ADDITIONAL PERFORMANCE FEATURES

• Electronic bass and treble circuitry allows for adjustments of low and high frequencies in precise 1dB steps. The C2800 remembers your tone control circuitry bypass setting for each input.
• High Drive Headphone Amplifier with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD^®) technology brings an added dimension to headphone listening.
• Home Theater PassThru for seamless integration into your home theater system.
• Has received Roon Tested designation from Roon Labs.
• Power Control lets you easily turn other connected McIntosh components on and off.
• Data Ports can send remote control commands to connected source components.
• Electromagnetic Input Switching for reliable, noiseless, and distortion-free switching.
• Level Trim Adjustment for matching analog input levels to prevent abrupt changes in volume levels.
• Precision balanced, digitally controlled attenuator system for accurate volume control with 0.1dB accuracy.
• Fully regulated power supplies and a special R-core power transformer for stable, noise-free operation.
• Eco-friendly Power Management System that will turn the unit off after 30 minutes of inactivity (can be disabled).

• 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)

    100dB

  • Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Coil)

    75dB

  • Signal To Noise Ratio (Moving Magnet)

    75dB

  • Voltage Gain (High Level)

    15dB

  • Voltage Gain (Moving Coil)

    Selectable 40dB, 46dB, 52dB, 58dB, or 64dB

  • Voltage Gain (Moving Magnet)

    Selectable 40dB, 46dB, 52dB, 58dB, or 64dB

  • Input Impedance (Balanced / Unbalanced)

    44K ohm, 22K ohm

  Connectivity

  • Balanced Input

    3

  • Unbalanced Input

    4

  • Phono Input Moving Coil

    Up to 2 (unit has 2 Phono inputs; each is user configurable as either Moving Coil or Moving Magnet)

  • Phono Input Moving Magnet

    Up to 2 (unit has 2 Phono inputs; each is user configurable as either Moving Coil or Moving Magnet)

  • Upgradeable Digital Audio Module

    Yes: DA2

  • Digital Coaxial Input

    2

  • Digital Optical Input

    2

  • Digital MCT Input

    1

  • Digital USB Input

    1

  • HDMI (ARC) Input

    1

  • Digital AES/EBU Input

    0

  • Balanced Fixed Output

    0

  • Balanced Variable Output

    3

  • Unbalanced Fixed Output

    0

  • Unbalanced Variable Output

    3

  • Headphone Output

    1/4″ High Drive with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD^®)

  • Input Level Match

    Yes, +/- 6dB

  • Home Theater PassThru

    Yes

  • Unbalanced Analog Connector Type

    Premium gold-plated solid brass

  • Service Port

    1

  • Network Connection

    1

  Control

  • Tone Controls

    Bass and Treble

  • Tone Bypass and Input Assign

    Yes

  • RS232 Control Input

    Yes

  • Power Control Output

    1 Main, 4 Trigger

  • Rear Panel Data Port

    6

  • Rear Panel IR Sensor Input

    Yes

  General Specifications

  • Multi-Chassis or Single

    Single, two layer

  • Output Meters

    Yes

  • Vacuum Tube or Solid State

    Vacuum Tube
    (3) 12AX7A and (1) 12AT7

  • Power Consumption (On)

    75 Watts

  Weights & Dimensions

  • Unit Dimensions (W x H x D)

    17.5″ (44.45cm) x 7.625″ (19.4cm) x 16.5″ (41.9cm)

  • Unit Weight

    28 lbs (12.5kg)

  • Shipping Weight

    43.5 lbs (19.7kg)