Anthem MCA 225

If you're looking for ways to improve your 2-channel listening, a high-quality stereo amplifier like the Anthem MCA 225 can make a powerful difference. Some people think that high-powered amps are only about playing your music louder, but there are other benefits. A well-designed amplifier can do a better job of controlling the stop-start motion of your speakers' drivers, enhancing virtually every aspect of sound quality from deep bass, to dynamics, to soundstaging. Usually power amps like the MCA 225 are paired with stereo preamps, or A/V preamp/processors like Anthem's superb AVM 60. But if your home theater receiver has preamp outputs — and many do — you can easily connect the MCA 225 and use it to drive your main left and right channels. That surge of added power does wonders for music and movie soundtracks. The MCA 225 has RCA and XLR inputs for use with a wide range of preamps and A/V preamp/processors. The MCA 225's rated power output provides a clue to this amp's unshakeable grip on the music. It p...