verification . please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . unsourced material may be challenged and removed . august 2013 learn how and when to remove this template message mcintosh labs type corporation industry electronics founded 1949 ; 67 years ago 1949 headquarters binghamton new york united states key people frank mcintosh founder products audio equipment parent fine sounds spa of milan italy website mcintoshlabs.com mcintosh laboratory is an american manufacturer of handcrafted high end audio equipment based in binghamton new york . the company was founded in 1949 by frank mcintosh . 1 mcintosh is highly recognizable for their black glass front panels mcintosh blue amplifier power meters and iconic logo . contents 1 company history 1.1 more notable products 1.2 japanese years 1.3 italian years 2 car audio 3 mobile app 4 references 5 external links company history edit in 1946 frank mcintosh a design consultant for broadcast and tv stations hired gordon gow to help him design a high power low distortion amplifier needed for his clients . this amplifier would become the 50w 1 . it included mcintosh s first patented circuit the unity coupled circuit still used by current products . 1 in 1956 the company moved to its current location of 2 chambers street binghamton new york . 2 dave o brien joined mcintosh in 1962 . he led the mcintosh amplifier clinics for the next 30 years . mcintosh created a loudspeaker division 1967 3 mc275 european version with 220v 110v switch red mc240 early version of 1961 long exposure mc2505 solid state stereo power amplifier year selected products 1949 50w 1 power amplifier 1950 ae 1 preamplifier 1953 a116 power amplifier c108 preamplifier 1954 mc30 power amplifier c4 preamplifier 1957 mr55 am fm tuner 1960 mc240 stereo power amplifier 1961 mc275 stereo power amplifier 1962 mx110 tuner preamplifier 1963 mr67 tuner 1963 mr71 tuner 1964 c24 preamplifier 1965 mc250 solid state power amplifier mac1500 receiver 1967 mc2100 mc2105 mc2505 solid state power amplifiers 1968 mx112 solid state tuner preamplifier 1970 ml1 ml2 ml4 loudspeaker line 1971 mc2300 power amplifier 1972 mr78 tuner 1980 mc2500 power amplifier xrt20 loudspeaker system 1985 mcd7000 cd player 2003 mc501 monoblock amplifier 2004 mc275 mark v amplifier xls loudspeaker mcintosh amplifiers were used at the woodstock music festival in 1969 . 4 the grateful dead s wall of sound reputedly used forty eight 300 watt per channel mcintosh model mc 2300 solid state amplifiers for a total of 28 800 watts of continuous power 5 frank mcintosh retired in 1977 and gordon gow became president of mcintosh . 6 more notable products edit early 1970s mc 2300 power amplifier 300 wpc early 1980s mc 2500 power amplifier 500 wpc power guard and similar chassis to mc 2300 around 1990 mc 2600 power amplifier 600 wpc power guard final version on mc 2300 chassis around 1990 mc 7300 300 wpc and much smaller than mc 2300 japanese years edit mcintosh ma6800 integrated amplifier . the company was purchased by japanese car audio maker clarion in 1990 . mcintosh components particularly the early tube models are highly regarded in japan . in a speech shortly after the purchase clarion president yutaka oyamada told mcintosh employees ... we like mcintosh as it is and we have no intention of changing what has made it so successful . 7 since the clarion purchase mcintosh has expanded into car audio and home theater . in may 2003 mcintosh was sold by clarion to d & m holdings also of japan . mcintosh continues to operate independent engineering design and production operations in accordance with the company s tradition . italian years edit on october 8 2012 fine sounds spa of milan italy announced it had purchased mcintosh . citation needed car audio edit while car audio is not included in their current catalog models once available include a cd changer cd changer am fm controller and an external dac . unique features such as the fast responding wattmeter and the patented power guard circuitry set their amplifiers apart from others products ; currently there are seven models offering from 75 to 2000 watts divided amongst one to six channels . high quality power supplies powerful circuit topologies and balanced inputs complete each amplifier . at the end of the chain lie their hand built drivers which come in standard 5 1 4 and 6 1 2 nominal sizes ; all current models are two way systems utilizing either an ms10 or ms20 tweeter . all applicable car products are finished with mcintosh s signature glass plate displays . a few vehicles are available from the factory with mcintosh sound systems including subaru legacy outback models starting from the bh & be legacy chassis and the 2005 2006 ford gt . mobile app edit mcintosh labs mobile app ap1 audio player developed by x cubelabs enables its customers listen to the music on iphone ipad and ipod touch . the app features the company s signature blue meters and has interface inspired from company s line of audio equipment . later on the company also introduced airplay technology in the app to help users wirelessly stream music to their devices . references edit a b mcintosh heritage . mcintoshlabs.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . mcintosh heritage . mcintoshlabs.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . mcintosh heritage . mcintoshlabs.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . 1 dead link grateful dead and the wall of sound . wallofsound.ws . 1974 05 17 . retrieved 2013 08 19 . mcintosh heritage . mcintoshlabs.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . mcintosh laboratory part 2 . roger russell.com . retrieved 2013 08 19 . external links edit wikimedia commons has media related to mcintosh laboratory . official website mcintosh resource the high fidelity museum coordinates 42 06 00 n 75 52 30 w 42.100129 n 75.875136 w 42.100129 ; 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