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11.04.MCD1000.20K 35006400
McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street, Binghamton, New York 13903-2699
Tel (607) 723-3512 - US Toll-Free (800) 538-6576 - Fax: (607) 724-0549 - www.mcintoshlabs.com
MCD1000
CD Transport
POWER SUPPLY
Multiple layers of regulation
provide clean power to all
critical circuits. The R-Core
power transformer has
the lowest noise field
of any available.
TRANSPORT ISOLATION
High power systems with high
power woofer systems place
greater demands on the CD
transport. The MCD1000 is
designed to work under
these conditions without
producing tracking error
that must be corrected
later down the data stream.
MACHINED TOP
AND SIDE PANELS
The top and sides of the
MCD1000 are machined from
thick aluminum panels with a
smooth black anodized finish.
In the recessed area of the top
panel is a glass panel screened
with a block diagram of the
MCD1000s circuitry.
FRONT PANEL DESIGN
3D front panel glass design
is illuminated with long-life,
cool-running fiber optics
that make operation in low
light easier. Silk screening
on the inside of the glass
front panel prevents wear
of the nomenclature,
ensuring lasting beauty
and highest resale value
-¦a McIntosh hallmark
DIGITAL AUDIO FORMATIEC958, S/PDIF
DIGITAL OUTPUTSOptical: -15 ~ -20dBm
Coaxial: 0.5V p-p @ 75 ohms
XRL: 5V p-p @ 110 ohms (AES/EBU)
TRANSPORT:Pickup: Optical 3-beam laser
Objective Lens Drive System:
2-dimensional parallel
Laser Type: GaAIAs Semiconductor
Laser Beam Wavelength: 780nm
DIGITAL SIGNAL FORMAT:Sampling Frequency: 44.1kHz
Quantization Bit: 16-bit linear/channel
Modulation Code: Eight to
fourteen modulation
Error correction: Cross Interleave
Reed Solomon
POWER REQUIREMENTS:100 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
110 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
120 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
220 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
230 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
240 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
OVERALL DIMENSIONS
(H x W x D including knobs and feet)
6" (15.2cm) x 17-1/2" (44.5cm)
x 16-1/8" (41cm)
WEIGHT:27-1/2 lbs. (12.5kg) net,
41-1/2 lbs. (19kg) boxed
The unique design of the MCD1000 top
cover is machined from thick aluminum
panels with a smooth black anodized finish.
It contains a recessed area of glass on
which is screened the block diagram of
the MCD1000s circuitry and a recessed
logo in McIntoshs signature gold.
