McIntosh MCD-1000 Brochure

MCD1000
CD Transport

“precision drive extracts all the

information from the disc”

Touch the open/close button to send the machined aluminum disc
tray gliding out to receive your CD. The MCD1000 takes it from there.
Extraction of all of the data on the disc without errors is what this
transport is about. The machined aluminum top and side panels,
combined with fiber optically lit 3D glass front panel not only add
lasting beauty, but also provide a massive enclosure for the disc
drive transport. Combined with a new floating table for the optics,
the MCD1000 laser pick-up is incredibly well isolated from the outside
world. Vibration never reaches the optical system, reducing errors.
Reduced errors results in full retrieval of every detail of your music.

The MCD1000 CD Transport and its matching MDA1000 D/A Converter
represent the introduction of a new and elite product category from
McIntosh. The philosophy behind this enhanced level of McIntosh
products is nothing but the best…to deliver the absolute highest
possible performance without design constraints. Available only
through McIntosh Authorized Premier dealers, the MCD1000 and
the MDA1000 are merely the beginning of this exclusive line.

Three Types of Digital Outputs:

Coaxial Output on RCA Jack
Optical Output Jack
Balanced Digital AES/EBU

110 ohm XLR Output
2-Way Repeat Function
16-Selection Random Programming
Data In/Out Jacks
3D Front Panel Design
Fiber Optic Lighting
Remote Control

For the Consumer’s Protection: In order to ensure the highest level of customer satisfaction, “new” McIntosh
products may only be purchased over-the-counter or delivered and installed by an Authorized McIntosh Dealer.
McIntosh products that are purchased over the Internet, by phone or mail order are presumed to be “used” and
do not qualify for any McIntosh Warranty. McIntosh does not warrant, in any way, products that are purchased
from anyone who is not an Authorized Dealer or products that have had their serial number altered or defaced.

11.04.MCD1000.20K 35006400

McIntosh Laboratory, Inc. 2 Chambers Street, Binghamton, New York 13903-2699

Tel [phone] • US Toll-Free [phone] • Fax: [phone] • www.mcintoshlabs.com

MCD1000

CD Transport

POWER SUPPLY

Multiple layers of regulation

provide clean power to all

critical circuits. The R-Core

power transformer has

the lowest noise field

of any available.

TRANSPORT ISOLATION

High power systems with high

power woofer systems place

greater demands on the CD

transport. The MCD1000 is

designed to work under
these conditions without
producing tracking error

that must be corrected

later down the data stream.

MACHINED TOP

AND SIDE PANELS

The top and sides of the

MCD1000 are machined from

thick aluminum panels with a

smooth black anodized finish.

In the recessed area of the top

panel is a glass panel screened

with a block diagram of the

MCD1000’s circuitry.

FRONT PANEL DESIGN

3D front panel glass design

is illuminated with long-life,

cool-running fiber optics

that make operation in low

light easier. Silk screening

on the inside of the glass

front panel prevents wear

of the nomenclature,

ensuring lasting beauty

and highest resale value

…a McIntosh hallmark

DIGITAL AUDIO FORMAT

IEC958, S/PDIF

DIGITAL OUTPUTS

Optical: -15 ~ -20dBm
Coaxial: 0.5V p-p @ 75 ohms
XRL: 5V p-p @ 110 ohms (AES/EBU)

TRANSPORT:

Pickup: Optical 3-beam laser
Objective Lens Drive System:

2-dimensional parallel
Laser Type: GaAIAs Semiconductor
Laser Beam Wavelength: 780nm

DIGITAL SIGNAL FORMAT:

Sampling Frequency: 44.1kHz
Quantization Bit: 16-bit linear/channel

Modulation Code: Eight to

fourteen modulation
Error correction: Cross Interleave

Reed Solomon

POWER REQUIREMENTS:

100 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
110 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
120 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
220 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
230 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W
240 Volts, 50/60Hz, 20W

OVERALL DIMENSIONS
(H x W x D including knobs and feet)

6" (15.2cm) x 17-1/2" (44.5cm)
x 16-1/8" (41cm)

WEIGHT:

27-1/2 lbs. (12.5kg) net,
41-1/2 lbs. (19kg) boxed

The unique design of the MCD1000 top
cover is machined from thick aluminum
panels with a smooth black anodized finish.
It contains a recessed area of glass on
which is screened the block diagram of
the MCD1000’s circuitry and a recessed
logo in McIntosh’s signature gold.