McIntosh MSA 5500 Ampli Connecté

McINTOSH MSA5500 est le premier ampli connecté McIntosh de tous les temps. Cela prouve qu'on peut avoir une histoire vieille de plus de 75 ans et continuer à innover. Et l'innovation, pour McIntosh, a consisté à développer un streamer de très haute qualité sonore qui maintenant est embarqué dans le MSA5500.

Les autres caractéristiques du MSA5500 sont complètement conformes à ce qu'on attend d'un McIntosh : entrée Phono MM, multiples entrées numériques dont une USB-B, une HDMI et une MCT exclusive à McIntosh et destinée à recevoir un Transport CD de la marque.

Pour en revenir au Streaming, MSA5500 est nettement destiné aux applications Connect maintenant présentes sur la plupart des plateformes. Qobuz Connect, Spotify Connect et Tidal Connect sont intégrés dans le MSA5500. Seul Deezer manque pour l'instant à l'appel. MSA 5500 est également compatible Bluetooth et Airplay2.

Toujours généreuse chez McIntosh, l'amplification délivre 2 x 100 Watt RMS sous 8 Ohm et 2 x 160 Watt RMS sous 4 Ohm. Les connaisseurs reconnaitront par ces chiffres un étage de puissance "Direct Coupled", sans transformateur de sortie.

Caractéristiques constructeur :

Type
Solid State

• 100 Watts x 2-Channels into 8 Ohms
• 160 Watts x 2-Channels into 4 Ohms
• Power Guard®, Sentry Monitor™, Monogrammed Heatsinks™, Solid Cinch™ speaker binding posts
• 12 analog and digital inputs
• Stream with Apple® AirPlay®, Bluetooth®, Google Cast™, Qobuz Connect, Spotify® Connect, and TIDAL® Connect
• A certified Roon Ready and Roon Tested device

Electronic Specifications
FTC Power Output Rating
100 W

Power Output per Channel
100 W into 8 ohms
160 W into 4 ohms

Number of Channels
2

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)
N/A

Sensitivity Phono (Moving Magnet)
2.5mV

Sensitivity High Level (Balanced / Unbalanced)
0.5V/0.25V

Sensitivity (Power Amp input)
1V

Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Coil)
N/A

Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Magnet)
82dB

Signal To Noise Ratio (High Level)
95dB

Signal To Noise Ratio (Power Amp input)
110dB

Input Impedance (Balanced / Unbalanced)
20K/20K

Damping Factor
8 ohms: >200
4 ohms: >100

Maximum Output (Balanced / Unbalanced)
8V Unbalanced

Connectivity
Balanced Input
1

Unbalanced Input
4

Phono Input Moving Coil
0

Phono Input Moving Magnet
1 (fixed loading)

Upgradeable Digital Audio Module
No

Digital Coaxial Input
2

Digital Optical Input
2

Digital MCT Input
1

Digital USB Input
1

HDMI (ARC) Input
1

Balanced Variable Output
0

Unbalanced Fixed Output
0

Unbalanced Variable Output
1

Headphone Output
1/4" High Drive with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD®)

Subwoofer Output
1

AM/FM Tuner option
No

Home Theater PassThru
Yes

Unbalanced Analog Connector Type
Standard

Speaker Binding Post Type
Standard

Service Port
1

Digital Audio Specifications
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, DXD352.8kHz, DXD384kHz

Digital Network/Wi-Fi Input Sample Rate
24-bit/44.1kHz to 192kHz

Control
Tone Controls
Bass and Treble

Tone Bypass and Input Assign
Yes

RS232 Control Input
Yes

Power Control Output
1 Main

Rear Panel Data Port
2

Rear Panel IR Sensor Input
Yes

Input Level Match
Yes

General Specifications
Vacuum Tube or Solid State
Solid State

Output Type
Direct Coupled

Output Meters
Yes

Dual Layer Chassis
Yes

Chassis Finish
Black painted steel

McIntosh Monogrammed Heatsinks™
Yes

Power Requirement

• 100 Volts, 50/60Hz at 3.7 amps
• 110 Volts, 50/60Hz at 3.4 amps
• 120 Volts, 50/60Hz at 3.2 amps
• 220 Volts, 50/60Hz at 1.8 amps
• 230 Volts, 50/60Hz at 1.6 amps
• 240 Volts, 50/60Hz at 1.6 amps

Standby Power Requirement
<0.25 Watts

Weights & Dimensions
Unit Dimensions (W x H x D)
17-1/2" (44.45cm) x 6" (15.2cm) (8-1/8” (20.6cm) with vertical antenna) x 18-3/4” (47.6cm) with vertical antenna (22-1/4" (56.5cm) with horizontal antenna)

Unit Weight
38 lbs (17.2 kg)

Shipping Weight
55.5 lbs (25.2 kg)