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McIntosh MEN220 Room Correction System Unboxing

Room correction is an often-overlooked facet of two-channel audio. It’s more-commonly found in home theater systems, but McIntosh has taken it to the next level with the MEN220 two-channel room correction system.

I found the instructions a bit hard to understand at first, but after getting it all set up and working, the result was well worth the effort. In case you’re wondering, the MEN220 connects in between the pre-amplifier and the amplifier, with balanced or unbalanced connections.

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It works by measuring the frequency response in locations in your room, starting with your main listening position, then calculates a “room knowledge score” in percent. The higher the score, the better the MEN220 understands your room and can make corrections. You can increase the score by taking more measurements in different room locations. This will make your system sound better, allowing the MEN220 to make more accurate corrections to the room’s response.

McIntosh MEN220 Specifications

Frequency Response:

+0, -0.5dB from 20Hz to 20,000Hz

Total Harmonic Distortion:

0.002% from 20Hz to 20,000Hz

Maximum Input Voltage:

4.5V Unbalanced and Balanced (Preamp-Power Amp)
2.25V Unbalanced and Balanced (Processor Loop)

Maximum Output Voltage:

4.5V Unbalanced and Balanced (Preamp-Power Amp)
2.25V Unbalanced and Balanced (Processor Loop)

Signal-to-Noise Ratio (A-Weighted):

100dB

Input Impedance:

10K ohms Unbalanced and Balanced

Voltage Gain:

0dB

Output Impedance:

50 ohms

Crossover Filter Types, Order and Slope:

Butterworth, 1st order, 6dB/octave
Butterworth, 2nd order, 12dB/octave
Butterworth, 4th order, 24dB/octave
Linkwitz-Riley, 2nd order, 12dB/octave
Linkwitz-Riley, 4th order, 24dB/octave
Linkwitz-Riley, 8th order, 48dB/octave

Dimensions (WxHx D):

17-1/2″ (44.45cm) x 6″ (15.24cm) x 18″ (45.72cm) (including front panel, knobs and cables)

Weight:

25.5lbs (11.6kg)

Shipping Weight:

41.9lbs (19kg)

McIntosh MEN220 Room Correction System MSRP:

$5000

Company:

McIntosh

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The MEN220 in the box

Opening the box to reveal the nicely packed microphone and stand, along with the cable.

The packaged microphone, stand and cable

Removing the microphone and revealing the inner carton

The packaged MEN220 with the manual on top

Unboxing the remote

The MEN220 front

The MEN220 Rear

The MEN220 first power on

The Microphone assembled and on the stand

Closeup of the microphone

Indiana Lang

Indiana Lang is 26 years old and lives in Apopka, Florida with his wife Miranda. He is currently the owner of Emptor Audio, based out of Orlando. Originally from Wausau, Wisconsin he moved to Orlando at the age of 10 and started working in the AV industry at the age of 17, while still in high school. Within a few short years he quickly gained experience in the industry doing inside sales, pre-wires and custom installation working for some of the largest AV companies in Orlando. Indiana currently holds over 20 industry relevant certifications with major companies like Crestron, Lutron, Savant, Control4, CEDIA, Atlona, QSC and URC; as well as being a member of industry specific groups such as CEDIA, Infocomm and Azione.