McIntosh MC501 Manuale Utente

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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 500 watts

and with an output current of greater than 100 amperes,
makes this not only the most advanced, but also one of the
most powerful amplifiers McIntosh has ever manufactured.
The distortion limits for the MC501 are no more than
0.005% at rated power output for all frequencies from

Inside View of the MC501

20Hz to 20,000Hz. Typical performance at mid frequencies
is less than 0.002%. The true distortion readings on the
MC501 are so low, it takes special measuring techniques to
make accurate readings. The MC501 can deliver the best
possible performance from any type of high quality Loud-
speaker 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.