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McIntosh MC1201 User Manual

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Technical Description

McIntosh Laboratory, the company who introduced the

world’s first amplifier that could be called “High Fidelity”,

has done it again. The McIntosh engineering staff has cre-

ated a power amplifier without compromise, using the most

advanced McIntosh circuit design concepts.

A continuous average power output rating of 1,200

watts and with an output current of greater than 200 am-

peres, makes this not only the most advanced, but also the

most powerful amplifier McIntosh has ever manufactured.

The distortion limits for the MC1201 are no more than

0.005% at rated power output for all frequencies from

Top View of the MC1201

20Hz to 20,000Hz. Typical performance at mid frequencies

is less than 0.002%. The true distortion readings on the

MC1201 are so low, it takes special measuring techniques

to make accurate readings. The MC1201 can deliver the

best possible performance from any type of high quality

loudspeaker system.

Creating an amplifier with this level of performance did

not come easily. Many months of design, testing and mea-

suring were required. Extensive controlled listening tests,

the ultimate form of measuring, were made before the final

design was accepted.