MCINTOSH C2800

Reference tube preamplifier, top of the range McIntosh single chassis latest generation with built-in MM/MC Phono stage and DAC

- 4x valves: 3x 12AX7A, 1x 12AT7

- 16x inputs reassignable and available simultaneously

- innovative and advanced interfacing system composed of 3x sets of balanced XLR and unbalanced RCA stereo outputs, active simultaneously, two of which are equipped with adjustable High Pass (high pass) and Low Pass (low pass) crossover filters, with the possibility to set output levels and frequency cuts separately, allowing accurate bi-amplification systems to be set up even with different amplifiers, while the third can be configured in monophonic or stereophonic mode to convey the signal, for example, to a system located in another room or to one or two subwoofers

- Processor Loop inputs/outputs for connecting external processors (equalizers, room acoustic correction systems), usable as Tape Loop for cassette and reel-to-reel recorders

- separate and independent digital/analogue sections

- MM/MC tube Phono stage with versatile load and gain adjustments - digital section with removable and upgradeable Roon Tested certified DA2 module, equipped with native DSD DAC converter (DSD64, DSD128, DSD256, DSD512), DXD up to at 384 kHz, PCM up to 32 bit/384 kHz and equipped with the following input interfaces: 1x HDMI (ARC/CEC) with DTS and Dolby Digital decoding, 2-channel hardware Down Mix and automatic or manual Lip Sync function / 1x proprietary McIntosh MCT DIN connection for the reception of native CD/SACD DSD digital streams by connecting to compatible mechanics / 1x asynchronous USB / 2x electrical coaxial S/PDIF RCA / 2x optical Toslink

- RJ45 Network Ethernet interface to connect the preamplifier to the local network and manage its main functions from a smartphone/tablet via the free McIntosh Connect application available for Android and Apple iOS systems, also capable of controlling any McIntosh electronics connected to the preamplifier via Data Control cables and to allow the autonomous installation of firmware updates

- stereo analogue inputs: 3x balanced XLR, 4x unbalanced RCA, 1x Phono MC RCA, 1x Phono MM RCA

- analogue outputs (configurable for bi-amplification and for one or two subwoofers): 3x L/R balanced XLR, 3x L/R unbalanced RCA

- high output headphone amplifier with Headphone Crossfeed Director (HXD®) technology

- Home Theater PassThru function

- fully regulated power stage, with extremely silent R-Core transformer

- digitally controlled volume-balanced precision analog attenuator with 0.1 dB accuracy

- electronic High/Low tone control circuit in 1 dB steps with individual bypass memorized for each input

- silent and distortion-free electromagnetic source selector

- Output VU Meter

- RS232, Data/Power Control and IR ports

- remote control supplied

- dimensions (W x H x D) 445 x 194 x 419 mm

- weight 19.7 kg