McIntosh MC2102

Monoblocks

 

SOLD $12,500.00

SEP 2012

 

  • Excellent Condition

  • Made In U.S.A.

  • Original Double Box

  • Owner's Manual

  • Brand New Tubes

    

Herald Sun Review PDF

Australian Hi-Fi Review PDF

Stereophile Magazine Review

Amplifier Stands sold separately HERE.

Don't pay too much for your McIntosh gear. Buy now while both units are still available and save yourself thousands off the new cost price.

 

You know you want them.

 

Extreme quality and power to the lucky new owner.

 

From my testing, running two MC2102's in mono sounds far better than one, so that is the way they will be sold.

They produces a very rare combination of power and smoothness which is highly desirable but rarely found to be compatible with the majority of different system combinations available today.

 

$1,680.00 spent in New Tubes.

New Tubes!

16 x Tung-Sol 6550

8 x Electro-Harmonix 12AX7 Gold Pin

8 x Electro-Harmonix 12AT7 Gold Pin

 

200 Watts of McIntosh Vacuum Tube Smooth Power / Channel.

 

Of course you get BAL and SE.

Always use Balanced, it sounds twice as good.

 

Five way Loudspeaker binding posts.

2, 4 and 8 Ohm Taps.

 

The classic McIntosh power meters.

 

 

The MC2102 Vacuum Tube Power Amplifier delivers the deep, taut bass , liquid midrange and extended high frequencies that have been the hallmark of McIntosh tube designs since the inception of the company in 1949. Based upon the Unity Coupled Circuit, and rated at 100 watts per channel into 2, 4, or 8 ohm loads, the MC2102 has the power to drive a wide range of loudspeakers with outstanding results.


A polished stainless steel chassis, gold-plated tube sockets, premium glass frontpanel and “Blue Eyes” True Power Peak Responding Wattmeters are among the special touches that help to make the MC2102 an instant classic.

 

MC2102 Tube Power Amplifier Features

 

CUSTOM OUTPUT TRANSFORMER

Unique McIntosh-wound transformer delivers the full rated amplifier output with the least possible distortion and maximum bandwidth into loudspeaker impedances of 2, 4, or 8 Ohms; you get all the power you paid for and the freedom to choose any loudspeaker.

 

WATTMETER

Swift, accurate response reveals program peaks so staying within the power limits of your loudspeakers is easy.

 

BALANCED INPUTS

Allows the use balanced cables for 40dB better rejection of induced noise.

 

MONO MODES

Mono-Bridge and Mono-Parallel modes enable the MC2102 to deliver a full 200 watts as a mono amplifier into 1,2,4,8 or 16 Ohm loads.

 

  • Tube Compliment

  • (8) KT88

  • (4) 12AX7A Input Tubes

  • (4) 12AT7 Driver Tubes

  • Ceramic Tube Sockets with

  • Gold-Plated Contacts

  • Patented Unity Coupled Circuit with

  • Bifilar-Wound Output Transformers

  • Soft-Start Inrush Protection

  • Remote Power Control Trigger

 
 
MC2102 Tube Power Amplifier Specifications

 

POWER OUTPUT STEREO

Minimum sine wave continuous average power output per channel, all channels operating is:

100 watts into 2 ohm load

100 watts into 4 ohm load

100 watts into 8 ohm load

 

POWER OUTPUT MONO PARALLEL

Minimum sine wave continuous average power output is: 200 watts into 1 ohm,

2 ohm or 4 ohm load.

 

POWER OUTPUT MONO BRIDGE

Minimum sine wave continuous average power output is: 200 watts into 4 ohm,

8 ohm or 16 ohm load

 

RATED POWER BAND

20Hz to 20kHz

 

TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION

0.05% max at any power level from 250 milliwatts to rated power output is:

0.5% for 2, 4 or 8 ohm loads (stereo)

0.5% for 1, 2 or 4 ohm loads (mono parallel)

0.5% for 4, 8, or 16 ohm loads (mono bridge)

 

FREQUENCY RESPONSE

20Hz to 20kHz, +0 / -0.25dB

10Hz to 100kHz, +0 / -3dB

 

SENSITIVITY

2.5V unbalanced inputs 5.0V balanced inputs

 

A-WEIGHTED SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO

100dB below rated output

 

WIDE BAND DAMPING FACTOR

Greater than 18

 

OUTPUT LOAD IMPEDANCE

Terminals for 2, 4, or 8 ohms (stereo)

Terminals for 1, 2, or 4 ohms (mono parallel)

Terminals for 4, 8, or 16 ohms (mono bridged)

 

INTERMODULATION DISTORTION

SMPTE 0.5% maximum if instantaneous peak output does not exceed twice the

output rating.

 

INPUT IMPEDANCE

20,000 ohms (unbalanced)

40,000 ohms (balanced)

 

POWER REQUIREMENTS

240V, 50/60Hz, 5.0A

 

OVERALL DIMENSIONS

(H x W x D including feet and knobs)

10-1/8” (25.72cm) x 17-3/4”

 

WEIGHT

88 lbs. (40.87kg) net

121lbs. (54.9kg) in shipping carton