{"product_id":"mcintosh-mc451-dual-mono-power-amplifier","title":"McIntosh MC451 Dual Mono Power Amplifier","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe MC451 brings McIntosh's Hybrid Drive bi-amping concept into a conventional chassis size: a 150-watt vacuum tube amplifier powered by four KT88 output tubes joined to a 300-watt Quad Balanced solid state amplifier on one chassis. The tube section drives a speaker's midranges and tweeters while the solid state section powers the woofers, each delivering full output into 2, 4 or 8 ohms. It was named The Absolute Sound's 2023 Vacuum Tube Amplifier of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003ePower output\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eVacuum tube section: 150 W; solid state section: 300 W, each into 2, 4 or 8 ohms\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eConfiguration\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMonoblock Hybrid Drive for bi-amping\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eOutput tubes\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFour KT88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eOutput type\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eUnity Coupled transformer (tube); Autoformer (solid state)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eSignal-to-noise ratio\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112dB (tube); 118dB (solid state)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth style=\"text-align:left;padding-right:1.5em\"\u003eWeight\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e133 lbs (60.3 kg)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCall or visit the showroom about availability.\u003c\/strong\u003e Contact our team for pricing, a demonstration, or system design — \u003ca href=\"\/pages\/contact\"\u003eget in touch\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McIntosh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50417947345089,"sku":null,"price":16000.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0869\/8340\/9857\/files\/mc451-front-top_5a8ca4d4-0843-47db-b287-de95fef49d9d.jpg?v=1785024577","url":"https:\/\/soundsanctuaryaustin.com\/products\/mcintosh-mc451-dual-mono-power-amplifier","provider":"Sound Sanctuary Austin","version":"1.0","type":"link"}