The MC462 is a state-of-the-art stereo power amplifier that replaces the celebrated MC452, improving it in a number of critical parameters as a result of substantial technical improvements.
The most notable of these improvements is undoubtedly the almost 50% increase in filtering capacity, which in turn has increased the overall dynamic range by 66% and made the MC462 an extraordinarily agile power amplifier with almost no distortion and a spectacular bass response.
Aesthetically, the MC462 retains all the iconic elements of the McIntosh amplifiers with the addition of some subtle modern touches. The front panel uses LED backlighting to enhance both appearance and colour accuracy, while two of McIntosh 's iconic Autoformer transformers and an opulent power transformer (all mounted in dedicated enclosures with glass top panels) ensure that performance is maintained at all volume levels.
The MC462 also features four of McIntosh 's exclusive Monogrammed Heatsinks to maximise the thermal stability of the advanced high-current, high-response-speed transistors in its output section, along with two iconic elements from the US firm: the treated glass front panel and two stylish blue-backed analogue vumeters.
Features:
- Reference "solid state" stereo power amplifier.
- Quad Balanced architecture exclusive to McIntosh.
- Executed with the highest quality components.
- Output power immune to loudspeaker impedance variations.
- Power Guard and Sentry Monitor protection systems exclusive to McIntosh.
- High-precision, high-speed response analogue displays.
- Balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) line inputs.
- Solid Cinch output terminals exclusive to McIntosh.
- 2x450 W RMS power at 8, 4 or 2 ohms.
- 10-100,000 Hz frequency response (+0 dB, -3 dB).
- 122 dB signal-to-noise ratio.
- Dimensions: 444'5x239'7x572 mm (W x H x D).
- Weight: 52.3 kg.
