Ask McIntosh: The inside scoop!

[GaryProtein]

Originally Posted by thebeatles67

It will be worth the wait I'm sure--I guess I can make do with MC601's--thanks for answering.

Mike

Yeah, and I bet you'll be suffering every minute!

[ChrisMikeSmith]

Originally Posted by Whatever

On the C50 is there a way to enable the headphone jack short of shutting off the power amps ?

When you plug in the headphones I believe you may choose to listen to only headphones (turn off Output 1 and/or Output 2) but you can also have the amps playing while the headphones are connected (turn on Output 1 and/or Output 2).

Cheers,
Chris

[ChrisMikeSmith]

Originally Posted by HiFiGuy528

this is AWESOME! Thank you!

On the C2300/C22 60th. Does the headphones output run through the tubes stage or is it just a solid state chip? Do any of the tube preamps use the tubes for headphones output too? Perhaps the schematics will show, but I don't have one.

The headphone amp section uses a solid state circuit. All current models work in that fashion.

Cheers,
Chris

[ChrisMikeSmith]

Originally Posted by GaryProtein

Chris, that is a wonderful and gracious offer to have an "Ask McIntosh" thread. Thank you.

You are welcome. I hope it stays manageable or I'll need the knees of a flamingo to start kicking myself!

[jdandy]

Chris.......This is a great idea, and much appreciated.

Regarding the MCD1100 USB firmware update, how will the new softwate be loaded into the MCD1100?

[New to Mac]

Originally Posted by ChrisMikeSmith

All,

After responding to several threads I decided maybe it would be nice to start an "Ask McIntosh" thread. Feel free to pose general questions about products, the brand, technologies, etc. There may be instances where I am unable to share information (for various reasons) but I will try my best to provide a timely response to as many posts as possible. For very technical questions I will check with our engineering team and I'm sure Ron Cornelius will be helping out as well.

Maybe this thread becomes popular enough to reach "Sticky" status!

Cheers,
Chris Smith
McIntosh Labs

Chris

What a wonderful offer! Thanks so much for your time and commitment.

[ChrisMikeSmith]

Originally Posted by jdandy

Chris.......This is a great idea, and much appreciated.

Regarding the MCD1100 USB firmware update, how will the new softwate be loaded into the MCD1100?

I anticipate it to be via the USB connector from a Mac or PC and should be pretty simple.

Cheers,
Chris

[f1 fan]

Originally Posted by ChrisMikeSmith

All,

After responding to several threads I decided maybe it would be nice to start an "Ask McIntosh" thread. Feel free to pose general questions about products, the brand, technologies, etc. There may be instances where I am unable to share information (for various reasons) but I will try my best to provide a timely response to as many posts as possible. For very technical questions I will check with our engineering team and I'm sure Ron Cornelius will be helping out as well.

Maybe this thread becomes popular enough to reach "Sticky" status!

Cheers,
Chris Smith
McIntosh Labs

Chris...thank you for the kind offer. This will benefit McIntosh owners greatly.

Dave

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[Chad.Wagner]

Originally Posted by ChrisMikeSmith

All,

After responding to several threads I decided maybe it would be nice to start an "Ask McIntosh" thread. Feel free to pose general questions about products, the brand, technologies, etc. There may be instances where I am unable to share information (for various reasons) but I will try my best to provide a timely response to as many posts as possible. For very technical questions I will check with our engineering team and I'm sure Ron Cornelius will be helping out as well.

Maybe this thread becomes popular enough to reach "Sticky" status!

Cheers,
Chris Smith
McIntosh Labs

This is great!

I believe the MX150 and MX151 cannot bypass the DSP and all analog inputs go through the digital channels. Is this correct?

Does the MX121 have a true analog only path? If it does have an analog path, can the LFE channel work when using it?

Chad Wagner

[ChrisMikeSmith]

Originally Posted by Chad.Wagner

This is great!

I believe the MX150 and MX151 cannot bypass the DSP and all analog inputs go through the digital channels. Is this correct?

Does the MX121 have a true analog only path?

Chad Wagner

You are correct about the MX150 in that it does A/D and D/A for all sources, including the 7.1 Input. This is definitely a rare feature but the benefit is that Room Perfect can still be used with the 7.1 Input.

On the MX121 you can take any analog signal and keep it out of the digital section by using either the Direct or Pure Direct mode. Either way your left and right speakers become full range, there are no crossovers, no distance settings, etc.

Cheers,
Chris