McIntosh Labs & Roon

[The Computer Audiophile]

Good news from the McIntosh Labs and Roon team. I know this announcement isn't a full Roon Ready implementation announcement, but one has to think it's in the works. 

 

 

 

 

Press Release: 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

McIntosh Announces Eleven Products as Roon Tested

Preamps and Integrated Amps among those to receive Roon Tested designation

 

 

McIntosh Announces Eleven Products as Roon Tested

Preamps and Integrated Amps among those to receive Roon Tested designation

 

Binghamton, NY – March 13, 2019 – McIntosh, the global leader in prestigious home entertainment and ultimate-quality audio for 70 years, is proud to announce that 11 of its products have received Roon Tested designation.

 

Roon is a rich and engaging way to browse, organize, and listen to music. Artist photos, credits, bios, reviews, lyrics, tour dates, and composers are located automatically, then interconnected by links to build a surfable digital magazine. Roon is also a multi-room, multi-user networked audio platform, it offers features such as bit-perfect playback, DSD and PCM upsampling, multichannel support, and Signal Path display.

 

The McIntosh products receiving Roon Tested designation are: C47, C52, C2600 and D1100 Preamplifiers; MA5300, MA7200, MA8900 and MA9000 Integrated Amplifiers; MAC7200 Receiver; MHA150 Headphone Amplifier; and MXA80 Integrated Audio System. All of these models utilize a powerful 8-channel, 32-bit Digital-to-Analog Converter (DAC) used in Quad Balanced mode. Their coax and optical inputs will decode music up to 24-bit/192kHz; their USB inputs accept even higher PCM signals up to 32-bit/384kHz and support up to DSD256 and DXD 384kHz.

 

Products designated as Roon Tested have been profiled and tested by both Roon and McIntosh for maximum compatibility. Roon will recognize these devices and send them audio optimized for their capabilities. The device settings in Roon are optimized to improve the customer experience. No fiddling with checkboxes or dropdowns, Roon Tested devices are automatically identified and configured out of the box.

 

“Many McIntosh customers have requested support for Roon, and today we are happy to announce that all of our current model preamplifiers and integrated amplifiers with digital audio are now Roon Tested,” said McIntosh President Charlie Randall. “All of these products were already full-featured units, and now with adding Roon Tested capabilities they will bring even more value and enjoyment to their owners.”

 

"We're excited to be working with the team at McIntosh to give their customers the best experience possible of their McIntosh equipment and Roon,” said Rob Darling, Roon Director of Strategy. “Being Roon Tested will make it easier for McIntosh users to enjoy music while taking the technology of their systems to its fullest potential, from streamlining first-run set up to removing the complexity of configuring Roon DSP Upsampling so they can take advantage of the incredible high-res performance offered by McIntosh's digital designs."

 

How to get started

New users will need to create a Roon account, then download and install the application. Existing Roon users can trigger their system to acquire the McIntosh device icons and optimized settings by restarting their Roon Core beginning on March 13. Then they can use the identify My Device feature in Device settings to apply the new information.

 

 

About McIntosh

Founded in 1949, McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. is known for offering disAnguished quality audio products, superior customer service and the ulAmate experience in music and film. All McIntosh products are handcraned at the Binghamton, NY factory by over 150 employees with a passion for music and the McIntosh heritage. McIntosh conAnues to define the ulAmate home entertainment experience for discriminaAng consumers around the world, with the iconic “McIntosh Blue” Wao Meters globally recognized as a symbol of quality audio. Since its incepAon, McIntosh has been powering some of the most important moments in music history and pop culture. From President Lyndon Johnson’s inauguraAon speech to Woodstock to the famous Grateful Dead “Wall of Sound,” McIntosh has not only witnessed history, it has shaped it. With McIntosh, customers have the ability to create their own premium audio experience – and truly live their music. Visit www.mcintoshlabs.com to learn more.

About Roon

Roon sonware provides an unrivaled user experience that is made for music lovers. It offers best in class audio performance and seamless integraAon of local personal content with the 40 million track library of TIDAL. More than just a music player, Roon is a cross-plaVorm networked music system, with server apps for Mac, Windows, and Linux; Control apps for Mac, Windows, iOS, and Android; and networked audio Output to any Roon Ready, AirPlayTM, Sonos, Mac, Windows, iOS, or Android device on the network. Learn more at www.roonlabs.com.

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