McIntosh MA 6900

Data

General

• Manufacturer: McIntosh
• Model: MA 6900
• Type: Integrated amplifier
• Years of manufacture: 2001 - 2010
• Dimensions (WxHxD): 430 x 180 x 480 mm
• Weight: 34 kg
• Original price approx.: 6'999 Euro

Technical data

• Power: 200 W per channel into 2, 4, 8 ohms
• tone control: 30 Hz/150 Hz/500 Hz/1,500 Hz/10 kHz
• Power band: 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz
• Maximum Total Harmonic Distortion (at 250 mW to maximum output power): 0.005 % for 2, 4, 8 ohms
• Dynamic Headphone: 2.4 dB
• Frequency Response:
  • (+0.-0.5 dB) from 20 Hz - 20,000 Hz,
  • (+0.-3 dB) from 10 Hz - 100,000 Hz
• Input sensitivity:
  • Phono: 2.5 mV to 2.5 V (0.5 mV IHF).
  • High level: 250 mV to 2.5 V (50 mV IHF)
  • Amplifier input: 2.5 V
• Noise margin (A weighted): 90 dB (84 dB IHF) below 10 mV
  • Input, phono: 100 dB (90 dB IHF)
  • High level: 110 dB
• Power amplifier intermodulation distortion (20 Hz - 20,000 Hz): 0.005 % at 2, 4, 8 ohms
• Input impedance:
  • Phono: 47 kOhm, 65 pF
  • High level: 22 kOhm
• Maximum input signal:
  • Phono: 90 mV
  • High level: 8 V
  • Preamplifier output (maximum) Phono: 8 V at tape output
  • High level: 8 V at tape output
  • Main Out: 8 V at preamp output.

Gain:

• • Tape: 0 dB

Main: 20 dB

• Attenuation factor: > 40
• Number of L/R RCA inputs: 6

Remarks

• Other models in the same series:
• Preamplifier:
• McIntosh C 45
• McIntosh C 2200

• Power amplifier:
• McIntosh MC 1.2 KW
• McIntosh MC 2 KW
• McIntosh MC 206
• McIntosh MC 207
• McIntosh MC 252
• McIntosh MC 275 IV
• McIntosh MC 402
• McIntosh MC 501

• Integrated Amplifier
• McIntosh MA 2275
• McIntosh MA 6900

• Tuners:
• McIntosh MR 85

• Tuner preamplifier:
• McIntosh MX 119
• McIntosh MX 135

• CD player:
• McIntosh MCD 1000

• CD changer:
• McIntosh MCD 205

• SACD player:
• McIntosh MCD 201
• McIntosh MVP 851
• McIntosh MVP 861

• D/A converters:
• McIntosh MDA 700
• McIntosh MDA 1000

Pictures

• Image: McIntosh MA 6900

Reviews

• Stereo 1/2004: "Wonderfully powerful, clean, quiet and in a good sense unspectacular sound." Sound 57 points, absolute top class

• hifi & records Jan. 2005: "The MA 6900 AC unites the best of two worlds, combining the grace of the tube with the power and cleanliness of the best transistor amplifiers."