McIntosh MC-312 Stereo Power Amp (300×2)

All things being equal in power amp world, there is no substitute for sheer testosterone. The new MC-312, at a svelte 138 lbs, carries on Mac’s tradition of being a bull in a china shop, that can dance like a ballerina!

MC-312 handles the most important duty first. It hits like a sledge hammer. If your speakers are hungry like Bryston Model T’s, MC-312 has the power to toss ‘em around like match box toys. If your speakers are tremendously efficient and revealing like Klipsch’s Forte 3/Cornwall/LaScala or Klipschorn, MC-312 is quiet and beautiful enough to be the right amp with those too! Every other speaker falls somewhere in between, meaning there’s no speaker out there that MC-312 wouldn’t be a great fit for.

Having massive horsepower under the hood of this muscle car Ferrari is just the start. It’s an important start, as every speaker benefits from totalitarian rule. There’s no flopping in the breeze or high frequency zinging with MC-312 at the helm.

On top of sheer blood and guts with SOTA build quality, MC-312 employs Mac autoformers. Autoformers keep the impedance that the amp sees CONSTANT. It keeps the amp from getting upset with your speaker’s load and screaming out or even BREAKING. Autoformers provide a subtle “smoothing” to the sound that people love.

Hearing Ella or Oscar in your living room, playing music FOR YOU, is a scintillating thrill. You’ll find that MC-312 delivers the weight, balance, control and beauty of music to get the most out of your speakers. There are thousands of amps on the market with a wide palette of flavors. Yet when it comes to choosing ONE, with the best combination of inaudible noise floor and translucent musical characteristics, MC-312 is unassailable for seven large.