McIntosh MCD-550 SACD/CD Player
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Ships from | Draper, UT, 84020 |
Ships to | United States |
Package dimensions | 27.0" × 25.0" × 12.0" (35.0 lbs.) |
Shipping carrier | FedEx |
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Original accessories | Remote Control, Box, Manual |
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I bought this excellent player in November 2016. It was purchased for a speaker project I was working. I now use a transport and dac. This player sounds great and has some very useful features such as the ability to stream digital music and also it's ability to control volume and be used without a preamp. It has separate outputs for controlling volume.
I listed the unit 8/10 because of a minor scratch that I photographed. I didn't notice it until I was closely inspecting it.
Rediscover your valuable CD collection with the MCD550. This high performance SACD/CD player has everything you need for hours of listening enjoyment.
The MCD550 utilizes an 8 channel, 32 bit, 192kHz PCM/DSD digital to analog converter (DAC) with wide dynamic range and extremely low distortion. The 8 channel DAC is used in Quad Balanced mode, which utilizes 4 DAC channels per audio channel, allowing music at all levels to be reproduced with extreme precision and elegance. It can decode PCM signals from CDs and the digital inputs, and DSD signals from SACDs.
"A very realistic sound field, if I close my eyes it's as if the piano and drums are in front of me no less than 3 or 4 meters away." - HiFi Review
Both fixed and variable balanced and unbalanced outputs are present, offering you extreme flexibility in connecting the MCD550 to your system. The variable outputs allow for direct connection to an amplifier without requiring a separate preamplifier. Also available are three digital inputs: a coaxial, an optical and a USB input that allows for direct streaming of computer stored music at up to 24 bits and 192kHz. Coaxial and optical outputs are available if you want to send the audio signal to a preamplifier or home theater processor.
"The subtlety with which it paints a musical picture is possibly it’s greatest strength, the sense of quality is palpable. There are no nasties, musical instruments sound more like musical instruments... everything is just more realistic, snare drums crack, rim shots thwack, bass notes are deep and textured while remaining tuneful. For all it’s subtlety it doesn’t lack in dynamics either, those rim shots really do thwack with more realism." - HiFi Wigwam
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