McIntosh premieres MDA200 DAC (1 Viewer)

[Martin Dew]

In more news from high-end purveyors McIntosh, the company has announced the arrival of the MDA200 D/A Converter. The new deck will allow customers to add premium digital music capabilities to an analog audio system. The unit is priced at $4,000 and available this month.
The MDA200 uses the McIntosh DA2 digital audio module which also appears in the MA12000 integrated amplifier and C2700 and C53 preamplifiers. The MDA200 now offers this architecture as a standalone D/A converter. McIntosh says the DA2 is powered by a next-gen, Quad balanced, 8-channel, 32-bit digital-to-analog converter. This “audiophile-grade” DAC features enhanced dynamic range and improved total harmonic distortion. The DA2 supports high resolution digital audio playback, as the USB input supports native playback of up to DSD512 and DXD up to 384kHz, while the coax and optical inputs can decode digital music up to 24-bit/192kHz...

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