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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

MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier – First Look All Image Credit: McIntosh Now this is my type of power amplifier, see here for my original stereo system. It echoes everything that I used to do and own and its the best of both worlds; valve for its gentle and detailed mids […]

MC901 Dual Mono Amplifier – First Look

December 21, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged KT88 / MC901 / McIntosh / Tube power Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier — McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier Cutting edge digital music capabilities combined with time tested vacuum tube performance – enter the McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier. A Little Background About This Highly Revered Audiophile Company. Based in Binghamton, NY with over 150 employees, McIntosh Laboratory, founded in 1949, continues to […]

McIntosh C2700 Valve & Semiconductor Pre-Amplifier

October 31, 2019 in Audio / Equipment / News tagged C2700 / McIntosh / Tube Pre-Amplifier by fromvinyltoplastic

McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable - First Look — McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable – First Look You could be forgiven at first glance for thinking that the McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable may look like it’s just a turntable. However, upon further inspection it is a lot more. Its unique design is crafted for those audiophiles who want maximum flexibility […]

McIntosh MTI100 Integrated Turntable – First Look

March 9, 2019 in Equipment / News tagged 12AX7 / Class D / ECC83 / MacIntosh / McIntosh / MTI100 / Tubes / Turntables by fromvinyltoplastic