The McIntosh DS200 is a game of two hi-fi halves if ever there was one. It’s unnecessarily large, isn’t quite finished to the sort of standard we’ve all come to expect from audio equipment at this sort of money, has a display it frankly should be ashamed of, and somehow avoids being useful as a full-system pre-amplifier. And then it turns out to be one of the most absorbing, thrilling and satisfying ways of enjoying digital music around.
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Reviewed on 13 May, 2025
The McIntosh DS200 is a game of two hi-fi halves if ever there was one. It’s unnecessarily large, isn’t quite finished to the sort of standard we’ve all come to expect from audio equipment at this sort of money, has a display it frankly should be ashamed of, and somehow avoids being useful as a full-system pre-amplifier. And then it turns out to be one of the most absorbing, thrilling and satisfying ways of enjoying digital music around.
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