Founded in 1949, McIntosh is known for offering distinguished home audio systems that deliver the ultimate listening experience in music and film. Offering products for two-channel stereo sound systems and multi-channel home theaters with surround sound, McIntosh continues to define the ultimate home audio entertainment experience for discriminating listeners around the world. Our iconic blue Watt output meter is globally recognized as a symbol of quality home audio. With a McIntosh home stereo system or home theater, listeners have the ability to create their own luxury audio experience – and truly live their music.
McIntosh preamplifiers connect all your home audio components together. Offered in both solid state and vacuum tube designs, all McIntosh preamplifiers are easy to operate, flexible, and offer the highest level of audio performance available. The rear panel of any McIntosh preamplifier features an enormous number of connections to accommodate all of your needs.
Power amplifiers are the driving force behind any great home audio system. McIntosh amplifiers blend eye-catching aesthetics, power and sonic integrity in a way that has been capturing the imagination of music lovers and home theater enthusiasts for decades. Whether your desires run towards vacuum tubes or solid state, monoblock, stereo or multi-channel configurations, McIntosh has your home audio amplifier solution.
Many music lovers choose a McIntosh integrated amplifier to be the backbone of their home audio or stereo system. Integrated amplifiers combine the engineering and performance of our world renowned amplifiers and preamplifiers into one space saving unit. By sharing a single chassis, integrated amplifiers help reduce the overall footprint of the home audio or stereo system. McIntosh integrated amplifiers are available with various features and power outputs. Regardless which model you choose, you will be rewarded with years of McIntosh quality listening pleasure.
A quality stereo receiver can be a building block of any home audio system. It has the ability to tune into your favorite radio stations, switch between sources, and deliver amplified sound to your speakers. McIntosh stereo receivers are designed, engineered and built with the same high standards as all of our products. Matched with a pair of speakers and various source units, McIntosh receivers can provide a lifetime of musical enjoyment and be a cornerstone of your two channel home audio system.
Turntables helped usher in the modern day world of high fidelity home audio. With some prized vinyl record collections dating back to the onset of hi-fi two-channel stereo, a McIntosh turntable will be able to deliver all the subtle nuances that your vinyl records contain. McIntosh turntables combine classic design with modern styling elements, creating a unique piece to add to your home audio system.
Since 1970, the McIntosh Acoustic Engineering team has been dedicated to creating home audio speakers capable of reproducing a live musical performance as accurately as possible. Designing a great loudspeaker is as subjective as it is technical. The acoustic balance of a home audio or home theater speaker, even with computer assistance, must, in the end, be fine-tuned by experienced ears. Combining sonic finesse with the power handling capabilities necessary to transport you to a live performance is the hallmark of McIntosh home audio and home theater speakers. There bookshelf and floorstanding audio speakers represent the final link in a chain of top-quality components designed to seamlessly work together.