The MP100 is the first dedicated phono preamplifier from McIntosh and is designed to help both new and experienced vinyl lovers get the most fidelity, performance and – most importantly – enjoyment from their albums.

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. For pure analog use, the digital outputs can be completely disabled and powered down.

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 1k Ohms; 470pF
  Moving Magnet: 47k Ohms; 50, 100, 150, 200, 300 or 400pF

• 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

• Maximum Input Signal (Balanced)

  N/A

• Maximum Input Signal (Unbalanced)

  N/A

• Sensitivity Phono (Moving Coil)

  1mV

• Sensitivity Phono (Moving Magnet)

  10mV

• Sensitivity (Balanced)

  N/A

• Sensitivity (Unbalanced)

  N/A

• Rated Output

  2V Balanced
  1V Unbalanced

• Output Impedance

  200 Ohms Balanced
  100 Ohms Unbalanced

• Phono Equalization Curves

  1: RIAA

• Noise Filters

  0

• Phono Profiles

  0

CONNECTIVITY

• Phono Input Moving Coil

  1 (adjustable)

• Phono Input Moving Magnet

  1 (adjustable)

• Phono Input Universal

  0

• Balanced Line Input

  0

• Unbalanced Line Input

  0

• Balanced Fixed Output

  1 Stereo

• Unbalanced Fixed Output

  1 Stereo

• Digital Coaxial Output

  1

• Digital Optical Output

  1

• Digital USB Audio Output

  1

• Unbalanced Analog Connector Type

  Standard

CONTROL

• Power Control Input

  1

• Power Control Output

  1