Harmonic Distortion Analysis in a Class-AB Tube Amplifier: The McIntosh MC-240

Minnick P. Harmonic Distortion Analysis in a Class-AB Tube Amplifier: The McIntosh MC-240. In: AES Convention 131. Audio Engineering Society; 2011.pp. 28:1-4. Available from: https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16584

@inproceedings{Minnick2011_16584,
  author = {Minnick, Phillip},
  title = {{Harmonic Distortion Analysis in a Class-AB Tube Amplifier: The McIntosh MC-240}},
  booktitle = {AES Convention 131},
  pages = {28:1-4},
  url = {https://aes.org/publications/elibrary-page/?id=16584},
  year = {2011},
  month = oct,
  publisher = {Audio Engineering Society}
}

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AB  - Some Class-AB tube amplifiers remain in demand for audiophiles due to their linear gain stages, low feedback, and minimal high-order harmonic distortion. The McIntosh MC240 Class-AB tube amplifier is a benchmark, high-quality stereo amplifier from the 1960s. This presentation gives an overview of the restoration of the amplifier to achieve a satisfactory level of performance, examination of the electrical topology in relation to the output signal’s distortion characteristics, and detailed analysis of the distortions produced by the amplifier using psychoacoustic-based listening tests as well as standard benchmark tests.
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