McIntosh MC4000m - Six Channels and 1000W for $4000 in 1998

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McIntosh MC4000m 6ch 1000W Amplifier
Rated 100x4 plus 300x2 at 4 ohms 0.005% THD
Available 1995-1999
All McIntosh amps incorporate a technology called PowerGuard, which limits distortion to 3% and allows you to push the amp to it's limits without experiencing "clipping". In my tests I show the amp never hits the 1% setting on the Amp Dyno. See more details in the video.
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@wal 2 ай бұрын

*SHOP* (affiliate links) McIntosh Car Audio Amps: ebay.to/3gpniKS Williston Audio Merch: teespring.com/stores/bigdwiz Elac Debut 2.0 B6.2 Bookshelf Speakers: amzn.to/3Mmdbcz SAVARD HiQ 8" Subwoofer: lddy.no/1izt9 (use WAL7 for 7% off) McIntosh "....for the love of music..." book by Ken Kessler: Amazon: amzn.to/4bixCkG eBay: ebay.us/renxKK *Other Videos and Information* My Test of the McIntosh MC443: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/bryCZtx1r83aZY0.html The Vinyl Factory McIntosh Tour: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/h8mIktObsbeblJc.html Inside the McIntosh Factory: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/oM6UgpNoq-CrY3U.html Expensive Car Audio Tests: bit.ly/2YqZDDJ Roger Russell's McIntosh History: www.roger-russell.com/aboutmc.htm McIntosh 75th Anniversary Information: www.mcintoshlabs.com/products/75th-anniversary _DISCLAIMER: This video and description contains affiliate links, which means that if you purchase from one of the product links, I may receive a small commission. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases_

@blackIdontknow56 2 ай бұрын

Cleaning out my basement how can I mail you a 4000-watt eclipse amplifier?

@numlockkilla Ай бұрын

Please use this Amp in your old school car.

@michaelrichey8516 2 ай бұрын

Doug of Soundman would be jealous!

@wal 2 ай бұрын

He has one of these amps, just needs to be recapped

@coloradoraptorguy9250 2 ай бұрын

“It’s doesn’t matter what you did Doug”

@houseofpain3580 2 ай бұрын

1984 made in Japan❤Samurai

@briancambpell8268 Ай бұрын

Well that’s just… swell

@rattmann8141 Ай бұрын

What's the approximate cost to have one of the Mcintosh amps recapped?

@RYTHMICRIOT 2 ай бұрын

Man that was an era. Back when you had to go to a car audio shop to get quality gear. I remember friends and I would always be in there drooling over all the stuff we couldn't afford. Far removed from today where you see Kicker subs in Walmart.

@wal 2 ай бұрын

It's true

@Brock_Landers 2 ай бұрын

I remember how crazy expensive McIntosh amps were back in the day. They were usually so far ahead of everyone else in terms of quality, but I could never afford to own one.

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Crazy cool amps for sure!

@ThickCutOhio 2 ай бұрын

Just stare at them in the magazines!

@Brock_Landers 2 ай бұрын

@@ThickCutOhio lmao

@duaneduncan2380 2 ай бұрын

Ive worked at there place in binghamton really cool place

@ThickCutOhio 2 ай бұрын

@@Brock_Landers that’s what I did

@SuperBongface 2 ай бұрын

McIntosh, SoundStream and Boston Acoustics were the BOMBS in the 90's

@user-fj8wr8jh4e Ай бұрын

I had a 50 watt soundstream on my high in the mid 90s. I thought i was the stuff lol.

@olekristianolsen1287 Ай бұрын

Dont forget PG and RF.

@brutalbasspro Ай бұрын

I was a rockford and kicker kid in the 90s!

@dusty0924 Ай бұрын

Crystal, dynaudio and image dynamics ❤ and don’t forget Orion 🙏🏼

@abusias Ай бұрын

Can't forget Xtant and eclipse.

@damonlaud603 2 ай бұрын

Big D I think this is my amp I bought in 1998. The mark around the screw hole on the right end was done by me on accident when installing the amp. Now I bought it brand new and used it in spring break nationals in 1999. I actually blew it up due to the installation from the shop that built the car. I will tell you one thing most don't know you can bridge that sub channel down to 4 ohm mono. I had called McIntosh since we were a dealer and they let me know this even though it wasn't marked on the amp and it would do around a 1000 watts. I can tell you the whole glass panel will come off without sliding the glass out. I never had to do that and it Came off with the aluminum surrounding! Enjoy that amp it's one amp I wish k never would have sold. I did run 3 12w6's 4 ohm mono off of it a couple of years before building the stereo it was last in.

@wal Ай бұрын

Oh man that's cool! Wish I still had the box and manual but it's all good. It is really difficult to capture the awesomeness of this amp in a video as that glass is picking up everything on the ceiling of my garage. Oh well, this isn't the last time you'll see this amp on my channel, that's a certainty!

@rickybobby7285 2 ай бұрын

I installed exactly 1 of these into a 1992 honda prelude, back in 1998 at car stereo city. Between the amp, enclosure and subs, the car was sitting on bump stops! So cool to see it again

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Oh man I had a 1992 Prelude Si, loved that car. It sounded amazing with only (2) 10's and components up front

@joec4541 2 ай бұрын

Back in the day I ran a store called Take-5 in Allentown, PA. And we where both a home and car McIntosh deal. We had built at Jeep Wrangler with the MC4000M, McCauley 18” sub. 4- 10” mid-Bass by McCauley. And the front stage was B&W drivers and crossovers from there home Matrix 801. At the time the amp was there prototype same with the B&W speakers before they did a car line. Our store was one of the only store that sold more Mac on the east coast. Each dealer got 1 MC4000M but we got 12 to sell from other dealers that didn’t have the clients that wanted to spend that money. I enjoyed selling and listening to these products both home and car. The head unit MX406 and 6-disc cd changer MCD4000 with fiber optics to even add a different D2A. 0:03 also something very special. Clarions transport with Mac audio was a big sell. I’m going to look to see if I can find any old pictures of the Jeep with the Amp mounted across the back.

@mattm2684 Ай бұрын

Is any Clarion amps from back then with similar components without the Mac price tag?

@joec4541 Ай бұрын

@@mattm2684 unfortunately no, the clarion amps were not bad but not like McIntosh

@mattm2684 Ай бұрын

@@joec4541 I still got some very old Clarion stuff with round plug going from the deck to the amp. I use older B&W speakers in my home only metal tweeter I've ever like listening to. Thought about buying a pair just to put in my car but the magnet on the tweeter is big for a pillars. I didn't know they had a car audio line.

@CandBLawnCare Ай бұрын

Holy shit Joe Christman. This is Bobby who worked at take 5 for a bit with you before it closed up. I had the red escort with the Orion 15 and soundstream continuum. How the hell have you been? I’m thinking about building a SQ system in the future and trying to catch up on all the new tech. Ps I remember that jeep like it was yesterday. That dude was nuts.

@landycleaver9603 2 ай бұрын

I had the luxury of owning a McIntosh amp . It was the 431M. I competed with it in my mini truck in the mid 90s. I worked for a stereo shop and installed a few of these amps and subs in vehicles. We also installed a couple head units as well. I used a Clarion head unit at the time ...I forget which, but it was the top unit along with their slim cd changer as well. My system included Image Dynamics HLCD , 6.5 mids in the floor boards and 2 rockford fosgate punch 12s 6th order ported into my single cab. It pounded and was very crystal clear. I competed professionally for 2 years with that truck and that same system. Won many trophy's with that amp. Rhe downside, as you mentioned, the RCAs kept breaking on the board. Mine eventually broke and I sold the amp years ago for 950 shipped to a buyer on ebay.....

@zapsurf1343 Ай бұрын

So many awesome flashbacks! I never got to experience a Mac amp back then. I had all PPI amps, Clarion head, MB highs and mids, ID HLCD's and 4 Orion XTR 12's mounted push pull. Hoping my kids will get into car audio so I can get back into building systems.

@landycleaver9603 Ай бұрын

My mini truck was basically the shop show truck for us. People didn't know what HLCDs were until they heard my truck. I also had installed a 8" mcintosh sub , mc420, and their kids and highs in a single cab chevy truck. She was my girlfriend at the time and wanted the BEST....money was no object to her and that what she got...installed a Clarion remote control head unit and cd changer under the front seat. Tight fit with the amp ther as well. We were all so scared to break the glass covers on all those amps. Beautiful amps, but the RCAs were a downfall. Should have been Tiffany style like the ORION hcca amps...if I'm not mistaken.

@glenniz1 Ай бұрын

As the number one seller in SOCAL of Mac's back in the 90's, I must say that these were the most beautiful amplifiers ever! One problem was, we had to warranty nearly 80% of them for internal destruction of the PCB board. We also sold the complete Soundstream line prior to them entering Circuit City, as it is well known, they too began popping amplifiers like firecrackers once they were manufactured out of house. What a shame to have to have dropped both of these lines, but they both went out of business shortly after anyway.

@ehrenkrause9861 2 ай бұрын

Now that I would consider to be the ultimate old school amplifier to have

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Absolutely a grail amp for me

@envisionelectronics 2 ай бұрын

I worked at a McIntosh dealer shop and installed one of these in a 1997 Camaro. I’d heard a lot of systems but this one was one of the cleanest and loudest I’d ever heard (1998). The power guard made a huge difference in clarity by limiting clipping. I don’t remember which drivers were used. I think it was the only one they sold…

@grumpysteelman 2 ай бұрын

We had one of these originals in the case at the stereo shop that I worked at. I’m rockin MTX 2300x and Alpine MRV-1505 and 1507 in those days…was totally smitten with the surfboard.

@jlev505 2 ай бұрын

MRV-1507s were and still are some great sounding amps on subs. I’ve got 4 of them.

@MR_Garage 2 ай бұрын

I had to comment here. Seeing this brought back memories! Back then, I was running US Amps and Oz Audio. The MC4000M was my dream amplifier. I had forgotten about this beast!

@wal 2 ай бұрын

thanks for taking the time to comment, much appreciated!

@v12alpine 2 ай бұрын

Ahhh the capacitor plague of the 90's. Not surprising, glad you took care of that ASAP. We had one on standalone working display at the shop I worked at. First thing you'd see walking in. Sold/installed maybe 3 of them over the years I worked there. The head units were meh, just rebadged clarions.

@TheDudeRc 2 ай бұрын

I had the honor of installing 2 of these into a Mustang back in 1999. Its forever been my unicorn lust after amp. I have had a couple of the smaller 6 channels with teh VUs but the MC4000m is just amazing!

@avnut5517 2 ай бұрын

The do NOT make them like they used to. What an amazing find! Thank you for sharing.

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@yougod7253 2 ай бұрын

We have come a long way in car stereo. Thanks for the history lesson.

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Back in the '90s a lot of home audio companies jumped on the car audio bandwagon. These days it seems like many of them are working directly with the car companies to offer upgraded sound systems (B&O, Mark Levinson, JBL, etc)

@volvo09 2 ай бұрын

@@walyes I've noticed that too, and it's very obvious now. Back in the day Bose was the main home audio brand crossover. Now there are many brands doing home hi fi branded mobile audio deals.

@gregoryfagan2835 2 ай бұрын

No they haven't. The 90's is where 'a long way' went. It's just fine tuning now and McIntosh amps in the 90's is like the top of the mountain

@volvo09 2 ай бұрын

@@gregoryfagan2835 the power handling of IC's has come a long way. Look at how many transistors and components this has in the teardown. A modern SQ amp is so much smaller, and can handle more power with far less components.

@gregoryfagan2835 2 ай бұрын

Ugh. McIntosh is still top of the game. They represent the top of the mountain still with what they bring dummy. Nobody can afford them still. Just like the 90's. The car audio would still looks to them there smart guy

@LBCAndrew 2 ай бұрын

What an amazing amplifier. I came incredibly close to buying an McIntosh MC431M 4-channel back in the late 90's but ended up buying a SoundStream Reference 1000s and 500s. I still have both SoundStream amps and the 500s still works. I've been in the process of repairing the 1000s but life keeps getting in the way and unfortunately the guy who designed it who i had been talking with via email has passed away. I hope it works when i get it finished since most pros avoid jobs where the owner screwed up. lol.

@wal Ай бұрын

Shawn King can repair, contact him at shawnmking (at) gmail

@ach442403 2 ай бұрын

I have a 4-channel mcintosh amp that needs to be looked at, powers up but no sound…gonna have to get in touch with the tech who serviced that big boy and see if i can get mine working…absolutely ❤❤❤ mcintosh the amps have such a clean next to perfect sound. You can tell even over youtube that amp puts out a SQ thats just up front in your face…doesnt get much better than that 😉

@brentolbrych230 Ай бұрын

I have a great guy in NC if you need his info let me knoe

@joesmith6972 2 ай бұрын

I never paid much attention to McIntosh amps because they were soooo much nicer than anything I could afford.

@GroinsItchin 2 ай бұрын

I'm so jealous Big D! Been drooling over this amp ever since it launched, definitely my dream amp since I first heard my first set up. I hope you use it in an Uber high end build!

@embiggens1 2 ай бұрын

Man, I remember going to Custom Sounds back in the 90s and lusting after the McIntosh amps and gear. I was 16, no way I could afford one.

@BENNYMFB 2 ай бұрын

A true piece of history. Nice video man!

@volvo09 2 ай бұрын

What an unbelievably cool amp! Thanks for including the history with McIntosh. I remember our local camera and TV shop had a small audio section with McIntosh amps (home) and i would go drool over them in the test room as my dad was getting pictures developed.

@1337Mo Ай бұрын

Been waiting for this for over 10 years!

@scofab 2 ай бұрын

Holy Grail stuff from back in the day... and all these years later it still is. Outstanding review and thanks again very much.

@bryanrails3428 Ай бұрын

Congrats Bid D! Stoked for you.

@_Napoletano_ 2 ай бұрын

Dont know much about Mcintosh car audio but I know their home audio stuff is top notch. I own the mac7200 home receiver. Best home stereo receiver I've owned to date.

@wal 2 ай бұрын

There was one model, the MCC602TM that had the classic Autoformers protruding outside the heatsink. Those are more rare than the MC4000m and I believe most are in Japan.

@zapsurf1343 Ай бұрын

Another awesome vid!

@HifiVega 2 ай бұрын

Work of art!

@CarAudioEnthusiasts Ай бұрын

By Far my favorite amp youve ever had on your channel. Love those amps!

@wal Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@user-bp2nr5eu3j Ай бұрын

Totally awesome. Absolutely my dream amplifier. Top class video. Thanks!

@williamlewis8492 2 ай бұрын

As always, an informative video, of an amazing amp that most of us could only dream of owning. My dream amp is the Incriminator Audio IA40.1

@conniewaynewalters6414 2 ай бұрын

Hell yeah big D , that's a slick looking beast of an amp

@matthewelliott2213 2 ай бұрын

Gorgeous.... Wow, man....that's a real banger you got there. What a beauty.

@AllboroLCD 2 ай бұрын

Damn you made my day with this one Big D, thank you!!!!

@wal Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@rlg222 2 ай бұрын

Awe man, I love these amps. I never could own one back in the day. Its a gem for sure. Thanks Big D!

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@msh6865 2 ай бұрын

Congrats Dereck on grabbing one of your holy Grail amps! 👍😁 I'm still holding out hope for mine. 😌

@AudioGuru09 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video. Great amplifier

@aarondavis8433 2 ай бұрын

i remember that article in car audio, I forget the name of the dealer in Durham that carried McIntosh, I always loved there stuff

@Jack_Move 2 ай бұрын

Thank You for this Derek , What a Score Indeed !

@wal Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@brian6029 2 ай бұрын

So sweet to see amps I've liked over the years get tested. This was one of my favorites. 😎👍👍

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@charlesriston8972 2 ай бұрын

My buddy just got a Jeep Grand Cherokee with that McIntosh sound system........... Best Factory system I've Ever Heard!!!!!!

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Awesome!

@thenotoriousrvh6091 2 ай бұрын

Yeah it's a shame that McIntosh HU is made by Alpine.

@wal 2 ай бұрын

@@thenotoriousrvh6091 it's a shame we have to say it's a shame with Alpine involved. Alpine was once the top of the line as far as head units go, IMO

@AudioGuru09 2 ай бұрын

If it’s the best factory system you have ever heard is that really a shame?

@scottw1938 Ай бұрын

I remember seeing McIntosh amps in builds that were featured in Car Audio and Electronics. They were my grail amps for mids and highs. I would drool over the pictures of these when I was a teenager. If I only had a copy of that McIntosh brochure!

@g.dubyou6263 Ай бұрын

I haven’t watched the whole video, yet. But let’s hope we don’t blow it up, this time. I had an MC440M in my 1994 Civic coupe, back in the day. It was amazing. My installer sat in the back seats with my front seats out, after he installed the setup, he said “I have to listen to all of my music, all over, again, because I haven’t heard anything like this amp. I’m hearing instruments in songs that just aren’t even noticeable with other equipment.”

@greenreaper8663 2 ай бұрын

Man you aren’t kidding, it would be a dream to have one of these!

@saschacubexyz 2 ай бұрын

A milestone in soundquality, design, and price👍🆙️ Also an awesome white glove oldschool amp....😉

@TechGorilla1987 2 ай бұрын

@12:15 - It's nice that you listened to folks on that. I am sure that, in the long run, you will really come to appreciate them.

@wal Ай бұрын

Not sure why I resisted, I'm redoing all of my speaker wiring now. So fresh and so clean, clean!

@TokenTombstone 2 ай бұрын

Thx for sharing.

@richschenk1828 Ай бұрын

Always wanted one of those that is my all time dream amp❤❤❤

@jordanhavel931 2 ай бұрын

I'm actually from a small town near Binghamton! I've been to their location a few times over the years to fix a couple doors.. that place is world class excellence!

@MattJonasTOY666 Ай бұрын

Listing to this in my car going to work and even through crapy speakers and KZfaq you can tell how clean the sound is out of this amp, crazy!

@McTroyd 12 күн бұрын

Accidentally pulled up this video for a second time just now, and glad to let it run. Those VU meters never get old. By all accounts, McIntosh is an amazing company, but I suspect the only way I'll ever own something of theirs is going to be similar to how you got yours -- old used unit that needs repair practically falls in my lap. 😅 Good problem to have! 👍

@DAVIDIRUNGU-nk6yx 2 ай бұрын

fan from Kenya ........salute to you Big D

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@DAVIDIRUNGU-nk6yx 2 ай бұрын

@@wal would it be 2 much if I asked you to like .....send me on of your amps that you may not be using plz.....id highly appreciate man

@Z_question Ай бұрын

I had that amp in my 1981 Buick Rivera back in 1995. I totally forgot about it. This video brought back some memories.

@gibranlapham4470 2 ай бұрын

That is VERY sweet! You really should use that bad boy and build a system around it, and have it show cased as the center of the whole thing ... super cool, top of the line old school equipment right there!

@johnebuckland Ай бұрын

Wow. That old Japanese brochure is fantastic! Without doubt one of the top Amps in my mind. Mint content Big D! Cheers

@Matt2chee 2 ай бұрын

Glad you got that puppy. Congrats.

@calvinevans8305 2 ай бұрын

Awesome video.

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@Jboost412 2 ай бұрын

Brought back the memories of the last Mac I seen here getting cooked I didn’t wanna bring it up 😆 but since you mentioned disabling the “power guard” and it cooked absolutely let’s not try that one again! As always love the channel long time subscriber here and you always keep it interesting great job bro!!

@victorlambertt4662 2 ай бұрын

That sounds very good sir 👍

@lourock9702 Ай бұрын

Never got the chance to install one of these, but a coworker had 2 of them in his Buick Regal T-type. Definitely a dream amp for me!!!!

@alkosmo2692 2 ай бұрын

Big D, you know I've talked with you about my collection of 50+ and I have acquired some of my Dreams. But, that said; this Amp was my ALL TIME Dream Amp. Good job on collecting one, and great job on review. Here in San Diego, we had a shop Leemor Electronics (chula vista) had one on there inside glass displays $4k. I drooled every week or so when I walked in there 😅. Keep it up D, we love it 😊😮😮

@wal Ай бұрын

Thanks for watching and commenting!

@stormyyoung6344 2 ай бұрын

Definitely one sweet looking amp

@VisionSoundPDX 2 ай бұрын

Yesssssssss!!!! Finally! I won one of these monsters in early 2000 after selling a lot of McIntosh home and car products. My car then wasn't capable of running it though so I sold it without ever hearing it

@Tron1731 2 ай бұрын

I had the crunch vu series for my treble. lol got that amp from Trade Center in Michigan they had huge booths full of amps speakers. Oh, how I miss them days

@Bassotronics Ай бұрын

The classic good ol McIntosh! The original MC spitting out lyrics! 👍🏻

@Jboost412 2 ай бұрын

What a gorgeous amp!! Kinda jelly of that monster!!

@grasshopperkane7749 Ай бұрын

I was an installer back when McIntosh came out and, yes they were expensive compared to other amplifiers but sounded great! Wish I could have bought one😢

@germanjesus Ай бұрын

I had that amp with the 2 jlw3 12s and a Sony front stage and rear stage. It was amazing sounding and it almost got stolen 6 times.

@chuckthomas1872 2 ай бұрын

I did not know about the Clarion buyout , I am still running a pair of Clarion 6x9's that came with my van 11 years ago.. still sound great.

@wal 2 ай бұрын

I didn't mention but they were sold again in 2003 to D&M Holdings and more history can be found at the McIntosh website

@Capnobvious Ай бұрын

Man these amps were unicorns! I’m an old bass head and started tinkering when I was like 16 I’m 43 now and I’ve never seen one of these in person other than a store. I saw plenty of Orion hcca, phoenix gold, a few soundstream rubicons and old ppi pipe amps but never a McIntosh… very cool. Other brands like fosgates, kicker, lanzar, earthquakes were pretty common but you needed that extra extra money to get into those other leagues of high end cheater amps.

@davidfromamerica1871 2 ай бұрын

Yes👍I live demo'd the McIntosh car audio systems lineup at an authorized McIntosh dealer years ago. Amps, head unit, speakers. The amps were the most impressive with their technology's built in. 👍 EXPENSIVE,,!! Yes. you pay the name brand tax on top of the pricing. I came close to buying 👍 I finally went with all JLAudio, Amps Slash A|B and speakers at the time.👍

@code_red7744 2 ай бұрын

I remember seeing these advertised in the car audio magazines back in the day but I never saw one in person…

@petermorgano9795 Ай бұрын

Binghamton NY represent! People forget upstate NY is still a technology center, Corning labs, Kodak factory, McIntosh, RPI, etc. McIntosh never made anything but the best they could at the time. Their new home stuff is insane.

@stevencarlson5422 Ай бұрын

Man I bet that was a treat to mess with and listen to in person, amazing amp for the era for sure, not a fan of those controls though, makes it tough to fine tune the amp in the vehicle

@chris.o 2 ай бұрын

King of old school amps

@user-fj8wr8jh4e Ай бұрын

Peak car audio imo. All things equal.

@gen-X-trader 2 ай бұрын

What a gem. One of the best sq amps of all time 🎉 my own dream amp would be one of these or an audison thesis

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Maybe I should show off the Audison in an upcoming video? That would be interesting 😊

@gen-X-trader 2 ай бұрын

@@wal definitely ! 😁

@justinhiggins2210 2 ай бұрын

I remember one of the car audio magazines testing this amp and he was encountering distortion from his ultra expensive test equipment before he could find it in the amp. This is more likely than any other the best car audio amplifier ever made. About dream amps I would like to have a Arc audio 4000se.

@justinvanburen8259 Ай бұрын

Hell yeah!!! Such a bad ass amp!!!

@Chris-B-Bassin Ай бұрын

What a gem 👌

@ChrisDIYerOklahoma 6 күн бұрын

Great job fixing up this gem and showing what it can do. SexyCool wicked overpriced McIntosh equipment. So glad you are starting to use ferrules...I am one of the audio junkies that complained! As for my "dream" amplifier -- it would have to be 100% pure Class A (all tubes, in all stages) with some modern D/A circuity to handle digital inputs and convert properly. I know there are a few out there...some going for $75,000. Lastly, McIntosh does great audio. But, when it comes down to sound hitting your ears -- quality speakers and environment are the biggest factors. Keep up the great work doing videos -- love your channel.

@MrBetaTube 2 ай бұрын

When I sold my 2 RF 650's that I bought new. I had a very large amount of cash to spend. I did look at the Clarions/McIntosh but decided Zapco was the best route to go. 7 x Z220, custom dual PX with special frequency chips for the trunk. Custom PX with fader for the dash.

@wal 2 ай бұрын

Awe yeah!

@Avatarsubwoofer 2 ай бұрын

100% gorgeous

@shawnk4517 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful 😍

@jeremybirdwell2623 2 ай бұрын

So beautiful.

@robbrayton8077 Ай бұрын

Mac stuff was always beautiful. I personally always wanted a set of the biggest Linear Power or chrome series SoundStream amplifiers.

@thanatoasbingus4253 4 күн бұрын

I trained at McIntosh labs 6years ago, Charlie Randal is a cool guy.

@Geerladenlad 2 ай бұрын

I have one of these amps the MC 432 I believe. I didn't get the Vu meters I probably should have. I got a lot of enjoyment out of the amp it sounded great. 👍

@beef9c1 2 ай бұрын

Yeah I too remember those good old days when sound systems in automotive were great & seriously loud. Brands like ADS, Stillwater Designs, Alpines, Boston Acoustics & many others.

@chloeleedow7250 Ай бұрын

So jealous of those beautiful blues like a beautiful woman with blue eyes 👀 ❤️ makes me wonder how people ran such hefty class ab in those days the current pull was insane for what it was, nearly as impressive was it stayed cool. Didn't know clarion had a slice of the action on these either. Makes me wanna get my big purple clarion 4 channel class ab amp running my front stage in the car, it's semi/pho 3way, active so dsp-d to all channels for time alignment and tuning response curve using RTA and umik1 but the mid and teeter run off a passive crossover on a single channel each side then the woofers are full active and so are is the rear fill although think they will be differential when it's just me and a different Preset for when people are in the back getting all normal stereo signal 🕺

@BentonL 2 ай бұрын

I have 2 Adcom GFA 565 that need recapping. I used to have a smaller version of that Mac amp.

@wal 2 ай бұрын

check with ShawnKAudio.com he can fix you up

@BlenderRookie 2 ай бұрын

That's a nice looking amp.

@tomb9566 2 ай бұрын

Who remembers the cover of the car audio magazine( can't recall name)when they showed an install of this amp? I believe the guy had around 20 speakers hooked up, and the installation was flawless . Come on, Big D show is the cover and article of that install, I know you have it😂

@NonovUrbizniz Ай бұрын

OMG, I'm old... I literally remember looking at this amplifier when I was getting my PPI 5075 Installed.. THAT is the best amp ever produced with it's digital controller and 3 band preamp.. it was so amazing.. for literally 2 weeks, then the car got stolen and stripped of the stereo in Boston...

@wal Ай бұрын

Oh man thieves…😡

@NonovUrbizniz Ай бұрын

@@wal I had, had PPI rebuild the amp, had bought the fiber optic cable, and had the digital interface for it sitting in my apartment when it got stolen... Felt so awful.. I still look on eBay for the amp lol