosh components for easy system power up and shutdown
- Power Output per Channel: 300 Watts
- Number of Channels: 2
- Speaker Impedance: 2, 4, or 8 Ohms
- Rated Power Band: 20Hz to 20kHz
- Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.005%
- Dynamic Headroom: 2.8dB
- Frequency Response +0,-0.5dB: 20Hz to 20kHz
- Frequency Response, +0, -3dB: 10Hz to 100kHz
- Sensitivity Phono (Moving Coil): 0.30mV
- Sensitivity Phono (Moving Magnet): 3.0mV
- Sensitivity High Level (Balanced / Unbalanced): 0.6V/0.3V
- Sensitivity (Power Amp input): 1.7V
- Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Coil): 82dB
- Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Magnet): 84dB
- Signal To Noise Ratio (High Level): 98dB
- Signal To Noise Ratio (Power Amp input): 114dB
- Input Impedance (Balanced / Unbalanced): 10K/22K
- Damping Factor: >40
- Maximum Output (Balanced / Unbalanced):
8V Unbalanced
16V Balanced - Balanced Input: 2
- Unbalanced Input: 6
- Phono Input Moving Coil: 1 (adjustable loading)
- Phono Input Moving Magnet: 1 (adjustable loading)
- Upgradeable Digital Audio Module: Yes: DA2
- Digital Coaxial Input: 2
- Digital Optical Input: 2
- Digital MCT Input: 1
- Digital USB Input: 1
- HDMI (ARC) Input: 1
- Balanced Variable Output: 1
- Unbalanced Fixed Output: 1
- Unbalanced Variable Output: 1
- Headphone Output: 1/4" High Drive with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD®)
- Subwoofer Output: 0
- AM/FM Tuner option: No
- Home Theater PassThru: Yes
- Unbalanced Analog Connector Type: Premium gold-plated solid brass
- Speaker Binding Post Type: Patented Solid Cinch™ Speaker Binding Posts
- Service Port: 1
- Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) Type: 8-channel, 32-bit/384kHz PCM/DSD, Quad Balanced
- Digital Coaxial Input Sample Rate: 24-bit/44.1kHz to 192kHz
- Digital Optical Input Sample Rate: 24-bit/44.1kHz to 192kHz
- Digital MCT Input Sample Rate: 16-bit/44.1kHz (CD)
DSD64 (SACD) - Digital USB Input Sample Rate: 32-bit/44.1kHz to 384kHz (PCM) DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512, DXD352.8kHz, DXD384kHz
- Tone Controls: 8-Band
- Tone Bypass and Input Assign: Yes
- RS232 Control Input: Yes
- Power Control Output: 1 Main, 2 Trigger
- Rear Panel Data Port: 4
- Rear Panel IR Sensor Input: Yes
- Input Level Match: Yes
- Vacuum Tube or Solid State: Solid State
- Output Type: Autoformer™
- Output Meters: Yes
- Dual Layer Chassis: Yes
- Chassis Finish: Polished stainless steel & black painted steel
- McIntosh Monogrammed Heatsinks™: Yes
- Power Requirement: 120V, 50/60Hz, 6.6A
- Standby Power Requirement: <0.25 Watts
- Unit Dimensions (W x H x D): 17-1/2” (44.5cm) x 9-7/16” (24 cm) x 19-3/4” (50.2cm)
- Unit Weight: 101 lbs (45.8kg)
PRODUCT INFORMATION:
Model: MA9500 | Barcode: 842548110717
WARNING: California Residents - Proposition 65. This product can expose you to chemicals known to the State of California to cause cancer and birth defects or other reproductive harm. For more information, go to www.P65Warnings.ca.gov