McIntosh C-46 Audio Control Center

This listing is for a very clean McIntosh C-46 Audio Control Center, our floor demo unit and it will ship in it's orig box with all accessories. It must be listed as used per McIntosh policy, and all warranty needs would be handled through us, a McIntosh Premier dealer for decades.

McIntosh C-46 Audio Control Center

With eight source input selections, each one of them with a balanced input, all fully assignable and programmable, plus separate processor loops for both listen and record sections
and enough outputs, both balanced and unbalanced, to drive multiple amplifiers, the C46 Preamplifier is a control center that can easily coordinate even the most complex audio system.

Sonic integrity is enhanced through use of digital logic controlled electromagnetic switches which provide the most reliable, lowest distortion signal switching in existence.

Master volume control is accomplished through an ultra-precision digitally controlled attenuator, enhanced with Variable Rate Volume circuitry and adjusted through an optical rotary encoder that results in resolution and tracking accuracy within 0.5 dB.

The exclusive McIntosh equalization circuitry allows “tailoring” the sonic performance over 8 frequency
bands and a separate programmable bypass control totally eliminates the equalizer from the signal path when not in use.

Behind McIntosh’s signature black glass front panel, LED-driven Fiber Optic Light Diffuser Panels provide all the illumination – reducing heat and power consumption and increasing the lighting’s life span many times over that of ordinary light bulbs.

McIntosh Silent Electromagnetic Switches, located literally at the input panel, eliminate the need for audio signals to travel through any internal wiring where it would be subject to noise pickup.

The state-of-the-art switches consist of ruthenium contacts—the finest conducting material known— which are sealed within a glass tube containing an inert oxygen-free gas that eliminates all possibility of contamination and results in a distortion-free switch that never needs cleaning. The glass tube is enclosed within a multi-layer copper coil, which provides the means to actuate the switch and also provides additional shielding.

The entire assembly is finally encased in a shock-absorbent plastic housing for protection.

FREQUENCY RESPONSE
20Hz to 20kHz, +0 / -0.25dB

TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION
0.002% max. from 20Hz to 20kHz

A-WEIGHTED SIGNAL-TO-NOISE RATIO
Phono: 86dB, High Level: 97dB

RATED OUTPUT VOLTAGE
5 Vrms at balanced outputs
2.5 Vrms at unbalanced outputs

INPUT IMPEDANCE
Phono, MM: 47K Ohms, 65pf
High Level: 47K Ohms balanced
22K Ohms unbalanced

OUTPUT IMPEDANCE
240 Ohms unbalanced
480 Ohms balanced

VOLTAGE GAIN
Phono to Tape Out: 40dB
High Level to Tape Out: 0dB
High Level to Main Output: 15dB

MAXIMUM VOLTAGE OUTPUT
10.0 Vrms unbalanced
20 Vrms balanced

SENSITIVITY (for rated output)
High Level: 450mV unbalanced, 900mV balanced
Phono: 4.5mV

POWER REQUIREMENTS
120V 50/60Hz, 50 watts

DIMENSIONS (H X W X D)
5 3/8” (13.65 cm) x 17 1/2” (44.45 cm) x 19”
(48.26 cm) Panel clearance required in front of
mounting panel is 1 3/4 inches (4.5 cm) for
connectors

WEIGHT
26 lbs. (11.79kg) net
40.41 lbs. (18.33kg) boxed

Guaranteed to arrive intact, and to be as described.

Offered for $3500.00, pls add 2% if using Paypal or credit cards. Bank wire and Paypal only outside the US. Always carefully packed and promptly shipped.

We can be reached at (352) 378-0192 ext 307 or ask for Rob

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