McIntosh Mono-block Heaven

zingo
zingo Posts: 11,258
edited March 2009 in Electronics
Look at these babies on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/McIntosh-MC1201-Amplifiers-Mc-1201-amps-set_W0QQitemZ290221814813QQihZ019QQcategoryZ67786QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

1200wpc with 2.1 dB headroom at 2,4, or 8 ohms. The seller says he used these to drive his Wilson Audio Maxx II with 7 watts a piece; wow. They also weigh 180 lbs a piece if you were considering shipping them. :p
Jake
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2008
    Those aren't the Mac Daddys of McIntosh though.

    Enter the MC2KW: http://mcintoshlabs.com/products/mcintosh-mc2kw-2000-watt-reference-power-amplifier.asp

    mc2kw-controller_poweramps-l_rdax_782x400.jpg
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2008
    Oh I know, but a nice pair of them on ebay is a fun find.
    Jake
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  • nikolas812
    nikolas812 Posts: 2,915
    edited April 2008
    Good greif...

    They probably want 50k a piece also.:rolleyes:

    I just don't know if I could justify it or not.

    Maybe if I was super rich....
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2008
    I just realized, doesn't it look kind of like a toaster? :D

    Probably gives off the same amount of heat.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2008
    That totally looks like a toaster! The heat probably isn't too bad since it's SS, but their 300wpc tube monos could brown your Wonder Bread.

    I also like that there is a 8K mark on the VU meter...
    Jake
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  • mightymouse
    mightymouse Posts: 254
    edited April 2008
    I am just curious wont 8 kilowatts fry your speakers?

    In the amp world, when is too much really TOO MUCH?
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited April 2008
    The MC2KWs were made to drive the XRT2K speaker system. Massive towers with a zillion drivers. I'd imagine those could soak up over a thousand watts and high voltume. The 8K figure on the meter's probably just for giggles or crazy peaks.
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  • schwarcw
    schwarcw Posts: 7,350
    edited April 2008
    I also thought it looked like a toaster :D
    Carl

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  • mightymouse
    mightymouse Posts: 254
    edited April 2008
    The whole setup consists of 3 pieces. That's only the front piece in the picture.
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  • mightymouse
    mightymouse Posts: 254
    edited April 2008
    What happens when you hook up this amp to "everyday" speakers, say a pair of LSi15?:D

    John in MA wrote: »
    The MC2KWs were made to drive the XRT2K speaker system. Massive towers with a zillion drivers. I'd imagine those could soak up over a thousand watts and high voltume. The 8K figure on the meter's probably just for giggles or crazy peaks.
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  • John in MA
    John in MA Posts: 1,010
    edited April 2008
    I'm guessing you don't turn it up as high. But if you can afford two triple-chassic MC2KWs you'd probably get the whole package.

    (The picture doesn't do the justice to the size. They're HUGE)

    pict0020001.jpg
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  • mightymouse
    mightymouse Posts: 254
    edited April 2008
    Holy cow!...
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  • SlowcarIX
    SlowcarIX Posts: 887
    edited April 2008
    i wonder what the losses will be from all the the solder/crimp joints.....
    my 7.(1x4) HT setup
    TV - Mitsubishi WD-65734
    AVP / Amp - Onkyo PR-SC885P / D-Sonic 2500-7
    Front - Emerald Physics CS2
    Center - JTR Triple 12LF
    Surround L/R / Back - Polk RTi4 / Polk FXi A4
    Sub - 4 X Hsu ULS15 playing nearfield
    DVD / CDP - Sony PS3/40GB / Sony SCD-XA9000ES
    Belkin PURE AV PF60 / UPS
    Buttkicker

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60612
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  • mightymouse
    mightymouse Posts: 254
    edited April 2008
    Blasphemy! This is McIntosh we are talking about! :D
    SlowcarIX wrote: »
    i wonder what the losses will be from all the the solder/crimp joints.....
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  • SlowcarIX
    SlowcarIX Posts: 887
    edited April 2008
    lol! the drivers look similar...

    jbl-soundsticksii-l.jpg
    my 7.(1x4) HT setup
    TV - Mitsubishi WD-65734
    AVP / Amp - Onkyo PR-SC885P / D-Sonic 2500-7
    Front - Emerald Physics CS2
    Center - JTR Triple 12LF
    Surround L/R / Back - Polk RTi4 / Polk FXi A4
    Sub - 4 X Hsu ULS15 playing nearfield
    DVD / CDP - Sony PS3/40GB / Sony SCD-XA9000ES
    Belkin PURE AV PF60 / UPS
    Buttkicker

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60612
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  • F1nut
    F1nut Posts: 51,129
    edited April 2008
    Did someone say something about massive mono blocks?
    MFbigdisplay.jpg
    Political Correctness'.........defined

    "A doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical minority and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a t-u-r-d by the clean end."

    President of Club Polk

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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 33,064
    edited April 2008
    Damn Jess,those are friggin beautifull !!!
    HT SYSTEM-
    Sony 850c 4k
    Pioneer elite vhx 21
    Sony 4k BRP
    SVS SB-2000
    Polk Sig. 20's
    Polk FX500 surrounds

    Cables-
    Acoustic zen Satori speaker cables
    Acoustic zen Matrix 2 IC's
    Wireworld eclipse 7 ic's
    Audio metallurgy ga-o digital cable

    Kitchen

    Sonos zp90
    Grant Fidelity tube dac
    B&k 1420
    lsi 9's
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  • Hawkeye
    Hawkeye Posts: 1,313
    edited April 2008
    That is good price for those. I'm not sure I could stretch the budget for those at this time. The wife wants a new deck.

    If your interested in seeing THE McIntosh system, go over to AudioKarma at the Mac site. There is a poster there named Master Lu. He has a system that will nock the fillings out of your teeth. Supposedly he has over $1,000,000.00 invested and still building!
    2 Channel -
    Martin Logan Spire, 2 JL Audio F112 subs
    McIntosh C1000 Controller with Tube pre amp, 2 MC501 amplifiers, MD1K Transport & DAC, MR-88 Tuner
    WireWorld Eclipse 6.0 speaker wire and jumpers, Eclipse 5^2 Squared Balanced IC's. Silver Eclipse PCs (5)
    Symposium Rollerblocks 2+ (16)Black Diamond Racing Mk 3 pits (8)
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2008
    F1nut wrote: »
    Did someone say something about massive mono blocks?
    Those look like mini refrigerators. :eek:


    As for Master Lu, his setup is featured on McIntosh's page.
    http://mcintoshlabs.com/showcase/default.asp
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • mightymouse
    mightymouse Posts: 254
    edited April 2008
    In that second picture I spot a B&W tweeter pod in there! Master Lu hasn't been faithful!:D
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2008
    mightymouse wrote: »
    In that second picture I spot a B&W tweeter pod in there! Master Lu hasn't been faithful!:D

    That's someone else's setup, it's a typo.
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • mightymouse
    mightymouse Posts: 254
    edited April 2008
    I see.

    Very impressive systems. But kind of makes me wonder, with all those amps packed so tight together and in cabinets, aren't there going to be problems with ventilation?
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  • skykeys
    skykeys Posts: 102
    edited April 2008
    SlowcarIX wrote: »
    i wonder what the losses will be from all the the solder/crimp joints.....

    Hi SlowcarIX,

    On a completely unrelated thought: Did you get and hook up your D-Sonic 2500-7 yet? I am curious about how you like it. How is it?

    Thanks.
    Speakers:
    . 5.2 surround config:
    . . . In-wall L & R Fronts and Center: Polk LC265i, LCi-RTS-C. In-ceiling L & R rears: Polk LC80i
    . . . Floor Subs: Polk DSWPro 500, Paradigm PDR-10
    . Zone B: very old pair of Polk M 5's
    . In Storage but still favored: Paradigm Monitors

    AVR:
    . Yamaha RX-V863

    Universal DVD:
    . Oppo DV-980H

    TV:
    . Sony Bravia XBR LCD 40" 720P (2005 vintage)
    . Comcast Cable, Motorola box
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  • chargerman426
    chargerman426 Posts: 419
    edited April 2008
    The xrt2k speaker by mac can handle 2k watts but can run on as little as 75. WOW thats alot of watts it can handle.
    If life had more tubes it would be a lot smoother.
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  • SlowcarIX
    SlowcarIX Posts: 887
    edited April 2008
    skykeys wrote: »
    Hi SlowcarIX,

    On a completely unrelated thought: Did you get and hook up your D-Sonic 2500-7 yet? I am curious about how you like it. How is it?

    Thanks.

    i got the av processor 5 mins ago...but the amp will not be shipped till the 29th :(:(:(

    i'll just stare at the system a few days more :mad:
    my 7.(1x4) HT setup
    TV - Mitsubishi WD-65734
    AVP / Amp - Onkyo PR-SC885P / D-Sonic 2500-7
    Front - Emerald Physics CS2
    Center - JTR Triple 12LF
    Surround L/R / Back - Polk RTi4 / Polk FXi A4
    Sub - 4 X Hsu ULS15 playing nearfield
    DVD / CDP - Sony PS3/40GB / Sony SCD-XA9000ES
    Belkin PURE AV PF60 / UPS
    Buttkicker

    http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60612
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2008
    I like how they integrate the look of tubes into their McIntosh look; nicely done.

    mc2102.JPG
    Jake
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  • Face
    Face Posts: 14,340
    edited April 2008
    These are sweet too.
    mc2301-front_poweramps-l_rdax_782x400.jpg

    I'd like to pick one of these up this year.
    mc275-angle_poweramps-l_rdax_782x400.jpg
    "He who fights with monsters should look to it that he himself does not become a monster. And when you gaze long into an abyss the abyss also gazes into you." Friedrich Nietzsche
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  • zingo
    zingo Posts: 11,258
    edited April 2008
    That might fix it
    Jake
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  • handyman28
    handyman28 Posts: 6
    edited March 2009
    I love my Macs!
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  • pearsall001
    pearsall001 Posts: 5,114
    edited March 2009
    Mac's rule!!! End of story!!
    "2 Channel & 11.2 HT "Two Channel:Magnepan LRSSchiit Audio Freya S - SS preConsonance Ref 50 - Tube preParasound HALO A21+ 2 channel ampBluesound NODE 2i streameriFi NEO iDSD DAC Oppo BDP-93KEF KC62 sub Home Theater:Full blown 11.2 set up.
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