[PeteSTRADAMUS]

Nice!

 

[SilverTrumpet999]

While McIntosh has had headphone jacks on certain components before, I think this is truly the first time they've custom wound unity coupled transformers for headphone output impedance ranges. I somewhat suspect the previous products with headphone jacks may not even have used their legendary output transformers, which usually are wound for single-digit speaker impedance.

This is a really unique product for them. Hopefully it sells well enough to dedicate the effort to custom design and produce those headphone specific output transformers!

Edit: The MHA150 did have headphone-specific autoformers (speakers were NOT autoformer-driven in that amp), but the autoformer impedance ranges were different and there were only 3 ranges. Personally I rather like the dedicated amp approach rather than trying to do all-in-one, and bringing tubes back in for half the price will probably move units.

Look forward to reviews or listening tests/reports!

 

[TSAVJason]

Ooof do you ship to Europe?

unfortunately we can’t ship to the EU sorry

 

[genefruit]

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/headphone-amplifiers/MHA200

Headphone Power Output
500mW

 

[meomap]

Nice,
Can it drive Susvara easily? Or Diana Phi?
Good on my night stand table.
Not bad for 2.5k usd....

 

[mvvRAZ]

https://www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/headphone-amplifiers/MHA200

Headphone Power Output
500mW

I’m a bit concerned about that too, at 500mW you can’t drive almost any planar with it

 

[meomap]

That big unit should have > 4 watts by now, correct?

 

[mvvRAZ]

That big unit should have > 4 watts by now, correct?

I was thinking closer to 7-8W personally...

But

this might be the excuse I need to jump on the MHA150 lol

 

[meomap]

I was thinking closer to 7-8W personally...

But

this might be the excuse I need to jump on the MHA150 lol

Never like solid state amp except for a few companies.

 

[julien-hifi]

Wow looks gorgeous

 

[Onik]

This new gem of a headphone tube amp! Coming to our showroom on March 1st for demo and sale! Pre-orders are being taken starting February 4th 2021

The MHA200 takes advantage of unique McIntosh technologies to create the best possible personal listening experience. The Unity Coupled Circuit transformers have been adapted to produce 4 headphone impedance ranges of 32 – 100, 100 – 250, 250 – 600, and 600 – 1,000 Ohms at 500mW so that virtually every headphone can receive legendary McIntosh sound quality and performance.

A wide assortment of connectivity options come on the MHA200. For attaching headphones, there are 3 options: a pair of 3-pin balanced XLR connectors for dedicated Left and Right balanced output; a 4-pin balanced XLR connector for balanced stereo output; and a 1/4" stereo headphone jack. For connecting the MHA200 to a home music system's source components, it has 1 set each of both balanced and unbalanced inputs. Thanks to the MHA200's small size of just 6-1/8" (15.6cm) wide x 9-1/8" (23.2cm) deep and its balanced inputs, it can be placed close to the listening position for ease use, with long balanced cables connecting it to the audio system without fear of signal loss.

A pair of 12AT7 and 12BH7A dual triode vacuum tubes power the compact MHA200. The 12AT7 vacuum tubes amplify the incoming audio signal while the 12BH7A tubes provide the power to drive the output to the headphones with low distortion. The MHA200 uses a pair of McIntosh's Unity Coupled Circuit output transformers to deliver pristine audio. The Unity Coupled Circuit is the same technology McIntosh was founded on in 1949 and is still used in their vaunted full-size home audio vacuum tube amplifiers such as the timeless MC275 and the more recent MC1502. Indeed, the MHA200 shares many physical design traits with the aforementioned vacuum tube amplifiers.

What is this?

 

[koven]

This amp is a cutie.

 

[paradoxper]

No meters. Sigh.

 

[meomap]

This new gem of a headphone tube amp! Coming to our showroom on March 1st for demo and sale! Pre-orders are being taken starting February 4th 2021

The MHA200 takes advantage of unique McIntosh technologies to create the best possible personal listening experience. The Unity Coupled Circuit transformers have been adapted to produce 4 headphone impedance ranges of 32 – 100, 100 – 250, 250 – 600, and 600 – 1,000 Ohms at 500mW so that virtually every headphone can receive legendary McIntosh sound quality and performance.

A wide assortment of connectivity options come on the MHA200. For attaching headphones, there are 3 options: a pair of 3-pin balanced XLR connectors for dedicated Left and Right balanced output; a 4-pin balanced XLR connector for balanced stereo output; and a 1/4" stereo headphone jack. For connecting the MHA200 to a home music system's source components, it has 1 set each of both balanced and unbalanced inputs. Thanks to the MHA200's small size of just 6-1/8" (15.6cm) wide x 9-1/8" (23.2cm) deep and its balanced inputs, it can be placed close to the listening position for ease use, with long balanced cables connecting it to the audio system without fear of signal loss.

A pair of 12AT7 and 12BH7A dual triode vacuum tubes power the compact MHA200. The 12AT7 vacuum tubes amplify the incoming audio signal while the 12BH7A tubes provide the power to drive the output to the headphones with low distortion. The MHA200 uses a pair of McIntosh's Unity Coupled Circuit output transformers to deliver pristine audio. The Unity Coupled Circuit is the same technology McIntosh was founded on in 1949 and is still used in their vaunted full-size home audio vacuum tube amplifiers such as the timeless MC275 and the more recent MC1502. Indeed, the MHA200 shares many physical design traits with the aforementioned vacuum tube amplifiers.

It reminds me of my MC275 v5 downstairs driving a pair of Magnepan 3.7i and pair of REL S5.

 

[PeteSTRADAMUS]

This amp is a cutie.

Haha, get a room man.