McIntosh Labs MC2301 - 1 Channel Vacuum Tube Power Amplifier

• 300 Watt Quad Balanced Monoblock
• Vacuum tube powered

From the demands of massed chorale to full-on rock and roll, the MC2301 delivers the most extraordinarily lifelike and dynamic performance ever heard from a McIntosh tube amplifier. With an output of 300 Watts, it provides enough high power to drive even the most demanding loudspeaker. And thanks to McIntosh’s patented Unity Coupled Circuit output transformer, this full 300 Watts is available to 2, 4 or 8 Ohm speakers.

The MC2301 is the first McIntosh vacuum tube amplifier to use McIntosh’s Quad Balanced design. This design cancels virtually all noise and distortion in the audio signal. As a result, even when amplified to high levels the signal is effectively free of any distortion. McIntosh’s fuse-less short-circuit protection circuit Sentry Monitor™ disengages the output stage before current exceeds safe operating levels and then resets automatically. Inputs for balanced and unbalanced cables are available to provide flexibility in connecting the rest of your audio system.

The attractive blue meter is flanked by two rows of output vacuum tubes that bring even more visual appeal to the front panel to go along with the knobs and brushed aluminum handles that all effortlessly blend with the polished stainless steel chassis. The MC2301 is well-suited for stereo music systems.

Spcification

• Circuit Configuration:Quad Balanced, Unity Coupled
• Circuit Design:Vacuum Tube
• Mono Bridge:No
• Mono Parallel:No
• Output Type:Unity Coupled Output Transformer
• Meters:Yes
• Meter Light Switch:Yes
• Balanced Input:Yes
• Front Panel:1/2” Glass with handles
• Illumination:LED Fiber Optic
• Chassis Style:Open Stainless Steel

CONNECTIVITY

• Speaker Binding Post Type:Yes, 200 amp, 3-way

WEIGHTS & DIMENSIONS

• Unit Dimensions (W x H x D):

17-3/4” (45.09cm) x 12-5/16" (31.27cm) (including feet) x 23" (58.42cm) (including front panel and cables)

• Unit Weight:116 lbs (52.6 kg)
• Shipping Weight:141 lbs (63.9 kg)