{"product_id":"mcintosh-cs7500-2-channel-streaming-preamplifier","title":"McIntosh CS7500 2-Channel Streaming Preamplifier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreamplifier and network streamer in a single component\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6 analog inputs: 2 balanced, 3 unbalanced, 1 phono\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7 digital audio inputs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHigh-resolution network streaming built in\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlack glass front panel with blue meters and illuminated logo\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eElevated chassis with custom-machined brushed end caps\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMost systems that stream well have two boxes doing it, a preamplifier and a separate streamer, plus the cable between them and the shelf space for both. The CS7500 collapses that into one component without treating the streaming side as an afterthought bolted onto a preamp, or the preamp side as a formality wrapped around a streamer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnalog and digital, both taken seriously\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSix analog inputs cover the sources you already own, including a dedicated phono input for a turntable, alongside two balanced and three unbalanced connections. Seven digital inputs handle everything else. The point of the design is that you don't give anything up on the analog side to get modern streaming, which is a trade a lot of streaming preamplifiers quietly ask you to make.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRoom to grow\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause the CS7500 is a preamplifier rather than an integrated amplifier, the amplification choice stays open, you can pair it with what suits the speakers and the room now, and change that later without replacing the heart of the system. For a lot of listeners that flexibility is the whole argument for going with separates.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUnmistakably McIntosh\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe black glass front panel, blue meters, illuminated logo, and machined end caps are all present, sitting on an elevated chassis. It looks like what it is.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe're happy to demonstrate the CS7500 against a separates setup so you can hear what the streaming section actually does. \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/resolutionavnyc.com\/pages\/contact\"\u003eReach out\u003c\/a\u003e to arrange a listen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McIntosh Labs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56001618346306,"sku":null,"price":12500.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0903\/2099\/4626\/files\/CS7500EditorialHero.webp?v=1787763102","url":"https:\/\/resolutionavnyc.com\/products\/mcintosh-cs7500-2-channel-streaming-preamplifier","provider":"Resolution Audio Video NYC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}