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 pointbhahahaha! 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.
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McIntosh MHA200 Impressions
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pattont
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agreed just seems odd they haven't revised it after all of the negative pressDon'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
Right, they need to take notes from the automotive industry and have a recall on the volume knob, hahaagreed just seems odd they haven't revised it after all of the negative press
pattont
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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
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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.agreed just seems odd they haven't revised it after all of the negative press
Crgreen
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Nope, I bought them from Watford Valves in the UK.Oh so, you're the person responsible for me not being able to get my Muller's cryo from Upscaleaudio?
They just keep doubling down and saying that's just how it's meant to be. At least they fixed the knob wobble.agreed just seems odd they haven't revised it after all of the negative press
pattont
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Just strange for a $2500 amp!!They just keep doubling down and saying that's just how it's meant to be. At least they fixed the knob wobble.
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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.
Exactly. I own the amp but might actually get rid of it because it.Just strange for a $2500 amp!!
What about sound quality? Is that not a consideration for keeping the amp?Exactly. I own the amp but might actually get rid of it because it.
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It's a wonderful sounding amp. I just been listening to my 2ch setup more these days.What about sound quality? Is that not a consideration for keeping the amp?
Gotcha, to bad there's not preamp function on the MHA200. I'm sure it would've made an excellent preamp.It's a wonderful sounding amp. I just been listening to my 2ch setup more these days.
Now $2500 -> proper volume control -> $3000 -> preamp -> $3800Gotcha, to bad there's not preamp function on the MHA200. I'm sure it would've made an excellent preamp.
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.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
ThanatosVI
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Waiting it out till MHA300 sometime this yearNow $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