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Features
- The C8 Vacuum Tube Preamplifier has an open chassis industrial design similar to McIntosh's popular MC275 Vacuum Tube Amplifier, MC830 Solid State Amplifier, and MA 252 and MA352 Integrated Amplifiers.
- Powered by fou 12AX7a vacuum tubes housed inside stylish protective cages.
- Comes with 1 balanced and 2 unbalanced analog inputs, plus 1 Moving Coil and Moving Magnet phono inputs with adjustable loading. 1 balanced and 2 unbalanced outputs.
- Does not come equipped with any digital inputs, but it is digital-audio-ready as the DA2 Digital Audio Module can be installed in it as an optional upgrade.
- The DA2 has 7 digital inputs: 2 coax, 2 optical, 1 USB, 1 MCT, and 1 audio-only HDMI Audio Return Channel (ARC) 1 connection. Supports up to DSD512.
- Bass and treble tone controls help fine-tune your music to your personal preferences.
- Comes with a High Drive headphone amplifier that has plenty of power and flexibility to drive a wide range of headphones.
- Power Control can automatically turn other connected McIntosh components on and off. Data Ports can send remote control commands to connected source components.
Specifications
- Electronic Specifications
- Number of Channels: 2
- Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.08%
- Frequency Response:
- +0, -0.5dB from 20Hz to 20kHz
- +0, -3dB from 15Hz to 100kHz
- Maximum Volts Out (Balanced / Unbalanced): 16V RMS / 8V RMS
- Sensitivity High Level (Balanced / Unbalanced): 900mV / 450mV
- Sensitivity Phono (Moving Coil): 0.45mV
- Sensitivity Phono (Moving Magnet): 4.5mV
- Signal To Noise Ratio (High Level): 95dB
- Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Coil): 75dB
- Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Magnet): 80dB
- Voltage Gain (High Level): 15dB
- Voltage Gain (Moving Coil): 75dB
- Voltage Gain (Moving Magnet): 55dB
- Input Impedance (Balanced / Unbalanced): 44K ohm, 22K ohm
- Connectivity
- Balanced Input: 1
- Unbalanced Input: 2
- Phono Input Moving Coil: 1 (adjustable)
- Phono Input Moving Magnet: 1 (adjustable)
- Upgradeable Digital Audio Module: Yes: DA2 can be installed
- Digital Coaxial Input: 0
- Digital Optical Input: 0
- Digital MCT (DIN) Input: 0
- Digital USB Input: 0
- HDMI (ARC) Input: 0
- Digital AES/EBU Input: 0
- Balanced Fixed Output: 0
- Balanced Variable Output: 1
- Unbalanced Fixed Output: 0
- Unbalanced Variable Output: 2
- Headphone Output: 1/4" High Drive
- Input Level Match: Yes, +/- 6dB
- Home Theater PassThru: Yes
- Unbalanced Analog Connector Type: Standard
- Service Port: 1
- Control
- Tone Controls: Bass and Treble
- Tone Bypass and Input Assign: Yes
- RS232 Control Input: Yes
- Power Control Output: 1 Main, 2 Trigger
- Rear Panel Data Port: 2
- Rear Panel IR Sensor Input: Yes
- General Specifications
- Multi-Chassis or Single: Single
- Output Meters: No
- Vacuum Tube or Solid State: Vacuum Tube
- Power Consumption (On): 50 Watts
- Weights & Dimensions
- Dimensions (W x H x D): 12-9/32" x 7-5/8" x 16-1/4"
- Weight: 18 lbs
What's In The Box
- Remote
- Manual
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