Vintage Audio Review Episode #43: McIntosh MC240 Power Amplifier

In this episode I look at a McIntosh MC240 Power Amplifier- its performance and some small repairs.
00:00 Introduction
01:48 “Tour” of Outside of MC240
04:28 “Tour” of Inside of MC240
05:41 Schematic showing replaced parts
06:00 Measurement Data
09:37 Final comments

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  • @abijeetrs6522
    @abijeetrs6522 Жыл бұрын

    Can you please tell how much gain would be ideal for an audio amplifier?

  • @vintageaudioreview

    @vintageaudioreview

    Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the question. I am just talking about an Audio amplifier and not a preamp or integrated amp, but most seem to have around 25-29dB of gain. You will typically get another 6dB of gain if you bridge the amp to make it a monoblock. The lower gain of the MC240 was not an issue at all with the preamp I used, but could be a problem when using certain preamps I would imagine.