The definitive solution for “motorize” a state-of-the-art Home Cinema set both in sound and image, maximizing space savings. This is how you could define the MHT300 from the legendary American firm McIntosh, a Distinguished and powerful 7.2 channel A/V receiver (5.2.2) with 3D audio and 8K video that concentrates the latest in technology to achieve the definitive A/V experience. As can be expected from a reference product, we must first highlight the available output power, specifically 120 watts per channel over 8 ohms or 150 watts per channel over 4 ohms, both figures with all channels driven and which ensure the compatibility with a very wide spectrum of loudspeakers. But there is more, since the MHT300 is also able to grow with the user’s equipment, by being able to individual amplification modules be configured in various ways to meet the needs of your speaker set (by increasing, for example, the power of the main left and right channels) or even perform an expansion (via Height 1 and Height 2 outputs) to 7.2.4 channels.
The MHT300 also shines with its own light. powerful calibration functionality based on the sophisticated system Dirac Live, an advanced solution for acoustic correction that allows the user to optimize their sound equipment and reduce unwanted effects introduced by the characteristics of the room. Using algorithms created specifically for audio applications, Dirac Live provides a correction of rooms of the highest level in the time domain through a unique filtering scheme which uses mixed phases. Added to this is the appeal of great ease of use, with a highly intuitive user interface and step-by-step guidance that allows for quick setup and extremely robust customization. As far as surround sound is concerned, the MHT300 supports the encodings DTS-HD Master Audio, DTS:X, Dolby TrueHD and Dolby Atmos, being equipped in this regard with a total of seven audiophile-grade D/A converters with 32-bit arithmetic.
Needless to say, the video section It is on par with a next-generation A/V receiver, highlighting the presence of 4 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output, all of which are capable of supporting 8K/60 Hz and 4K/120 Hz signals, while also incorporating copy protection HDCP 2.3 and the output supports eARC functionality. On the other hand, the 40 Gb/s bandwidth of the aforementioned jacks means that the MHT300 can play without limitations HDR content recorded in formats such as Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and HLG, also ensuring the perfect reproduction of 4:4:4 color space and 3D video routing. The new McIntosh, which can be conveniently configured from a computer and managed via home automation protocols via RS232 socket, is completed with the effective protection schemes Power Guard and Sentry Monitor, an FM radio tuner and the iconic aesthetics of the New York firm’s creations.
