Has anyone heard the new Mcintosh ma7000 ???


I'm wondering if this integrated amp is any better than the ma6900 it replaced....
hifisoundguy
Shsu is correct, the 6600 replaces the 6900. I was able to hear the 7000 this weekend at a show, AKFEST, in Livonia, MI, unfortunately I very much disliked the speakers it was connected to. Aball (Authur) has posted some comments about it on these forums, do a search.

While I would find it interesting to hear this intgrated, in a better setup than I did this past weekend, I find it a shame Mac didn't use the digital volume and readout on the 7000 as they do on other gear, including the 6600.
"The ma6900 is being replaced by the ma6600" - this is not correct. The MA6500 is replaced by the MA6600, the MA6900 is replaced by the MA7000.
Regards,
Florian Hassel
Thanks Brian for the lead-in! Yes, the 7000 is clearly better than the 6900. It has quite a bit better pace and dynamics but also soundstaging with the 7000 is out of this world. I was extremely impressed with the 7000. I heard it with Avalon Ascents and DALI Euphonia MS4. Source was Meridian G08.

I have to echo Brian's comment about the digitally-controlled analog volume. Too bad the 7000 didn't get it. I have seen the 6600 but not heard it so far.

Arthur
What are you basing this assertion on Florian? The MA6600 is 200 watts with autoformers, like the MA6900; the MA6500 does not have autoformers, there is a new(er) MA6300 w/o autoformers.

Here is a quote I took from a dealer Web page found online, "McIntosh will introduce...their new MA6600, a 2x200W integrated amplifier which will replace the MA6900."

That being said, I am told that while the MA6500 is discontinued, the MA6900 is still being produced.