MC2301

• 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 our 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 our 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. Our 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.

ELECTRONIC SPECIFICATIONS

• Power Output per Channel

  300W @ 2, 4 or 8 Ohms

• Number of Channels

  1

• Total Harmonic Distortion

  0.5% maximum harmonic distortion at any power level from 250 milliwatts to rated power, 20Hz to 20,000Hz
  (≤ 0.25% harmonic distortion at 1kHz)

• S/N below rated output

  117dB

• Dynamic Headroom

  1.2dB

• Damping Factor

  >15 Wideband

• Rated Power Band

  20Hz to 20kHz

• Frequency Response

  +0, -0.5dB from 20Hz to 20,000Hz
  +0, -3.0dB from 10Hz to 100,000Hz

CONTROL

• Remote Power Control

  Yes

• Multi-Channel DB25 Cable

  N/A

GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS

• 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)