McIntosh MHT300: Audiophile-Grade Home Theater Receiver Review
The McIntosh MHT300 Home Theater Receiver continues to receive accolades as a revered 7.2 channel home theater powerhouse, as noted by Trends Electronics and Design Magazine’s David Susilo. As described in the home theater receiver's review, the MHT300 "promises to re-define your cinematic experiences with audio enrichment that delivers."
This signature McIntosh home theater receiver offers robust flexibility, with 7.2 channels (expandable to 7.2.4) and Dolby® Atmos, DTS:X™, and Dirac Live® Room Correction support – all while delivering up to 150 Watts of McIntosh power per channel to each of its 7 loudspeaker outputs, plus two independent subwoofer outputs, and pre-outs for 4 height channels.
Trends Electronics and Design Magazine opened the McIntosh MHT300 review describing the receiver as, "the best surround sound processor," a distinction we don’t take lightly considering the expertise of the organization’s hi-fidelity experts.
We’re immensely proud of the McIntosh audiophile sound allowing enthusiasts like Susilo to immerse themselves into other worlds, such as in Fast X when a giant metal ball bomb bounces around the city of Rome and Susilo stated that "Through the MHT300, all the channels were filled with revving engines and squealing tires, while each bounce of the bomb-ball was enhanced by a hefty but clean bass bump."
The McIntosh audiophile sound rings true whether your medium is movies or music – upon putting the Dolby Atmos mix of Pink Floyd’s Dark Side of the Moon to the test, Susilo remarked, "Not only is this a massively gigantic leap from the stereo mix, but a dramatic immersive experience that is all-encompassing." The MHT300’s seven premium 32-bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) ensure that the utmost quality is preserved from one channel to the next.
The MHT300 offers a design that is sleek enough to stand out on its own with "pretty glass fascia with blue-green backlights" but its 3U height is modular enough to mount within an equipment rack or nestle securely within custom-installed systems.
When it comes to high-end home theater sound, the MHT300 Home Theater Receiver speaks for itself. As noted by Susilo, "This unit is the best-sounding surround sound processor I’ve had the privilege to use…Needless to say, this receives my highest recommendation."
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(Excerpts taken from the original review by David Susilo / tedpublications.com / May-June 2024)
