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Arny Krueger
 
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Default Autoformers - What's the Deal?

"Bret Ludwig" wrote in message
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Arny Krueger wrote:
"Bret Ludwig" wrote in message
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I don't want a power amplifier with "zero" output
impedance, regardless of theory,


In fact the usual solid state power amp has output
impedance so low that it is not practically different
from zero.

The reason why they aren't like "having a nuclear
weapon" is because the operational region over which
they have such low output impedance is limited. Often,
the region of low impedance output is limited quite
intentionally and precisely by electronic circuits.
Otherwise, the limits are implicit, sometimes going back
to the limits of the power amp's power supply.


and Mc owners don't either.


Delusions of omnisicence noted. In fact nobody knows
what all Mc owners want. They may not even want the amps
they have.


Delusions of delusionality noted.


???????????

If Mc amp buyers didn't
want autoformers, they must have been stupid to buy
McIntosh, unless of course they bought the autoformerless
ones.


I never said that Mc amp buyers were necessarily the sharpest knives in the
drawer.

Few did, which is why Mc went back to autoformers.


Then why does this current product lack them?

http://www.mcintoshlabs.com/data/manuals/ma6300om01.pdf

Proof of absence of autoformers on page 18 of the user manual.