McIntosh Hybrid Drive
Hybrid Drive™ is a McIntosh technology that answers a question the world's most discerning music listeners have been asking for over 50 years: How can I enjoy the rich sound of vacuum tubes and the power of solid state circuits in a single, easy to use, and best-of-class product?
With our decades of engineering expertise in both circuit types, we have the experience needed to seamlessly combine both vacuum tube and solid state into our products via our Hybrid Drive design that redefines sound and delivers the best of both worlds. No longer are you forced to choose between these two seemingly polar opposite technologies. With Hybrid Drive from McIntosh, the highest level of sound reproduction is now available to bring your audio dreams to life.
Hybrid Drive can be found in select Power Amplifiers, Integrated Amplifiers, Preamplifiers, and CD Players.
Take a tour through the McIntosh MC451 Dual Mono Amplifier that uses Hybrid Drive to power a bi-ampable speaker.
Explore Our Hybrid Drive Products
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MC901 1-Channel Power Amplifier
Ideal for 2-Channel Audio Systems
- Type: Hybrid Drive
- 300 Watts x 1-Channel Vacuum Tube Amplifier and 600 Watts x 1-Channel Solid State Amplifier
- The ultimate solution for bi-amping loudspeakers
- Vacuum tube section powers midranges and tweeters; Solid state section drives power hungry woofers
- Quad Balanced, Autoformer™, Unity Coupled Circuit Output Transformer, Power Guard®, Sentry Monitor™, Monogrammed Heatsinks™, Solid Cinch™ speaker binding posts
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MC451 1-Channel Power Amplifier
Ideal for 2-Channel Audio Systems
- Type: Hybrid Drive
- 150 Watts x 1-Channel Vacuum Tube Amplifier and 300 Watts x 1-Channel Solid State Amplifier
- The ultimate solution for bi-amping loudspeakers
- Vacuum tube section powers midranges and tweeters; Solid state section drives power hungry woofers
- Autoformer™, Unity Coupled Circuit Output Transformer, Power Guard®, Sentry Monitor™, Monogrammed Heatsinks™, Solid Cinch™ speaker binding posts
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C12000 2-Channel Preamplifier
Ideal for 2-Channel Audio Systems
- Type: Hybrid Drive
- 12 analog inputs
- Solid State and Vacuum Tube outputs
- Separate audio and control sections
- Fully balanced circuitry
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MA12000 2-Channel Integrated Amplifier
Ideal for 2-Channel Audio Systems
- Type: Hybrid Drive
- Vacuum Tube Preamplifier and Solid State Power Amplifier
- 350 Watts x 2-Channels
- Autoformers™, Power Guard®, Sentry Monitor™, Monogrammed Heatsinks™, Solid Cinch™ speaker binding posts
- 17 analog and digital inputs
- Includes DA2 Digital Audio Module
- Supports 24-bit/192kHz and DSD512 files
- 8-band analog equalizer
- A certified Roon Tested device
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MA352 2-Channel Integrated Amplifier
Ideal for 2-Channel Audio Systems
- Type: Hybrid Drive
- Vacuum Tube Preamplifier and Solid State Power Amplifier
- 200 Watts x 2-Channels into 8 Ohms
- 320 Watts x 2-Channels into 4 Ohms
- Power Guard®, Sentry Monitor™, Monogrammed Heatsinks™
- 6 analog inputs
- 5-band analog equalizer
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MA252 2-Channel Integrated Amplifier
Ideal for 2-Channel Audio Systems
- Type: Hybrid Drive
- Vacuum Tube Preamplifier and Solid State Power Amplifier
- 100 Watts x 2-Channels into 8 Ohms
- 160 Watts x 2-Channels into 4 Ohms
- Power Guard®, Sentry Monitor™, Monogrammed Heatsinks™
- 4 analog inputs
- Bass and Treble tone controls
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MCD12000 2-Channel SACD/CD Player
- A reference level DAC that includes a reference level CD Player
- Includes our Hybrid Drive™ technology that uses the best of vacuum tubes and solid state to produce the best sound performance
- Balanced and unbalanced analog outputs in both solid state and vacuum tube configurations
- (2) 32-bit/8-channel professional grade DACs
- 7 digital inputs
Learn more about Hybrid Drive from the McIntosh engineers who developed it.
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Best of Both Worlds
Hybrid Drive combines the smoothness and stereo imaging of vacuum tubes for the mid and high frequencies with the power and punch of solid state for the low frequencies. The result is the best of both worlds.
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Special by Any Standard
Our Integrated Amplifiers with Hybrid Drive have the "ability to connect the listener to the music," making these tube-solid state integrateds "a special component by any standard." - Part Time Audiophile
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No Guesswork
Our Power Amplifiers with Hybrid Drive have built-in adjustable crossovers so you can optimize the performance to your listening preferences. Frustrating trial and error with an external crossover is no longer needed.
