McIntosh 12000 series amplifier and CD Player ... 75 years of integrity ...

There is occasionally in this saturated market place a product that elicits a raw primeval desire to own and nurture.

Surround sound amplifiers come and go with their intemperate changes of HDMI protocols and surround formats.

The sheer conservatism of many excellent UK stereo products never penetrates the aesthetic sensibilities of many a potential music lover.

And then there is this McIntosh reference kit. Like a turbocharged Harley Davidson gate crashing Moto GP it is impossible to ignore, absolutely functional but outrageously good design and audio quality.

An immediate object of desire after encounter and audition.

McIntosh MA12000 Amplifier $29,995:

• Vacuum tube preamplifier and solid state power amplifier
• 350 Watts x 2 channel
• 8-band tone control
• 17 inputs (10 analog + 7 digital)

McIntosh MCD12000 SACD/CD Player DAC $22,995:

• 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