HIFI Stället är stolta att representera legendariska McIntosh Laboratory. McIntosh sortiment är sedan 1999 en väsentlig del av butiken, ett McIntosh system är dagligen i tjänst.
Legendary Performance
For the past decades, "Legendary Performance" encapsulates McIntosh history of delivering exceptional audio experiences. As McIntosh look to the future, it is time to embrace a new vision with the classic and encompass the very essence of what makes McIntosh unique, what is Legendary Audio Performance.
Sound is not just a product of what McIntosh create; it is the core of the company's being. McIntosh dedication to its engineering goes beyond performance. It flows through every element of the company and drives Mcintosh unwavering commitment to sound excellence. Embedded in every aspect of craftsmanship, it is the heartbeat that resonates within McIntosh products, connecting music lovers to the soul-stirring power of sound. The sound of McIntosh is pleasant and easy to listen to, the sound is honest, tasteful, the sound fills your listening room, everywhere is music - served by McIntosh An uncompromising pursuit, McIntosh keeps ensuring that every McIntosh creation surpasses the customers’ expectations. McIntosh devotion to sound has become the very fabric of who McIntosh Laboratory are as a company.
Audio innovations since 1949
Founded in 1949, McIntosh Laboratory is known for offering distinguished home audio systems that deliver the ultimate experience in music and film. Offering products for two-channel stereo sound systems and multi-channel home theaters with surround sound. McIntosh continues to define the ultimate home audio entertainment experience for discriminating listeners around the world. McIntosh's iconic blue VU-meter is globally recognized as a symbol of quality audio. With a McIntosh system, listeners have the ability to create their own luxury audio experience – and truly live with their music.
McIntosh amplifiers built the wall of sound at Woodstock
McIntosh amplifiers built the wall of sound at Woodstock in 1969, the Beach Boys studio album Pet Sounds was mastered with the MC240, the iconic MC275 is still produced and loved, McIntosh equipment is seen in movies, McIntosh is an audio milestone making company.
McIntosh is Made of Sound - The vision of Frank McIntosh
To build an even better amplifier challenged what was believed possible in the late 1940's. Together with Gordon Gow, Frank McIntosh designed the famous "Unity Coupled Circuit" launched in the McIntosh 50W-1 amplifier in 1950. McIntosh Laboratory's enduring mission is the essence that sets them apart. Since 1949 the visionary Frank McIntosh established McIntosh Laboratory's unwavering dedication to sound reproduction. Throughout the years, McIntosy has grown and evolved, propelled by an insatiable passion for sound. Guided by the pursuit of sonic excellence, McIntosh constantly challenge themselves to elevate the art of sound reproduction.
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McIntosh key technological features
- The McIntosh Output Autoformer™ is a special transformer that is designed and manufactured in-house by McIntosh. This allows any speaker type to be used with a McIntosh amplifier and have all of the power that the amp is designed to deliver. All other amplifier designs will not have even power with differing speaker designs. McIntosh amplifiers with the output Autoformer will deliver ‘All the Power You Pay For’ regardless of speaker type chosen.
- Quad Differential is the most sophisticated McIntosh amplifier design that allows the impossible combination of the most powerful amplifiers with the very lowest distortion and background noise. Many would say this is the impossible combination: highest power with lowest noise but Quad Balanced make the impossible possible.
- Electromagnetic switching is used in McIntosh preamplifiers and integrated amplifiers to switch the variety of source components connected. Rather than the common mechanical switches that will deteriorate with wear, electromagnetic switches are high tech switching nodes that allow very long, trouble free operation.
- Hybrid Drive™ is a McIntosh technology that answers a question the world's most discerning music listeners have been asking for over 50 years: How can I enjoy the rich sound of vacuum tubes and the power of solid state circuits in a single, easy to use, and best-of-class product? With McIntosh decades of engineering expertise in both circuit types, McIntosh have the experience needed to seamlessly combine both vacuum tube and solid state into the products via Hybrid Drive design that redefines sound and delivers the best of both worlds. No longer are you forced to choose between these two seemingly polar opposite technologies. With Hybrid Drive from McIntosh, the highest level of sound reproduction is now available to bring your audio dreams to life. Hybrid Drive can be found in select Power Amplifiers, Integrated Amplifiers, Preamplifiers, and CD Players.
