McIntosh Laboratory

MCD12000

Introduced 2023$12,000 MSRP

The MCD12000 is McIntosh's reference-level 2-channel SACD/CD player and DAC, built around twin ESS SABRE PRO ES9038PRO 32-bit/8-channel DACs run in Octal-Balanced Mono mode (one DAC per channel). It uses McIntosh's Hybrid Drive technology, offering both solid-state and vacuum-tube (12AT7/12AX7A) output stages, and accepts up to seven external digital sources alongside its die-cast aluminum SACD/CD transport.

MSRP

$12,000

Used market · Excellent

$11,200

-7% vs MSRP

as of Sep 1, 2026

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MSRP to used market

From $12,000 at launch to $11,200 today.

Specifications

DAC: 2x ESS SABRE PRO ES9038PRO 32-bit/8-channel DACs, one per channel, Octal-Balanced Mono configuration
Dimensions: 17-1/2" x 7-5/8" x 19" (44.45 x 19.4 x 48.3 cm)
Unit weight: 32.5 lb (14.7 kg)
Output stage: Hybrid Drive - solid-state and vacuum tube (12AT7, 12AX7A) analog outputs, both balanced and unbalanced
Digital inputs: 7 total: 2x coaxial, 2x optical (192kHz max), USB (384kHz, DSD512/DXD384 support)
Price at launch: £13,995 / $12,000 / AU$22,995
Channel separation: Better than 98 dB (1,000 Hz)
Frequency response: SACD: 4Hz–40kHz +0.5/-2dB; CD: 4Hz–20kHz ±0.5dB
Dimensions w x h x d: 17-1/2" x 7-5/8" x 19" (44.45 x 19.4 x 48.3 cm)
Signal to noise ratio: 110 dB (A-weighted)
Disc formats supported: SACD, CD
Total harmonic distortion: 0.003% @ 1000 Hz