McIntosh Labs MA7200 2-Channel Integrated Amplifier
The MA7200 marries effortless 200W control with a wide, lifelike soundstage, bringing scale, tonal realism and smooth detail to demanding speakers at any volume. Audiograde highlights its poised power and velvety midrange, while Sound Advice praises its consistent performance across an exceptionally generous analogue and digital input suite.
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Deliciously Crispy
Sound Quality
94/100
Build Quality
95/100
Features Connectivity
95/100
Value for Money
91/100
Pros
Delivers powerful, composed control and scale with demanding loudspeakers, even at low listening levels.
Produces an expansive, realistic soundstage with excellent instrument separation and natural tonal balance.
Exceptionally versatile source connectivity, including MM and adjustable MC phono inputs, USB, optical, coaxial and balanced analogue input.
Beautifully engineered, substantial construction with carefully finished controls, meters and heatsinks.
Cons
No built-in streaming capability.
Its 34kg-plus weight and deep chassis demand a sturdy, generously sized equipment rack.
A premium-priced amplifier, so conventional value is not its central appeal.
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What Reviewers Are Saying
SOUND QUALITY PERFORMANCE 94/100
Reviewers describe a powerful yet refined presentation: highly detailed and tonally realistic, with the composure to make large-scale music sound convincing. Its main strengths are effortless control, expansive scale and a warmly natural character that avoids either woolliness or hardness.
Transparency Resolution
94/100
Audiograde praises detail that exceeds most amplifiers, while also noting vivid vocal presence and a smooth, revealing midrange. Sound Advice hears “sensational tonal realism,” and Tech Reviews finds the presentation refined without becoming dull or sharp.
Tonal Balance Musicality
95/100
Tech Reviews characterises the sound as warm, comfortable and sonorous, but never woolly or boring. Sound Advice finds no forced emphasis in the frequency range and praises the natural rendering of difficult string tones; Audiograde similarly hears a smooth, velvety midrange.
Dynamics
95/100
The 200W Class AB output is repeatedly described as exceptionally composed and authoritative, retaining grip even with demanding speakers at high levels. Audiograde hears scale, weight and dynamic grip even at low volume, while Tech Reviews praises tight bass control and a lively, tactile sense of musical energy.
Soundstage Imaging
94/100
Audiograde calls the soundstage truly awesome and encompassing, giving musicians generous space within the mix. Sound Advice particularly praises its believable scale and stable placement of performers, while Tech Reviews notes immense width and scale, though not quite unlimited depth.
Assessments of Build Quality, Usability, and Overall Propositions.
Build Quality
95/100
Sound Advice finds the MA7200 beautifully made, citing its precisely weighted controls, monogrammed heatsinks and accurate meters as evidence of tremendous care. Audiograde calls it built without compromise and praises its battleship-like construction; HiFi.nl also points to McIntosh's notable long-term component reliability record.
Features Connectivity
95/100
The MA7200 is exceptionally well equipped, with five RCA inputs, XLR, separate MM and adjustable-loading MC phono inputs, a high-resolution DAC, USB, optical, coaxial and MCT digital connections, headphone output and home-theater passthrough. Reviewers also highlight useful conveniences such as input level matching and trigger control; it lacks streaming, but offers unusually broad source flexibility otherwise.
Value for Money
91/100
At roughly €8,600 to $10,990 depending on market and configuration, this is firmly a premium purchase. Audiograde says it justifies its price, while Tech Reviews considers it difficult to better for fun, rich and practical integrated performance; Sound Advice is more reserved, saying it is not “good value” in a conventional sense but that its expenditure is evident in the result.
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Specifications
- FTC Power Output Rating
- 200 W
- Power Output per Channel
- 200 W into 2, 4, or 8 ohms
- Number of Channels
- 2
- Rated Power Band
- 20Hz to 20kHz
- Total Harmonic Distortion
- 0.005%
- Dynamic Headroom
- 2dB
- Frequency Response +0,-0.5dB
- 20Hz to 20kHz
- Frequency Response, +0, -3dB
- 10Hz to 100kHz
- Sensitivity Phono (Moving Coil)
- 0.25mV
- Sensitivity Phono (Moving Magnet)
- 2.5mV
- Sensitivity High Level (Balanced / Unbalanced)
- 0.5V/0.25V
- Sensitivity (Power Amp input)
- 1.4V
- Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Coil)
- 80dB
- Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Magnet)
- 82dB
- Signal To Noise Ratio (High Level)
- 95dB
- Signal To Noise Ratio (Power Amp input)
- 113dB
- Input Impedance (Balanced / Unbalanced)
- 20K/20K
- Damping Factor
- >40
- Maximum Output (Balanced / Unbalanced)
- 8V Unbalanced
- Balanced Input
- 1
- Unbalanced Input
- 5
- Phono Input Moving Coil
- 1 (adjustable loading)
- Phono Input Moving Magnet
- 1 (fixed loading)
- Upgradeable Digital Audio Module
- Yes: DA2
- Digital Coaxial Inputs
- 2
- Digital Optical Inputs
- 2
- Digital MCT Inputs
- 1
- Digital USB Input
- 1
- HDMI (ARC) Input
- 1
- Balanced Variable Output
- 0
- Unbalanced Fixed Output
- 0
- Unbalanced Variable Output
- 2
- Headphone Output
- 1/4" High Drive with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD®)
- Subwoofer Outputs
- 0
- AM/FM Tuner option
- No
- Home Theater PassThru
- Yes
- Unbalanced Analog Connector Type
- Standard
- Speaker Binding Post Type
- Standard
- 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
- Bass and Treble
- Tone Bypass and Input Assign
- Yes
- RS232 Control Inputs
- Yes
- Power Control Outputs
- 1 Main, 2 Trigger
- Rear Panel Data Ports
- 4
- Rear Panel IR Sensor Inputs
- Yes
- Input Level Match
- Yes
- Vacuum Tube or Solid State
- Solid State
- Output Type
- Autoformer™
- Output Meters
- Yes
- Dual Layer Chassis
- Yes
- Chassis Finish
- Black painted steel
- McIntosh Monogrammed Heatsinks™
- Yes
- Power Requirement
- 120V 50/60Hz, 4.4 amps
- Standby Power Requirement
- <0.25 Watts
- Unit Dimensions (W x H x D)
- 17-1/2" (44.5cm) x 7-5/8" (19.4cm) x 18-3/4" (47.6cm)
- Unit Weight
- 75 lbs (34.1 kg)
- Shipping Weight
- 93 lbs (42.3 kg)
Manufacturer's Description — McIntosh Labs
- Type: Solid State
- 200 Watts x 2-Channels
- Autoformers™, Power Guard®, Sentry Monitor™, Monogrammed Heatsinks™
- 15 analog and digital inputs
- Includes DA2 Digital Audio Module
- Supports 24-bit/192kHz and DSD512 files
- Bass and Treble tone controls
- A certified Roon Tested device
Offering 200 Watts per channel and 14 total inputs, the space-saving MA7200 Integrated Amplifier can easily become the core of your 2-channel home audio system.
Making up its 15 inputs are 8 analog connections (5 unbalanced, 1 balanced and 1 each of Moving Coil and Moving Magnet inputs for turntables) along with 7 digital (2 each of coaxial and optical plus 1 USB, 1 proprietary MCT for use with our MCT500 SACD/CD Transport, and 1 audio-only HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) connection). The digital inputs are housed in our DA2 Digital Audio Module, which can easily be replaced by future modules to keep your MA7200 current with the latest digital audio technologies.
The DA2 comes with an 8-channel, 32-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) used in Quad Balanced mode. The USB input accepts PCM signals up to 32-bit/384kHz and supports up to DSD512 and DXD 384kHz for high resolution audio playback, while the coax and optical inputs will decode music up to 24-bit/192kHz. All inputs can be given custom names for user-friendly system control and configuration.
The MA7200 includes our Monogrammed Heatsinks which are so efficient at dissipating heat that they warrant bearing the McIntosh “Mc” logo. They are connected to advanced high current output transistors that eliminate warm-up time so you can enjoy the MA7200’s full sonic capabilities from the moment you turn it on. The MA7200 is full of other McIntosh technologies including Autoformers to deliver the full 200 Watts to each of your speakers regardless of their impedance, Power Guard, Sentry Monitor, Home Theater PassThru, bass and treble tone controls, High Drive headphone amplifier with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD), and gold-plated speaker binding posts.
The MA7200 is one of many McIntosh products to receive Roon Tested designation from Roon Labs. As a Roon Tested partner, McIntosh has provided equipment to Roon for testing with a variety of different operating systems and computers, and shared information about its design and capabilities.
The entire unit is wrapped in the timeless McIntosh appearance with blue watt meters, a black glass front panel with aluminum end caps, control knobs and illuminated logo. Contact your local dealer to learn more.
MA7200 is not available in the US and Canada. (US and Canada please see the MAC7200 Receiver.)
- The HDMI (ARC) input will only play audio from a compatible TV. It will not pass video to or from a TV, or play audio from any non-TV source.
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