McIntosh MP100
McIntosh MP100
McIntosh MP100
Mcintosh

MP100 Phono Stage

The MP100 is the first dedicated phono preamplifier from McIntosh and is designed to help both new and experienced vinyl lovers get the most fidelity, performance and – most importantly – enjoyment from their albums.

3 Years

£3,000

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Description

Like all McIntosh products, the MP100 is packed with features designed specifically for the vinyl lover including: Moving Coil and Moving Magnet inputs; Moving Coil and Moving Magnet adjustable loading (6 settings each); balanced and unbalanced analogue outputs; optical, coax and USB digital outputs; and a Mono switch for when playing mono records to decrease noise and play the signal correctly. For pure analogue use, the digital outputs can be completely disabled and powered down.

There are many ways to integrate the MP100 into your audio system. If you’re new to vinyl and just building your system, it can become the main part of your setup. Or if you already have a system with an older preamp you don’t want to part with, the MP100 is an excellent way to add modern phono features. If you’ve got a home theatre system and would like to add a turntable, the MP100 is an easy way to add full phono preamp capabilities without having to get a full-sized stereo preamp that would undoubtedly duplicate many of your home theatre processor’s features.

While spinning vinyl on a turntable is a great and unique way to enjoy music, there’s no denying the convenience of having digital versions of the albums. When used with a properly configured conversion program, the MP100 can “rip” the records to a computer via USB to produce high quality digital files. The digital outputs are fixed at 24-bit/96kHz to capture the full dynamic range of a record while optimising digital file size. If an album has a very loud section, the clipping indicator will alert you so you can lower the digital output in order to produce a distortion-free recording.

Total Harmonic Distortion
0.005%

Frequency Response
±0.3dB from 20Hz to 20,000Hz

Maximum Volts Out (Balanced / Unbalanced)
16/8 V RMS

Input Impedance
Moving Coil: 25, 50, 100, 200, 400 or 1k Ohms; 470pF
Moving Magnet: 47k Ohms; 50, 100, 150, 200, 300 or 400pF

Phono Voltage Gain
Moving Coil: 60dB
Moving Magnet: 40dB

Signal To Noise Ratio
Moving Coil: 78dB
Moving Magnet: 80dB

Maximum Input Signal (Moving Coil)
8mV

Maximum Input Signal (Moving Magnet)
80mV

Sensitivity Phono (Moving Coil)
1mV

Sensitivity Phono (Moving Magnet)
10mV

Rated Output
2V Balanced
1V Unbalanced

Output Impedance
200 Ohms Balanced
100 Ohms Unbalanced

Phono Equalization Curves
1: RIAA

Dimensions (W x H x D)
11.5″ (29.2cm) x 3.78125″ (9.6cm) x 16.75″ (42.5cm)

Weight
8.6 lbs (3.9 kg)

Shipping Weight
9.6 lbs (4.4 kg)