With an exquisite industrial design that makes it a truly charismatic product, the MA252 is the first stereo integrated amplifier with hybrid circuit architecture developed by McIntosh .
It combines a vacuum tube-based preamplification section with DC-coupled power amplification circuitry that allows it to deliver 100 continuous watts per channel into 8 ohms or 160 continuous watts per channel into 4 ohms.
The MA252 includes a total of 4 inputs divided into 1 balanced line, 2 unbalanced line and 1 phono for moving magnet (MM) capsules, to which a set of unbalanced outputs must be added.
The MA252 also features two of McIntosh 's exclusive Monogrammed Heatsinks to maximize the thermal stability of its output section's advanced high-current, high-speed transistors, as well as a high-current Headphone Crossfeed headphone amplifier. Director (HXD), powerful electronic protection and two iconic elements of the American firm: the treated glass front panel and two elegant analogue meters with a blue background.
Characteristics:
- Very high-performance stereo integrated amplifier.
- One hundred percent analog circuit topology.
- Hybrid design: tubes in preamplification and transistors in the output stage.
- McIntosh exclusive Power Guard and Sentry Monitor protection systems.
- Executed with components of the highest quality.
- Phono inputs compatible with moving magnet (MM) capsules.
- Balanced (XLR) and unbalanced (RCA) analog inputs.
- Analog indicators with high precision and high response speed.
- McIntosh 's exclusive dedicated headphone amplifier.
- Power of 2 x 100W RMS at 8 ohms or 2 x 160W RMS at 4 ohms.
- Frequency response from 10Hz to 100kHz, +0 dB, -3 dB.
- Line input sensitivity/impedance: 0.6 mV/20 kohms (XLR).
- Signal to noise ratio: 97 dB in Line and 80 dB in Phono (MM).
- Remote control.
- Dimensions: 305 x 194 x 419 mm (W x H x D).
- Weight: 12.7 kg.
