AUDIO 09/2021
MA 900
09/21
MAGNAT Audio-Produkte GmbH • Lise-Meitner-Str. 9 • D-50259 Pulheim • www.magnat.de
MAGNAT MA 900 – CAPTIVATING TUBES
"Ultimately, the tubes create a finely-spun, balanced harmonic
structure in the signal path of the preamplifier that warms the
heart and gets you tapping your feet along to the music."
"This hybrid amplifier sounded neutral and open. The high
degree of transparency in the colorful mids opened the door
to musical journeys of discovery. Magnat's amp provided
instruments and vocals with the necessary degree of spatiality
and delivered a brilliant performance with high levels of fine
dynamics and a joyful nature."
Exquisite sound from all sources
"The MA 900 was also compelling when it came to coarse
dynamics. You could feel its impetuous power and transistor-
like control in the bass range, which somehow felt more relaxed
and fuller than is the case with many pure transistor amplifiers.
The digital element was also impressive with a strong audio
performance. The biggest surprise was the quality of wireless
streaming via the Bluetooth interface. When supplied with
this relatively lean transmission source, the MA 900 managed
to deliver a broad-band, dierentiated and lively music
reproduction that came astonishingly close to the usual analog
and digital hi-fi sources."
MC input
"Its balanced performance was compelling in combination
with energetic fine dynamics and a hearty bass response."
Editor's conclusion:
"What impressed me the most wasn't the strong sound
of the unconventional amplifier from the speaker experts.
Surprisingly, it was the powerful phono input that also cut
a fine figure with MC systems. The quality of Bluetooth audio
generated by Magnat's fairly priced MA 900 was also some-
thing we really liked."
Read the full review in the new edition of AUDIO (09/21).
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