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Satisfied a life long desire.

Never could afford (or be willing to spend) a full McIntosh audio system but this product satisfies two desires..the manufacturer and vacuum tubes! Paired with a music streamer and the right headphones it provides amazing clarity, volume and looks great in the process! Plus...it's a McIntosh!

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McIntosh MHA200: "A great little amp."

In the brief time I have owned the McIntosh MHA200, I have derived great pleasure from listening to music of diverse genre. From 1970 Rock and Roll, through soundtracks of musical theater, to Country and Western, as well as Baroque Music, this little amp is proving to be a delight. I enjoy the simplicity of the MHA200, which is a pleasant change from today's overly complicated audio equipment. The audio chain employed consists of an Apple Pro Laptop, an Eversolo DAC-Z8, terminating with Beyerdynamic DT1990 Pro headphones. I have also purchased from Crutchfield a McIntosh MB25 transceiver, so I can transmit musical content from my large stereo to the MHA200 via bluetooth. The only negative aspect of the MHA200 is the lack of an American style power cable. This unit came with a European power cable which required the purchase of an adapter. I find this to be unsatisfactory. In summation, I could not be more pleased with the McIntosh MHA200.

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Hum in right channel

Sadly had to return it, thank you Crutchfield for the easy experience. There was a hum in the right channel when nothing was connected to it. Also that volume control is absolutely bonkers. Almost blew my eardrums out. I knew it was nonlinear but the first 30% of the volume knob does nothing and there is no sound. Then there's 10% of usable volume knob and then the rest is way too loud.

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McIntosh MHA200

Works perfectly with my headphones. I like the compact size.

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Amazing musical instrument

I am giving only 4 stars to acknowledge an issue with the Mc and that's it's silly volume control. It's built well but only 20 percent of its arc is usable. Mc needs to fix this. However, the sound is amazing! The rest of the build is fantastic and the looks are fantastic. The sound is 3 dimensional, great transients , and head to head with the naim atom headphone amplifier I thought significantly more musical and natural. Really gets you hooked and hard to stop listening (also zero fatigue except it's so clean you will enjoy turning up the juice!).

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I ignored the critics and am very happy

I read many reviews saying this is too expensive and the volume control is non-linear. I bought it anyway. Yes it is expensive and yes the volume is non-linear. The gain switch and volume control do not feel worthy of McIntosh. However, it is compact, weighty, and beautiful. The green lighted tubes are unique. The sound is fantastic. It woke up my HD800S and Utopias. The volume and gain work fine, and in fact work well together. You can set the volume and micro adjust with the gain. It works with all impedances. People who buy tubes are typically tinkerers, as am I. The controls could be better, but are perfectly fine.

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Expensive but worth it

Magnificent product!!! Beautifully constructed with incredible sound. Drives my Sennheiser 800s to perfection. System seems to benefit from an upgrade to NOS tubes.

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