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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 analog outputs; optical, coax and USB digital outputs; and a Mono switch for when playing mono records to decrease noise and play the signal correctly.
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 theater 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 theater 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 optimizing 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.
Compact in size at just 3” tall, it has many ageless McIntosh design cues. It shares the same 11.5” narrow chassis design as the MXA70 Integrated Audio System, MHA100 Headphone Amplifier and MB50 Streaming Audio Player to help build a cohesive system. It can also easily be added to a system comprised of standard, wider width chassis. Contact your local dealer to learn more.
Electronic Specifications 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 1,000 ohms; 470pF
Moving Magnet: 50, 100, 150, 200, 300, 400pF; 47K ohms
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
Connectivity
Outputs Balanced
1
Outputs Unbalanced
1
Phono Moving Coil Input
1
Phono Moving Magnet Input
1
Digital Coaxial Output
1
Digital Optical Output
1
Digital USB Audio Output
1
Control
Power Control Input
1
Power Control Output
1
Digital Audio Specifications
Digital Output Sample Rate
Optical: PCM - 24Bit - 96kHz
Coaxial: PCM - 24Bit - 96kHz
USB: PCM - 24Bit - 96kHz
General Specifications
Multi-Chassis or Single
Single
Output Meters
No
Tube or Solid State
Solid State
On, Power Consumption
8 Watts
Weights & Dimensions
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)