McIntosh MHT300 Home Theater Receiver

The McIntosh MHT300 Home Theater Receiver (or AV Receiver or AVR) is an uncompromising 7.2 (or 5.2.2) channel home theater powerhouse sure to heighten your emotional connection to what you are watching. With support for breathtaking 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz video and leading home theater surround sound audio formats Dolby^® Atmos and DTS:X^™, plus delivering 120 – 150 Watts of legendary McIntosh power to your home theater speakers, the MHT300 will make your home theater dreams come true.

Don’t be fooled by high watts per channel specs listed by many other AV receivers on the market as many times the fine print will show that those power ratings only apply to just two channels driven. That may be fine for a stereo setup, but a home theater has a lot more than just two channels to drive.

With the MHT300, the power ratings are for all seven channels being driven. That means every 4 Ohm speaker will receive 150 Watts and every 8 Ohm speaker will receive 120 Watts of heart pounding McIntosh power to bring all your favorite movies and video content to life. Every explosion, every car chase, every high-speed flyby of a fighter jet or spaceship, every roar of the crowd after a game winning score will be faithfully reproduced by 120 – 150 Watts on every one of your speakers. With the MHT300, you’ll no longer have to wonder if each speaker is getting the full power listed on the box.

The MHT300 can also grow with your theater as its individual amplifier modules can be configured in many ways to suit your specific speaker configuration. If someday your home cinema expands beyond seven channels, additional external amplifiers can be connected to the MHT300 to power them via the Height 1 and Height 2 audio outputs. An external amplifier, such as the McIntosh MI254 4-Channel Amplifier, would be connected to these outputs to drive these additional speakers. This would effectively turn the MHT300 into a 7.2.4 channel AVR.

Even if you do not add more speakers to your home cinema, more power could be added. For example, if you decide you want more power for your front left and right speakers, you can add an external stereo amplifier to your system (such as the McIntosh MI502 amplifier) and connect it to the MHT300 by simply removing the jumper from the selected channel(s), then connecting the output on the MHT300 to the input on the stereo amplifier. Or you could connect a higher power mono amplifier to drive the center channel speaker. In these cases, the selected channel(s) would be driven by the more powerful external amplifier.

Advanced room adjustment and correction is provided via Dirac Live^® Room Correction. Dirac Live is an advanced room acoustic solution that enables users to optimize their sound systems and reduce unwanted effects introduced by the room. Utilizing purpose-built audio algorithms, Dirac Live provides world-class room correction with time domain correction by means of patented mixed-phase filter technology – something that all other solutions are missing. Dirac Live is nevertheless easy to use, with an intuitive user interface and step-by-step guidance that allows for quick setup and robust personalization.

Dirac Live is trusted by numerous hi-fi and home theater manufacturers, from household names to the most coveted designer brands. Their room correction solution has brought unparalleled fidelity to hundreds of thousands of delighted users worldwide, in listening situations as diverse as bedroom stereo setups, professional mixing studios, and some of the world's most exclusive home theaters.

The MHT300 has 4 HDMI inputs and 1 HDMI output. Each HDMI port is HDCP 2.3 compliant and support 8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz. All ports have 40Gbps of bandwidth and are compatible with High Dynamic Range (HDR) formats Dolby Vision^™, HDR10 and HLG; 4:4:4 color spacing; Rec. 2020; and 3D video pass-through.

The HDMI output features enhanced Audio Return Channel (eARC) functionality. Audio Return Channel allows a compatible TV to send audio data to the audio video processor over the HDMI cable, eliminating the need for separate audio cables. eARC offers improved bandwidth so higher resolution audio formats such as DTS-HD Master Audio^™, DTS:X^®, Dolby TrueHD, and Dolby Atmos can be sent through the HDMI cable, allowing the MHT300 to deliver the best possible sound quality.² Two coax and 2 optical digital audio inputs are included to connect additional audio devices, while 2 subwoofer outputs will let you have as much bone rattling bass as you want in your theater.

Seven premium 32-bit Digital-to-Analog Converters (DACs) provide audiophile grade processing. Bass and treble tone controls are included to help fine tune the audio to your personal preferences. Sturdy 5-way speaker binding posts will firmly connect your speaker cables so you do not have to worry about them coming loose.

Features

• 7.2 channel AVR (expandable to 7.2.4)
• 150 Watts per channel into 4 Ohms/120 Watts per channel into 8 Ohms (ALL 7 channels driven)
• 4 HDMI inputs & 1 HDMI output: 8K/60Hz & 4K/120Hz; HDCP 2.3; 40Gbps; Rec. 2020; 4:4:4 Color; eARC/ARC
• Dolby Atmos; DTS:X
• Dirac Live Room Correction
• Dolby Vision; HDR10+; HLG
• Power Guard^® signal overload technology that prevents overdriving and damaging your speakers
  
• Sentry Monitor^™ short-circuit protection circuit that disengages the output stage should current ever approach unsafe operating levels and then resets automatically when operating conditions return to normal
• Power Control to automatically turn other connected McIntosh components on and off
• Eco-friendly on/off signal sensing that turns the unit off if no input signal has been detected for a set amount of time and – perhaps more conveniently – automatically turns the MHT300 on when it senses a signal from your home theater
• An FM Tuner for enjoying free over-the-air radio broadcasts
• 3U rack mountable
• Perfect for Custom Installed systems or sitting out on display
• Made in USA

Specifications

• Multi-Channel Outputs Balanced

  0

• Multi-Channel Inputs Unbalanced

  0

• Multi-Channel Outputs Unbalanced

  11.2

• Stereo Inputs Balanced

  0

• Stereo Inputs Unbalanced

  0

• Stereo Outputs Unbalanced

  0

• Digital Coaxial Input

  2

• Digital Coaxial Output

  0

• Digital Optical Input

  2

• AES/EBU Balanced Input

  0

• HDMI Input

  4

• HDMI Output

  1

• USB

  1 Type A

• Component Input

  0

• Component Output

  0

• Composite Input

  0

• Composite Output

  0

• Subwoofer 2 Output

  Yes
  (discrete signal from subwoofer 1)

• Network Connection

  1

• Max # of audio channels in Zone A

  11.2

• Additional Zone Outputs

  0

• Advanced Connections

  Ethernet Web interface and firmware update, IP-based control

• Resolution and Refresh Rates

  8K/60Hz and 4K/120Hz

• HDCP

  2.3

• 4:4:4 Color

  Yes

• Rec. 2020 (BT.2020)

  Yes

• 3D video pass-through

  Yes

• Dynamic Lip-sync

  No

• ARC

  Yes

• eARC

  Yes

• Video Scaling

  No

• High Dynamic Range (HDR)

  Dolby Vision, HDR10+ and HLG

• Quick Media Switching (QMS)

  No

• Auto Low Latency Mode (ALLM)

  No

• Quick Frame Transport (QFT)

  No

• Variable Refresh Rate (VRR)

  No

• Total Harmonic Distortion (DSP Bypass)

  0.05%

• Dolby Processing

  Dolby Atmos, Dolby Surround Upmixer

• DTS Processing

  DTS-X, Neural:X Surround Upmixer

• Auro Processing

  No

• Pure Stereo DSP Bypass Mode

  No

• MPEG-H Audio

  No

• 360 Reality Audio

  No

• IMAX Enhanced

  No

• Room Correction

  Dirac Live

• Power Output per Channel

  150 Watts into 4 Ohms with ALL Channels Driven
  120 Watts into 8 Ohms with ALL Channels Driven

• Number of Channels

  7.2 (expandable to 7.2.4)

• Total Harmonic Distortion

  0.05%

• S/N below rated output

  85dB (95dB below rated output)

• Dynamic Headroom

  4dB

• Damping Factor

  8 Ohms: >100
  4 Ohms: >50

• Rated Power Band

  20Hz to 20kHz

• Frequency Response

  +0, -0.5dB from 20Hz to 20kHz

• Third Party Control

  RS232, Web IP, IR Input

• Tone Controls

  Bass and Treble

• OSD Overlay on HDMI Output

  Volume Only

• Input-Output Format Indicators

  0

• Control of McIntosh Sources

  Yes, by handheld remote, 1 Data Out, 2 Power Control Trigger jacks

• Channel Formats

  7.2 (5.2.2), 7.1, 5.1, Stereo (expandable to 7.2.4)

• Microphone and stand included

  Yes

• Network Features

  Ethernet Setup

• Unique Crossover Frequency, Each Speaker

  Yes

• Special Features

  FM Tuner
  Rear panel USB for firmware updating

• Circuit Configuration

  Closed loop digital switching

• Circuit Design

  Digital

• Output Type

  Direct Coupled

• BTU Rating

  1000 BTU/h

• Unit Dimensions (W x H x D)

  17-1/2" (44.45cm) x 6-3/16" (15.7cm) x 18-5/8" (47.31cm)

• Unit Weight

  27 lbs (12.2 kg)

• Shipping Weight

  43.5 lbs (19.7 kg)

 Support

• Manual
  
• Brochure