Sunday, November 9, 2008

Magnat MC1 Integrated SACD Player with Tube Pre-Amplifier

Magnat MC1 Integrated SACD Player with Tube Pre-Amplifier

The Magnat Music Center 1 combines the advantages of high-grade separate components in one compact unit. This comprises a tube pre-amplifier, a high-performance transistor power amp, a Super Audio CD player and an FM/AM tuner of the highest quality all within a single box.

Housed in robust aluminium enclosure with a 8mm thick front panel, the MC1 incorporates a Sanyo SACD drive with Burr-Brown DACs compatible with CD-Audio, SACD, SACD-Hybrid, CD-R and CD-RW and an FM/AM tuner. A symmetrically circuit board drives the signal path to a pair of ECC 88 double triode tube in the pre-amplifier that you see through the porthole on the front panel. Also the power amp is equipped with high-quality Sanken transistors, they produce a dynamic output of 160W under 4ohm or 160W under 8ohm.

The Magnat Music Center 1 costs about 1,000€ and it comes with an exclusive metal remote control.