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McIntosh New C2800 And C55 Tube and Solid-State Preamps All Image Credit: McIntosh McIntosh Labs has just released two new preamplifiers to celebrate its 75th anniversary, one tube based the C2800 and the C55 solid state model. Both preamplifiers offer almost exactly the same range of features and very similar […]

McIntosh New C2800 And C55 Tube and Solid-State Preamps

March 18, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged C2800 / C55 / McIntosh / Solid State Preamplifier / Tube Preamplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MC2.1KW Monoblock Amp – Quick Look All Image Credit: McIntosh To mark the 75th anniversary celebration of the company this iconic American brand has announced what has to be its most powerful amplifier to date, the MC2.1KW Monoblock Power Amplifier. This three chassis configuration boasts an astounding 2000 watts […]

McIntosh MC2.1KW Monoblock Amp – Quick Look

January 15, 2024 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged MC2.1KW / McIntosh / Monoblock / Power Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MQ112 Equalizer – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh Over the years the stand alone graphic equalizer has waned in popularity in favor of the more fully automatic systems like Audyssey and DIRAC. Well that didn’t prevent McIntosh bringing it back one more time….and I still (occasionally) use three […]

McIntosh MQ112 Equalizer – First Look

October 18, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Equalizers / McIntosh / MQ112 by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh New PS2K Powered Subs – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh High-end audio manufacturer McIntosh has announced the launch of the new PS2K powered subwoofer. Its a huge powered and sealed subwoofer that comes with an equally huge price tag. This enormous tower design comes with four 13″ (33cm) […]

McIntosh New PS2K Powered Subs – First Look

September 13, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged McIntosh / Powered Subwoofers / PS2K / Sub / Subwoofer by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh Announces ML1 MKII Loudspeaker All Image Credit: McIntosh Continuing with the audio industries ongoing release of Vintage/Retro style and revamped products, McIntosh has announced the ML1 MKII speaker, an updated and re-imagined version of its first speaker made in 1970 but discontinued in 1977. The latest cabinet is built […]

McIntosh Announces ML1 MKII Loudspeaker

May 21, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Loudspeaker / McIntosh / ML1 MKII / Passive / Retro / Speaker by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh Offers 75% Trade Up Allowance All Image Credit: McIntosh For all those McIntosh two-channel fans out there, here is an opportunity of a life-time not to miss. Announced May 1st: Between May 1 – June 30, 2023 you may trade in various items of Mcintosh two-channel equipment and receive […]

McIntosh Offers 75% Trade Up Allowance

May 4, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged McIntosh / Stereo / Trade-Up / Two-Channel / upgrade by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MHT300 Home Theater Receiver – Preview All Image Credit: McIntosh McIntosh have just announced the MHT300, a new 7.2 home theater receiver. It is quoted as providing 120 watts into 8 ohms and 150 watts into 4 ohms with all seven channels being simultaneously driven and it includes an […]

McIntosh MHT300 Home Theater Receiver – Preview

January 31, 2023 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged AVR / McIntosh / MHT300 by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MC451 With Hybrid Drive Technology – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh The MC451 is the latest addition to the McIntosh Hybrid drive range. It is a dual mono power amplifier that employees both tube and solid state technology extracting the best from each device type and providing 300 […]

McIntosh MC451 With Hybrid Drive Technology – First Look

December 11, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged Dual Mono / Hybrid Drive / MC451 / McIntosh / Power Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh’s Future-Proofed MDA200 DAC All Image Credit: McIntosh This new DAC from McIntosh should be able to meet all your decoding needs into the foreseeable future due to its upgradable DAC module. The MDA200 is their latest upgradable DAC being based upon the well established DA2 Digital Audio Module that […]

McIntosh’s Future-Proofed MDA200 DAC

November 22, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged DAC / McIntosh / MDA200 by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MI502 Class D Amplifier – Quick Look All Image Credit: McIntosh The new McIntosh MI502 2-Channel Digital Amplifier joins their comprehensive range of CI products offering 500 watts of Class D power to your home cinema or installed audio. The MI502 is said by McIntosh to use; “high-tech closed […]

McIntosh MI502 Class D Amplifier – Quick Look

November 7, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 500 watts / Class D / McIntosh / MI502 / Power Amplifier / Stereo by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MR89 AM/FM Tuner – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh Despite the huge growth in digital streaming, free over the air radio stations still play an important role in many peoples lives keeping them connected to music, news and general programming. Clearly McIntosh have acknowledged the continued need for […]

McIntosh MR89 AM/FM Tuner – First Look

June 28, 2022 in Equipment / News tagged AM / FM / McIntosh / MR89 / Radio by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh LB200 Light Box – Really! All Image Credit: McIntosh Yes, it’s just an empty box, well almost. This new product is a matching storage box for all your unsightly, odd ball, bits and pieces and includes an IR interface. So for all those McIntosh aficionados here is the matching […]

McIntosh LB200 Light Box – Really!

June 24, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged LB200 / McIntosh / Storage by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh Group Acquired by Highlander Soon there will be just a handful private mega investment firms owning everything! Well that is sure what it seems like. The McIntosh Group has just been acquired by Highlander Partners, a Dallas-based private investment firm that manages over $2 billion in assets. They released […]

McIntosh Group Acquired by Highlander

June 17, 2022 in Audio / News tagged Highlander Partners / Investment Group / McIntosh / Sonus by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MCD12000 CD/SACD Player & DAC – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh Clearly McIntosh strongly believe in the longevity of the CD/SACD format as they have just released a truly high-end, flagship, reference player that also doubles as a high-end DAC and is Roon compliant. This new “plastic” player […]

McIntosh MCD12000 CD/SACD Player & DAC – First Look

May 12, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged CD Player / DAC / MCD12000 / McIntosh by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MX180 16-channel, 8K AV Processor Released All Image Credit: McIntosh The latest high end home theater A/V processor offering from McIntosh is the MX180, supporting 9.1.6 surround and 8K on all seven HDMI ports. This beast of a processor offers 16 balanced audio outputs for 15.1 or 9.1.6 surround […]

McIntosh MX180 16-channel, 8K AV Processor Released

February 17, 2022 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged 8K / AV Processor / McIntosh / MX180 by fromvinyltoplastic