MA9500 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER SERIAL NO. AJQ1001 And Above SERVICE MANUAL CONTENTS Performance Specifications ............2 Notes ..................2 Rear Panel ................. 3 Section Location ................ 4 WAT T S WAT T S Block Diagram ................5 .30 3.0 30 3.00 .30 3.0 30 3.00...
Phono MM, 3.0mV Less than 2% THD with up to 16dB overdrive at Digital Input Sample Rates Note: Refer to the rear panel of the MA9500 for Phono MC, 0.3mV 1,000Hz Optical: PCM - 16Bit, 24Bit - 44.1kHz to 192kHz the correct voltage.
MA9500 REAR PANEL R OUTPUT L OUTPUT MA9500 INTEGRATED AMPLIFIER 8Ω 8Ω McINTOSH LABORATORY, INC., BINGHAMTON, NY HANDCRAFTED IN USA WITH US AND IMPORTED PARTS POWER CONTROL DA2 DIGITAL AUDIO MODULE DATA PORTS CTRL OUTPUTS COAX 1 COAX 2 IR IN...
MA9500 SECTION LOCATIONS Top View Bottom View LEFT TERMINAL RIGHT TERMINAL HEADPHONE BALANCED POWER SUPPLY BACKUP POWER SUPPLY DIGITAL AUDIO / DA2 CONTROL LOW VOLT HIGH VOLT HV DUAL CAP DAUGHTER AUDIO METER LIGHT TONE PCB DISPLAY HEATSINK L PUSHBUTTON...
MA9500 INTERCONNECT R HP AGND CA19 AGND L HP CA10 CA11 R PG LT AMP R MUTE AMP R +7VDA R PTC AGND +7VDA BLU/WHT R MET V AGND R OUTPUT L OUTPUT -7VDA HEATSINK HEATSINK DGND TERMINAL TERMINAL +15V...
MA9500 CONTROL 752678 SCH 1 of 4 +3.3V BU +3.3V BU +3.3V BU 22.1 22.1 DATA1 EN DATA2 EN DATA3 EN DATA4 EN A = 0 0 0 (0) I2C DA R114 DATA 1 I2C CL +3.3V BU +3.3V BU...
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MA9500 CONTROL 752678 SCH 2 of 4 MA5300 MA7200 MAC7200 MA8900 MA9000 NO POP 0.67V 1.36V 1.94V 2.62V 3.3V +3.3VM [MA8950] [MA9500] 2.23V 3.00V +12V ERASE J1:17 UNIT ID +12V S100 J1:18 R122 R123 6-32 OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN OPEN 4.75k...
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MA9500 CONTROL 752678 SCH 3 of 4 +1 2V +1 2V PC OU T PU T D R IVER +3 .3V BU +3 .3V BU P A S S T HRU T RIG 1 J5:1 PASS PC 22.1k J6:2 +3 .3V BU TRIG1 PC +3 .3V BU...
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MA9500 CONTROL 752678 SCH 4 of 4 USB INPUT +3.3VBU J18:7 DAC L USB DM (U18) J18:1 USB DP D/A MICRO (U18) +7V DA U1001 MAIN MICRO DETACHED J18:2 ATTACHED USB 1/2 CASE J18:9 USB OE HSD1+ USB1 + CASE...
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MA9500 CONTROL CONTROL 752678 PCB 752678 PARTS LIST Ref. No. Description Part No. CAP 10uF 20% 16V X5R SMD0805 061392 CAP .1uF 10% 50V X7R SMD0603 061385 CAP .1uF 10% 50V X7R SMD0603 061385 CAP 10uF 20% 16V X5R SMD0805 061392 CAP .1uF 10% 50V X7R SMD0603...
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MA9500 CONTROL 752678 PARTS LIST (Cont’d.) Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. R131 RES SMD0805 OPEN NONE D1001 DIODE ESD SUPPRESSOR SMD 070198 RES TF 22.1 .5% 0.1W SMD0805 145133 RES TF 10K 1% 0.1W SMD0805...
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MA9500 AUDIO 751978 SCH 2 of 4 J13:2 10µF DAC L J12:12 MM L DAC L 47.5k DAC R +3 .3V BU +3 .3V BU +3 .3V BU +3 .3V BU +3 .3V BU +3 .3V BU J12:11 100k DAC R...
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MA9500 AUDIO 751978 SCH 3 of 4 +24V DGN D J7:18 DGN D J10:1 24VAC Audio Op Amps OUT(TAB) +15V M et er Op Amps Digital Audio J7:17 HP DET HP DET 1.85A J10:2 .1µF .1µF 220µF BLU /W HT...
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MA9500 AUDIO 751978 SCH 4 of 4 R132 2.21k R105 R113 +15H P +15H P -15V -15H P +15V +15H P C110 470pF R133 1000µF .1µF 1000µF .1µF 4.75k LEFT HEADPHONE R209 R210 49.9K R OUT C171 R211 .22µF R145 C111 47.5...
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MA9500 AUDIO AUDIO 751978 PCB 751978 PARTS LIST Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. CAP MPF 0.047UF 5% 63VDC 064320 CAP X7R .1UF 20% 50V SMD0805 061365 CAP X7R .1UF 20% 50V SMD0805 061365 CAP ELECT 3300UF 35V...
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MA9500 AUDIO 751978 PARTS LIST (Cont’d.) Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. TRANSISTOR NPN 2SC4694 SMD 132336 C151 CAP 1000PF 50V NPO SMD0805 061317 DIODE ESD SUPPRESSOR SMD 070198 RELAY REED SPST-NO 5V 1.2A...
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MA9500 AUDIO 751978 PARTS LIST (Cont’d.) Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. RES TF 47.5K 1% .125W SMD0805 145132 R107 RES SMD0805 22.1K 1/8W 1% 145012 R170 RES TF 2.21K 1% 0.1W SMD0805...
MA9500 L & R TERMINAL 751980 SCH L AUTOFORMER L OUT 8 J1:1 L OUT 4 L OUT 8 J1:2 J3:1 2 5W L OUT 2 J3:3 L OUT 2 J2:1 4 5W J2:2 J3:5 NO POP 1000pF 4-40 L OUTPUT...
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MA9500 L & R TERMINAL 751980 PCB L & R TERMINAL 751980 PARTS LIST Ref. No. Description Part No. CAP POLYPROP 0.15UF 10% 275VDC 064464 CAP POLYPROP 0.047UF 10% 275VDC 064466 CAP POLYPROP 0.15UF 10% 275VDC 064464 CAP POLYPROP 0.047UF 10% 275VDC 064466 CONNECTOR 2 PIN HEADER 11.88MM...
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MA9500 9 10 11 DISPLAY/METER LIGHT/HEADPHONE/L PSHBTN/R PSHBTN 751981 SCH 3 of 3 L METER DRIVER +10V M +10V M +10V M J13:1 D GN D U7:1 J13:2 DISPLAY TUN B N/C (M AC Audio Variant ) R116 -5V M...
MA9500 DIGITAL AUDIO / DA2 320689 SCH 1 of 7 U_USB and HDMI U_Input and DSP U_DAC and Output USB and HDMI.SchDoc Input and DSP.SchDoc DAC and Output.SchDoc ARC_S/PDIF ARC_S/PDIF I2SBCLK/DSDBCLK I2SBCLK/DSDBCLK I2SLRCK/DSDL I2SLRCK/DSDL PCM_BCLK PCM_BCLK I2SDATA/DSDL I2SDATA/DSDL PCM_LRCK PCM_LRCK...
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MA9500 DIGITAL AUDIO / DA2 320689 SCH 2 of 7 +5.2V LM317 80mA Absolute Maximum Ra�ngs DGND DGND 330R100M 0.56W Imax 3.3V_BU 3.3V_BU Unused 3.3V_BU USB+ 600mA USB+ 100u 0.1u 100u USB- 600mA USB- DGND 80mA DGND For Analog DAC_RX...
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MA9500 DIGITAL AUDIO / DA2 320689 PCB 1 of 3...
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MA9500 DIGITAL AUDIO / DA2 320689 PCB 2 of 3...
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MA9500 DIGITAL AUDIO / DA2 DIGITAL AUDIO / DA2 320689 PCB 3 of 3 320689 PARTS LIST Ref. No. Description Part No. NO SERVICE PARTS. REPLACE COMPLETE ASSEMBLY...
MA9500 HIGH VOLT POWER SUPPLY 751983 SCH GRN/WHT + 65V J3:1 - 65V J3:2 + 65V J4:1 - 65V J4:2 BLU/WHT High Volt Power Supply REV B...
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MA9500 HIGH VOLT POWER SUPPLY 751983 PCB REV B HIGH VOLT POWER SUPPLY 751983 PARTS LIST Ref. No. Description Part No. CAP POLYPROP 0.22UF 400V 20% 064438 CAP ELECT 27000UF 100V 066596 CAP ELECT 27000UF 100V 066596 DIODE BRIDGE RECT...
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MA9500 TONE 751984 PCB TONE 751984 PARTS LIST Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. Ref. No. Description Part No. RES SMD0805 681 1/8W 1% 145002 RES SMD0805 681 1/8W 1% 145002...
Use the original shipping carton and interior parts only if they are all in good serviceable condition. If a shipping carton 034186 Front and rear foam pad or any of the interior part(s) are needed, please call or write Customer Service Department of McIntosh Laboratory. 034187 Side foam pad Please see the Part List for the correct part numbers.
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PHONO OUTPUTS The continuous improvement of its products is the policy of McIntosh Laboratory Incorporated, who reserve the right to improve design without notice. Because of the constant upgrading of McIntosh products’ circuitry and components, the Company cannot ensure, and does not warrant, the accuracy of the within schematic material, which is intended for information only.
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