McIntosh MAC7200 Receiver Review 

This is the McIntosh I am thinking of getting. Love that the tuner is onboard. Radio is not dead, just get a good antenna The only thing better is to get a separate McIntosh Tuner, but nice to have it all in one. That does look pretty massive.

I used to demo a ton of gear in a hi end shop like yours. Is McIntosh worth the money? Well I think it depends on the size of you wallet. If you have money to burn you can maybe get a listening experience that you prefer better than McIntosh but like a new exotic car the brand will make a difference down the road in what you can recoup in resale. I'm glad you touched on that. McIntosh is very collectable and is hard to beat in terms of resale value. When you get into the upper reaches of HiFi you usually will loose your a$$ if you ever decide to sell because if someone has that kind of money to spend they want something new in a box but McIntosh will bring buyers that are willing to over extend themselves just to be part of that club. I personally find a ceiling to how good something can sound and if you can't tell the difference why spend the extra money? I can't imagine someone buying a McIntosh amp, pre-amp, cd player getting it into their home and not loving every note of music they listen too. I have all of maybe $1,500 wrapped up into my daily system and feel the same way. So how much money do you have to burn I guess?

Hell, Clint - I am a recently retired audio archivist, [Library of Congress] . I recently bought a "gently" used McIntosh C 28 [pre amplifier] and a McIntosh MC 7270 amplifier [82 lbs. plus]. I am trying to locate a strong, durable/yet attractive audio equipment stand and am finding that the ones currently available will not hold an 82 lb. amp. My Technics R & B Series SL 1015 turntable is also quite heavy [like a slab of granite heavy]. Your video shows what appears to be a durable shelf capable of holding heavier components. Any suggestions/recommendations as to where one can go to locate heavy-duty [yet attractive] open cabinets such as what you are showing on the video? Looked at several others but the capacity tops off at 75 lbs. or less - - not strong enough for my vintage items. Hope you can help

great video

Hi Clint, what’s your thoughts regarding the Autoformer vs Direct Coupled McIntosh Amplifiers? Thanks Anthony

Im thinking of buying one of their amps the mc255 , but also thinking of Rotel. Don’t know wich one to get. The Rotel is the RMB1585. Nice amp also . It’s just confusing.

The term "receiver" is really archaic now and dates back to the era of when it took and entire chassis of components and circuits to receive and properly decode a AM & FM signal. Now it's just a digital module that plugs into an integrated amp like a D to A converter or other accessories. So a more accurate description of this product would be and Integrated Amplifier with a FM turner module.

Thanks for the video! I'm considering this piece, though I don't listen to the radio. Maybe I would with this lol.

Are you still using your Sony ES pieces at home Clint? How would you compare that set to this Mac integrated? I know the Sony A1ES is smooth, and the Z1ES has tons of resolution and detail. I wonder which is better. The Sony pair, or this all in one Mac?

I currently have a pioneer SX 950 receiver and the speaker wires connect in the back with the raw wiring. It looks like the 7200 Mc would require speaker wire with a jack connector. Am I correct? Also, I understood you could only connect 2 sets of speakers to the the Mc. Is this correct?

Do I need to buy an external FM antenna for this, or does the FM tuner work without an external antenna?

Hey Clint if you had a choice between going with that McIntosh 7200 or Parasound separates which would you rather

What speakers would you pair this unit with? I have Sonus Faber Sonetto V

can i plug a second amp into it for a second set of speakers

how does it compare to the $1800 McIntosh clock

Have you gained some weight Cliff ?

McIntosh makes version without the tuner section for the international market which cannot be purchased in the U.S. Makes no sense to me.

What is Extend Technology ? Can they give me a $7K loan ?

c'mon dude, get excited!! this is a $7500 unit....get a marketing guy in here!!!!lol. you remind me of our IT guy describing Office 10 or something stupid that is suppose to make our lives even more terrible trying to figure out where everything is!

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