McIntosh MA5100 - B Owner's Manual
  1. Manuals
  2. Brands
  3. McIntosh Manuals
  4. Amplifier
  5. MA5100 - B
  6. Owner's manual

McIntosh MA5100 - B Owner's Manual

Stereo preamplifier-power amplifier
Hide thumbs
Table of Contents

Advertisement

Quick Links

MA51OO
PRICE $1.25

Advertisement

Table of Contents
loading
Need help?

Need help?

Do you have a question about the MA5100 - B and is the answer not in the manual?

Questions and answers

Related Manuals for McIntosh MA5100 - B

Summary of Contents for McIntosh MA5100 - B

  • Page 1 MA51OO PRICE $1.25...

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    CONTENTS GENERAL DESCRIPTION TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION BLOCK DIAGRAM PERFORMANCE CHARTS The Mclntosh "will to perfection" requires that we probe constantly into the unknown to bring the performance of our SPECIFICATIONS electronic equipment closer to perfection than ever before. INSTALLATION This requires a constant and relentless search for low noise, IN A HURRY broad band conservative design with an ever lower distortion factor.

  • Page 4: General Description

    GENERAL DESCRIPTION Conservative claims and specifications are traditional at Mclntosh. "Rated with honesty and conservatism . . ." "impressive perform- ance figures . . ." "Highest quality of components and construc- tion . . ." are the words used by independent experts when writing of Mclntosh.

  • Page 5: Technical Description

    TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION The tone control stages are made up of a three stage amplifier. The PREAMPLIFIER SECTION first two transistors are emitter followers. The first emitter follower is driven from the output of the volume control. The second emitter fol- The phono and tape head preamplifier circuits in the MA5100 have lower is direct coupled to the third stage.
  • Page 6 POWER AMPLIFIER SECTION There are 9 transistors in each power amplifier. The input stage is a pair of matched transistors arranged as an emitter coupled amplifier with two inputs and one output. The program from the preamplifier connects to one of the inputs, the second input is fed from the feed- back loop that is around the power amplifier section.

  • Page 7: Block Diagram

    BLOCK DIAGRAM...

  • Page 8: Performance Charts

    TYPICAL PERFORMANCE DATA 10000 20000 1000 1000 100K FREQUENCY IN HERTZ FREQUENCY IN HERTZ POWER OUTPUT IN WATTS RMS POWER OUTPUT EQUIVALENT WATTS RMS...

  • Page 9: Specifications

    SPECIFICATIONS ELECTRICAL SPECIFICATIONS TREBLE CONTROLS: POWER OUTPUT: ± 18 dB at 20,000 Hz with f r i c t i o n clutch for inde- 45 RMS watts continuous per channel into 4 ohms pendent adjustment of each channel. HF FILTER: both channels operating.

  • Page 10: Installation

    INSTALLATION IN A CABINET Insert the screws in the center holes of the cabinet To prepare the MA 5100 for installation remove the panel ("B" holes on the template) and tighten. The If the cutout is to be located from the rear of the panel, plastic protective covering.

  • Page 11: In A Hurry

    INPUT SELECTOR IF YOU'RE IN A HURRY 1 AUX ... for any device connected to the AUX inputs on back. TAPE ... for tape recorder with built-in elec- tronics. TUNER ... for FM stereo or AM/FM tuner. PHONO 1 . . . for record player. PHONO 2 .

  • Page 12: Typical Connection

    TYPICAL CONNECTION T U N E R RIGHT L O U D S P E A K E R L E F T L O U D S P E A K E R R E C O R D P L A Y E R 2 T A P E P L A Y E R...

  • Page 13: Connecting

    CONNECTING A LOUDSPEAKER: The MA5100 is designed for stereo operation only. Do not connect the MA5100 for monophonic operation. Damage to the loudspeaker may result. Speakers are connected at the OUTPUT barrier strips on the back panel of the MA5100. RIGTH LOUDSPEAKER LEFT LOUDSPEAKER...

  • Page 14: Connecting

    CONNECTING THE TAPE PLAYER: (A tape transport without electronics.) BALANCING YOUR STEREO Plug the cable from the "left" tape head output on the tape transport into the upper TAPE HD jack on the MA 5100. The performance and enjoyment of a stereo system is Plug the cable from the "right"...

  • Page 15: Listening

    LISTENING TO YOUR STEREO 2 Turn the MODE SELECTOR switch to STEREO or MONO, LISTENING TO A STEREO RECORD depending on the program on the tape. 1 Turn the INPUT SELECTOR to PHONO 1, or PHONO 2, 3 Adjust the VOLUME control to the desired volume. whichever is connected to the record player you wish to hear.

  • Page 16: Front Panel Controls

    USING THE FRONT PANEL CONTROLS INPUT SELECTOR: Selects any one of six program sources: TREBLE CONTROLS: Use the LEFT and RIGHT TREBLE controls to regulate treble loudness to the left and right speakers, respec- AUX: Any high level program source requiring flat amplifica- tion, such as a television set, is connected to the input stage tively.
  • Page 17 LOUD: When the volume is reduced, the music L + R TO R: connects the "left plus right" sources. programs to the "right" loudspeaker only. will seem to lose much of its bass and some SPEAKER: For private listening on head- of its treble.

  • Page 18: Guarantee

    GUARANTEE Mclntosh Laboratory Incorporated guarantees this instrument to be capable of performance as advertised. We also guarantee the mechanical and elec- trical workmanship and components to be free of defects for a period of 90 days from date of purchase. If such defects occur, Mclntosh Laboratory or one of its authorized agencies will repair the defect at no cost to the pur- chaser.
  • Page 20 MclNTOSH LABORATORY INC. 2 CHAMBERS ST., BINGHAMTON, N. Y. 13903 607-723-3512 Design subject to change without notice. Printed in U.S.A. 038-329 BE032003...

This manual is also suitable for:

Ma 5100

Table of Contents