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6 Reviews
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The variable output will provide you with the option of omitting the preamplifier from your system. This will allow those on a budget to take additional time building their system, Audio performance was excellent. While SACD playback sounded better than CD, CD performance was elevated close to that of SACD and both were excellent, The MCD500's digital inputs allow the use of unit's DACs and a
The MCD500 does not provide multichannel SACD playback and the SACD signals cannot be output digitally for external multichannel decoding, According to McIntosh, the digital input limited to 16 bit / 44.1 kHz signals. I will note that I was able to feed the MCD500 24 bit / 96 kHz signals and it played them.
The MCD500 provides excellent audio performance coupled with undeniably solid build quality. Using the player it always felt like a premium quality product, everything from the aesthetics, build quality to user interface was well polished. The flexibil...
Abstract: McIntosh has been around as long as my memory of being fascinated with audio (started at age 12). I wanted a Mc when I was a teenager, but I was the only one in the family who was interested in having a high end (that term was not a buzz word back the...
Abstract: McIntosh: Der Name steht seit jeher für stattliches US-High-End. Diesem Ruf werden die Amerikaner auch mit ihrem brandneuen Zweikanal-Player MCD 500 (8000 Euro) mehr als gerecht. Der Universalist beherrscht von Hochbit-SACD bis zu WMA und LowFi-MP3 a...
McIntosh MCD500 er den mest spennende CD-spilleren vi har testet på lenge. Den er blant de beste vi har testet, og svært fleksibel siden den kan forbedre lyden fra de fleste digitale kilder med sin innebygde digitalkonverter. At den også ka...
Abstract: Vi har fået McIntosh MCD500 til test, og selv om den ikke er en decideret nyhed, og har været på markedet i nogle år, så er den stadig meget aktuel i vores søgen efter den ”analoge” CD-afspiller. McIntosh kræver vist ikke nogen nærmere introduktion, da...
