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Re: McIntosh 126 Multi Channel Amp

Winefood,

Describing sound is a tricky business. Some say McIntosh solid state sounds like tubes and our tube units sound like solid state! Since the 126 has the oversize power supply from it's big brother MC206 it is very dynamic. The MC126 can also be bridged into higher impedance loads. McIntosh amps are not designed to have a characteristic sound. Mc amps are designed to make the input signal larger without altering the original waveform shape, that is high power with very low distortion.
When the amp reaches its power supply limits the wave form comparator will turn the input down momentarily as the output starts to differ from the input. This can happen in 1/10,000 of a second and then the input is restored and the comparison is made again, 10,000 times a second. The waveform comparator uses light beams and a photocell driven attenuator on the input signal. If the largest audio peak exceeds the power of the amp it will be limited but the rest of the music is not effected and in fact may be turned up with only the largest peak being limited. This makes for a very safe and clean amp that will protect your speakers and ears.
Ron-C


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