[Slim1970]

bhahahaha! I would be much more interested in this amp if I hadn't seen all of the knob reviews. LOL Z cracked me up with his putty on it.

Don't let that deter you. It's nowhere near as extreme as Zeos was making it out to be. Grated it's not the best volume on am amp but its more than serviceable. The MHA200 amp itself is phenomenal. Even Zeos himself made that point

 

[pattont]

Don't let that deter you. It's nowhere near as extreme as Zeos was making it out to be. Grated it's not the best volume on am amp but its more than serviceable. The MHA200 amp itself is phenomenal. Even Zeos himself made that point

agreed just seems odd they haven't revised it after all of the negative press

 

[Slim1970]

agreed just seems odd they haven't revised it after all of the negative press

Right, they need to take notes from the automotive industry and have a recall on the volume knob, haha

 

[pattont]

Yea, just thinking they could do a voluntary update to it. You send it in, they fix and send it back and give you some tubes and some swag and everyone is happy.

 

[Yesthereisgasinthecar]

agreed just seems odd they haven't revised it after all of the negative press

I think I recall hearing/reading somewhere that such a revision may be in the offing. But I might be mis-remembering. It is hard to overstate how good this little amp sounds, IMHO. I'd say that the volume knob is more of a charming little idiosyncrasy than an issue. The lack of input selection is more of an "issue", if someone really wanted to nit-pick. I'd like to have another source on the RCA inputs that I could switch to. But I'll trust that McIntosh had reasons. I can live with it.

 

[Crgreen]

Oh so, you're the person responsible for me not being able to get my Muller's cryo from Upscaleaudio?

Nope, I bought them from Watford Valves in the UK.

 

[qboogie]

agreed just seems odd they haven't revised it after all of the negative press

They just keep doubling down and saying that's just how it's meant to be. At least they fixed the knob wobble.

 

[pattont]

They just keep doubling down and saying that's just how it's meant to be. At least they fixed the knob wobble.

Just strange for a $2500 amp!!

 

[gonzalo05]

Yea, just thinking they could do a voluntary update to it. You send it in, they fix and send it back and give you some tubes and some swag and everyone is happy.

Just strange for a $2500 amp!!

Exactly. I own the amp but might actually get rid of it because it.

 

[Slim1970]

Exactly. I own the amp but might actually get rid of it because it.

What about sound quality? Is that not a consideration for keeping the amp?

 

[gonzalo05]

What about sound quality? Is that not a consideration for keeping the amp?

It's a wonderful sounding amp. I just been listening to my 2ch setup more these days.

 

[Slim1970]

It's a wonderful sounding amp. I just been listening to my 2ch setup more these days.

Gotcha, to bad there's not preamp function on the MHA200. I'm sure it would've made an excellent preamp.

 

[Newsee]

Gotcha, to bad there's not preamp function on the MHA200. I'm sure it would've made an excellent preamp.

Now $2500 -> proper volume control -> $3000 -> preamp -> $3800
I am happy with the lovely sound and the lack of any noise with the current price.
I hope I still have 20 years till my hands start shaking. Then I have time to replace it with a higher end model

 

[Slim1970]

Now $2500 -> proper volume control -> $3000 -> preamp -> $3800
I am happy with the lovely sound and the lack of any noise with the current price.
I hope I still have 20 years till my hands start shaking. Then I have time to replace it with a higher end model

I'm with you. Additional features mean additional costs. The MHA200 is great as is.

 

[ThanatosVI]

Now $2500 -> proper volume control -> $3000 -> preamp -> $3800
I am happy with the lovely sound and the lack of any noise with the current price.
I hope I still have 20 years till my hands start shaking. Then I have time to replace it with a higher end model

Waiting it out till MHA300 sometime this year