McIntosh MA8000

“High End Stereo Amplifier of the Year” – Lyd & Bilde

The MA8000’s 15 total inputs include 6 unbalanced, 2 balanced, 2 phono and 5 digital inputs – ensuring it has enough connections and modern technology to keep all your music sources connected and sounding great well into the future. The 5 dedicated digital inputs can decode your digital music up to 32 bits and 192kHz for high resolution audio playback. The discrete, analog eight band tone control is assignable by input and allows for precise, manual adjustment that lets your favorite songs sound better than ever.

“It’s just the right piece of equipment to have you dipping into your musical collection for hours on end whether it be on vinyl, CD or in digital download form… It has massive reserves of power making it capable of driving almost any loudspeaker on the planet yet a detail and subtlety to its presentation that is truly beguiling.” – Hi-Fi World

The Moving Magnet and Moving Coil phono sections can be adjusted to completely match your turntable and phono cartridge, allowing your prized record collection to shine like never before. The Home Theater Pass Through feature will allow for seamless integration into your existing multi-channel theater system.

“[An] amplifier with everything one needs… One of the best amplifier purchases for those who want everything in one place.” – Lyd & Bilde

With an impressive 300 watts per channel, the amplifier section has an abundance of power to effortlessly drive virtually any loudspeaker. The included world famous McIntosh Autoformer guarantees your speakers will always receive the full 300 watts regardless of their impedance, while Power Guard® will prevent clipping that could damage your speakers. Our new High Drive headphone amplifier features increased gain and output power, and is optimized for virtually all headphone types for the ultimate personal listening experience.

“The MA8000 Integrated Amplifier is an incredible achievement in engineering, as it is one of the most musically involving amplifiers I have had the pleasure of listening to.” -The Speaker Shack

The entire unit is housed in a beautiful polished stainless steel chassis that not only compliments the classic glass front panel, knobs and brushed aluminum handles, but also your room decor.
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ELECTRONIC SPECIFICATIONS
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
1.8dB

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)
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)
114dB

INPUT IMPEDANCE (BALANCED / UNBALANCED)
10K/20K

DAMPING FACTOR
>40

MAXIMUM OUTPUT (BALANCED / UNBALANCED)
8V Unbalanced
16V Balanced

CONNECTIVITY
2

6

1

1

No

2

2

0

1

1

0

1

1/4″ High Drive

No

Yes

0

DIGITAL AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS
2-channel, 32-bit/192kHz PCM/DSD

16-bit, 24-bit/32kHz to 96kHz

16-bit, 24-bit/32kHz to 96kHz

N/A

16-bit, 24-bit, 32-bit/32kHz to 192kHz

CONTROL
8-Band

Yes

Yes

1 Main, 2 Trigger

6

Yes

Yes

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS
Solid State

Yes

Yes

Yes

Polished stainless steel & black painted steel

No

POWER REQUIREMENT
120V, 50/60Hz, 6.6A

<0.25 Watts

17-1/2” (44.5cm) x 9-7/16” (24 cm) x 22” (55.88cm) including knobs, connectors and cables

100 lbs (45.4kg)

133 lbs (60.3kg)