£3,295

MB50

Transform your home audio system into a wireless audio system with the MB50 Streaming Audio Player. The MB50 features DTS Play-Fi® technology to give you the freedom and flexibility to wirelessly play your music at home anyway you want over your existing Wi-Fi network. While utilizing DTS Play-Fi streaming capabilities, the MB50 delivers the legendary McIntosh sound quality and performance found in our other home audio products.

To set your music free, simply connect an MB50 to your audio system and Wi-Fi network, download the Apple or Android mobile app or Windows desktop app and then you're ready to stream. Besides accessing your personal music library, the apps have built-in support for many leading online streaming services1 including Amazon Prime Music, Deezer, KKBox, Pandora®, Qobuz,QQMusic, Rhapsody®, SiriusXM®, Songza, Spotify® and TIDAL (subject to change), letting you enjoy your streaming music on any speakers in any room in your house.

The MB50 is an Amazon Works With Alexa certified product. Simply speak to your Alexa control device to operate your MB50 from any room.2 You can designate the MB50 as your Alexa Preferred Playback Device in the Alexa app, then you’ll no longer need to specify the MB50 by name in order for music to play on it. Voice commands as simple as “Alexa, play top-40” to a linked control device will initiate playback on the MB50.

Have more than one audio system in your house you’d like to stream to? No problem, just add an MB50 to each and then you can stream the same music to all systems. Or if you have multiple mobile devices with the app, you can simultaneously stream different music to each system. The MB50 with DTS Play-Fi wireless streaming puts the power of choice in your hands by removing all barriers between your music, your devices and your speakers.

Specifications

ELECTRONIC SPECIFICATIONS
Total Harmonic Distortion0.005%
Frequency Response+/-0.5dB from 20Hz to 20,000Hz
Maximum Volts Out (Balanced / Unbalanced)12/6 V RMS
Signal To Noise Ratio100dB
Output ImpedanceLess than 200 ohms (Unbalanced and Balanced)
Dynamic Range98dB
CONNECTIVITY
Balanced Input0
Balanced Output1
Unbalanced Input1
Unbalanced Output1
Digital Coaxial Input1
Digital Coaxial Output1
Digital Optical Input1
Digital Optical Output1
Digital USB Input1 (used for firmware updates and network connection via a special adapter sold separately)
Digital USB Audio Output0
Network ConnectionWireless
DVI Output0
HDMI Output0
VGA Output0
eSata Input0
DIGITAL AUDIO SPECIFICATIONS
Digital Input FormatSPDIF (PCM)
Digital Input Sample RateCoaxial and Optical: 44.1kHz to 192kHz, 24-Bit
Digital Output FormatSPDIF (PCM)
Digital Output Sample RateUp to 20-Bit/48kHz
CONTROL
Power Control Input1
Power Control Output1
Rear Panel Data Input0
Rear Panel IR Sensor Input0
WEIGHTS & DIMENSIONS
Unit Dimensions (W x H x D)11.5" (29.2cm) x 3-1/2" (8.9cm) x 15-1/2" (39.4cm)
Unit Weight8.5 lbs (3.9kg)
Shipping Weight9.5 lbs (4.3kg)