MC402 Gets Another Nod From Absolute Sound

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by two dot

Please keep in mind ... the TB2i's were still the property of Ian from PMC when said test was performed....

And... he assured me that the speakers (being his own pair) were thoroughly broken in.

Now, that being said... The meters have seen the "1000 mark" several times since that initial test day.

Seriously though, the 402 drove the Cornwalls and was never pushed very hard!!!!

I don't know how you guys use all that power. I just finished listening to Dire Straits at a fairly loud level average 80-83 with peaks around 94 and my 1.2k's never showed hitting 12 watts.

Above 85db you should wear headphones to prevent hearing damage.
A large Orchestra is about 98dB and the front row of a rock concert about 110db. (averages)

[magnmac]

Originally Posted by Chathamdad

Paul Seydor gave the 402 another Golden Ear Award in the June/July issue of TAS. He first gave it one back when he reviewed it in 2004 (in a really well-written piece) and he says he is giving another award five years later principally because, even unchanged since then, it still beats most of what else is out there. He says he still owns the review sample he bought back then.

Staying the course is its own form of innovation, I suppose.

I am wondering why Mcintosh doesn't have this on their website? I only see 2 reviews there; one for the 501's and one for the MC2KW...I know there has been more than 2 good reviews on their amps in the last several years

[BuffaloBill]

Originally Posted by Stillone

I don't know how you guys use all that power. I just finished listening to Dire Straits at a fairly loud level average 80-83 with peaks around 94 and my 1.2k's never showed hitting 12 watts.

Why do you have all that power? :confused-1:

[Still-One]

Originally Posted by BuffaloBill

Why do you have all that power? :confused-1:

They control my speakers better than the 501's did and the MBL amps would even take up more space than the 1.2ks.

My Porsche Turbo would do over 150 and I didn't use all of that power either. (Kind of close once)

[magnmac]

Originally Posted by Stillone

I don't know how you guys use all that power. I just finished listening to Dire Straits at a fairly loud level average 80-83 with peaks around 94 and my 1.2k's never showed hitting 12 watts.

Above 85db you should wear headphones to prevent hearing damage.
A large Orchestra is about 98dB and the front row of a rock concert about 110db. (averages)

I hadn't check my wattage on meters vs. db level lately so I thought I would do it again:\

At my sitting distance with db meter showing 85db; my single 7300 in stereo shows constant 30 watts per channel. At about 1m away from a single speaker this rises slightly to 86db.

For me to read 90db my meters are bouncing on 60 watts/channel. 30 seconds of this and my head is telling me to take a break for a while...

Efficiency for Magneplanar 3.6R's is 85dB/500Hz /2.83v

[f1 fan]

Originally Posted by 'cisco

f1 fan.....actually my meters are crankin' at the other end of the spectrum; 90% of the time If I had different living arrangements it would be rockin' more like my avatar

if it`s too loud then you`re too old....you rock cisco!

[McIntosh Man]

A great amplifier MC 402...I just love it!

[f1 fan]

Originally Posted by McIntosh Man

A great amplifier MC 402...I just love it!

+1





Dave

[mgard]

I love mine too. It would even look better with a pair of Ivan's handles. Some day I'll get a set. My son already destroyed the spider in one of my Spica TC 50's. Thankfully I was able to find a person to repair it. I don't push them any higher than 40 watts with the MC402.

[f1 fan]

mgard,

I love my 402 and you are right Ivans handles would look great. The big amp starts to sound good at 40 watts and above.




Dave