McIntosh MA9500 User Manual

Trademark and License Information
The McIntosh MA9500 incorporates copyright
protected technology that is protected by U.S. patents
and other intellectual property rights. The MA9500
uses the following Technologies:
Trademark License Information
ASIO is a trademark and
software of Steinberg Media
Technologies GmbH
Manufactured under license
from Dolby Laboratories. Dolby,
Dolby Audio, and the double-D
symbol are trademarks of Dolby
Laboratories.
For DTS patents, see http://
patents.dts.com. Manufactured
under license from DTS, Inc.
DTS, the Symbol, DTS and
the Symbol together, and
Digital Surround are registered
trademarks and/or trademarks
of DTS, Inc. in the United
States and/or other countries.
DTS, Inc. All Rights Reserved.
The terms HDMI, HDMI
High-Denition Multimedia
Interface, and the HDMI Logo
are trademarks or registered
trademarks of HDMI Licensing
Administrator, Inc.
HIGH-DEFINITION MULTIMEDIA INTERFACE
TM
Dimensions
M A 9 50 0
I N T E G R AT E D A MP L I F I E R
POWE R GUA RD
USB 35%
DSD256
HEADP HONE
1
2OUTPU TS EQUAL IZER
MUTE
STANDB Y/ON
RESET
PUSH - TR IM
HOLD - SE TUP
TRIM / SE TUP
ADJUS T
25
VOLU ME
INPU T
50
100 200 400 1k 2.5k 10k
P O W E R O UT PU T
-5 0
-3 0
DE CI BEL S
WAT TS
-4 0
-2 0
-10
0
3.0
m
30
m
6
0
0
.30 3 .0
30
3.00
P O W E R O UT PU T
-5 0
-3 0
DE CI BEL S
WAT TS
-4 0
-2 0
-10
0
3.0
m
30
m
6
0
0
.30 3 .0
30
3.00
PU SH PU SH PU S H
PU SH
FUSE
PUSH
MA9 500 INTEG RATED AMPLIFIER
McINTOSH LABORATORY, INC., BINGHAMTON, NY
HANDCRAFTED IN USA WITH US AND IMPORTED PARTS
R OUTPUT
8Ω
4Ω
2Ω
R
L
OUTPUT 2
BALANCED INPUTS
2R 2L 1R
1L
L OUTPUT
8Ω
4Ω
2Ω
DATA PORTS
3
1
4
2
IR IN
RS232
EXT
CTRL
POWER CONTROL
OUTPUTS
MAIN
TRIG 1
PASSTHRU
INPUT
TRIG 2
SERVICE
PORT
CLASS 2 WIRINGCLASS 2 WIRING
120V 50/60Hz
6.6A
T 10AH 250V
FIXED 1 PWR AMP 1
2
OUTPUTS
UNBALANCED INPUTS
3 4 5 6
L
R
LRGND
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
SERIAL
NUMBER
L
R
GND
ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR
MC
MM
PHONO
DA2 DIGITAL AUDIO MODULE
HDMI (ARC)
MCT
OPTICAL 1
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS
USB AUDIO
COAX 1 COAX 2
OPTICAL 2
M A 95 00
I N T E G R AT E D A MP L I F I E R
POWER GUAR D
USB 35%
DSD256
HEADP HONE
1
2OUTPU TS EQUAL IZER
MUTE
STANDBY /ON
RESET
PUSH - TRI M
HOLD - SET UP
TRIM / SET UP
ADJUST
25
VOLUM E
INPUT
50
100 200 400 1k 2 .5k 10k
P O WE R O UT PU T
-50
-30
DE CIB EL S
WAT TS
-40
-2 0
-10
0
3.0
m
30
m
6
0
0
.30 3.0
30
3.0 0
P O WE R O UT PU T
-50
-30
DE CIB EL S
WAT TS
-40
-2 0
-10
0
3.0
m
30
m
6
0
0
.30 3.0
30
3.0 0
PU SH P U SH PU SH
PU SH
FUSE
PUSH
MA9 500 INTEGRATED AMPLIF IER
McINTOSH LABORATORY, INC., BINGHAMTON, NY
HANDCRAFTED IN USA WITH US AND IMPORTED PARTS
R OUTPUT
8Ω
4Ω
2Ω
R
L
OUTPUT 2
BALANCED INPUTS
2R 2L 1R
1L
L OUTPUT
8Ω
4Ω
2Ω
DATA PORTS
3
1
4
2
IR IN
RS232
EXT
CTRL
POWER CONTROL
OUTPUTS
MAIN
TRIG 1
PASSTHRU
INPUT
TRIG 2
SERVICE
PORT
CLASS 2 WIRINGCLASS 2 WIRING
120V 50/60Hz
6.6A
T 10AH 250V
FIXED 1 PWR AMP 1
2
OUTPUTS
UNBALANCED INPUTS
3 4 5 6
L
R
LRGND
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
SERIAL
NUMBER
L
R
GND
ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR
MC
MM
PHONO
DA2 DIGITAL AUDIO MODULE
HDMI (ARC)
MCT
OPTICAL 1
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS
USB AUDIO
COAX 1 COAX 2
OPTICAL 2
M A 95 00
I N T E G R AT E D A MP L I F I E R
POWER GUAR D
USB 35%
DSD256
HEADP HONE
1
2OUTPUTS EQUAL IZER
MUTE
STANDBY /ON
RESET
PUSH - TRI M
HOLD - SE TUP
TRIM / SE TUP
ADJUS T
25
VOLU ME
INPU T
50
100 2 00 400 1 k 2.5k 10k
P O WE R O UT PU T
-50
-30
DE CIB EL S
WAT TS
-40
-2 0
-10
0
3.0
m
30
m
6
0
0
.30 3.0
30
3.0 0
P O WE R O UT PU T
-50
-30
DE CIB EL S
WAT TS
-40
-2 0
-10
0
3.0
m
30
m
6
0
0
.30 3.0
30
3.0 0
PU SH P US H PU S H
PU SH
FUSE
PUSH
MA9 500 INTEGR ATED AMPLIFIE R
McINTOSH LABORATORY, INC., BINGHAMTON, NY
HANDCRAFTED IN USA WITH US AND IMPORTED PARTS
R OUTPUT
8Ω
4Ω
2Ω
R
L
OUTPUT 2
BALANCED INPUTS
2R 2L 1R
1L
L OUTPUT
8Ω
4Ω
2Ω
DATA PORTS
3
1
4
2
IR IN
RS232
EXT
CTRL
POWER CONTROL
OUTPUTS
MAIN
TRIG 1
PASSTHRU
INPUT
TRIG 2
SERVICE
PORT
CLASS 2 WIRINGCLASS 2 WIRING
120V 50/60Hz
6.6A
T 10AH 250V
FIXED 1 PWR AMP 1
2
OUTPUTS
UNBALANCED INPUTS
3 4 5 6
L
R
LRGND
CAUTION
RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK
DO NOT OPEN
SERIAL
NUMBER
L
R
GND
ATTENTION: RISQUE DE CHOC ELECTRIQUE-NE PAS OUVRIR
MC
MM
PHONO
DA2 DIGITAL AUDIO MODULE
HDMI (ARC)
MCT
OPTICAL 1
DIGITAL AUDIO INPUTS
USB AUDIO
COAX 1 COAX 2
OPTICAL 2
19-3/4"
50.2cm
16-7/16"
41.8cm
2-1/4"
5.7cm
7/8"
2.2cm
12-3/4"
32.4cm
3/16"
0.5cm
8-1/4"
21.0cm
1/14"
3.2cm
11-1/2"
29.2cm
17-1/2"
44.5cm
8-13/16"
22.4cm
9-7/16"
24.0cm
16-13/16"
42.7cm
7-15/16"
7.9cm
Front View:
Side View:
Rear View:

McIntosh MA9500 Specifications

General

Number of Channels	2
Total Harmonic Distortion	0.005%
Bypassable Tone Controls	Yes
Rear Panel IR Sensor Input	Yes
Power Output per Channel	300 Watts
Frequency Response	20Hz - 20kHz (+0, -0.5dB)
Damping Factor	40
Weight	93 lbs
Speaker Impedance	2, 4, or 8 Ohms
Rated Power Band	20Hz - 20kHz
Phono Input	Yes
Headphone Output	Yes
Tone Controls	Yes
Power Control Output	Yes