McIntosh C2300 owner manual Specifications

Specifications

Specifications

Frequency Response	Output Impedance
+0, -0.5dB from 20Hz to 20,000Hz	220 ohms
+0, -1dB from 10Hz to 100,000Hz	Headphone Load Impedance
Total Harmonic Distortion
	16 ohms to 250 ohms
0.08% from 20Hz to 20,000Hz	Tube Compliment
Rated Output (Main)
	MM Phono Circuitry: 2 - 12AX7A
2.5V Unbalanced, 5V Balanced	MC Phono Circuitry: 2 - 12AX7A
Maximum Voltage Output	High Level Circuitry: 2 - 12AX7A
	Power Requirements
8V RMS Unbalanced, 16V RMS Balanced
Sensitivity (for rated output)	100 Volts, 50/60Hz at 75 watts
	110 Volts, 50/60Hz at 75 watts
High Level, 450mV unbalanced, 900mV balanced	120 Volts, 50/60Hz at 75 watts
Phono MM, 4.5mV	220 Volts, 50/60Hz at 75 watts
Phono MC, 0.45mV	230 Volts, 50/60Hz at 75 watts
Signal To Noise Ratio (A-Weighted)	240 Volts, 50/60Hz at 75 watts
	Standby Power, less than 2 watts
High Level, 93dB	Note: Refer to the rear panel of the C2300 for the correct
Phono, 80dB
	voltage.

Input Impedance

High Level, 20K ohms unbalanced, 40k ohms balanced Phono MM, 47K ohms; 50 to 750pF, in 50pF steps Phono MC, 25, 50, 100, 200, 500 or 1,000 ohms; 100pF

Maximum Input Signal

High Level, 5V Unbalanced, 10V Balanced Phono MM, 50mV

Phono MC, 5mV

Voltage Gain

High Level to SRVR(REC) Output: 0dB

High Level to Main Output: 15dB

Phono MM to Record Output: 40dB

Phono MC to Record Output: 60dB

Overall Dimensions

Width is 17-1/2 inches (44.45cm)

Height is 6 inches (15.24cm) including feet

Depth is 18 inches (45.72cm) including the Front Panel, Knobs and Cables

Weight

29.5pounds (13.41 kg) net, 44.9 pounds (20.41 kg) in ship- ping carton

Shipping Carton Dimensions

Width is 25 inches (63.5cm)

Depth is 27 inches (68.6cm)

Height is 12 inches (30.5cm)

+12

+6

dB 0

-6

-12

C2300 Bass and Treble Control Curves

20 50 100 200 500 1k 2k 5k 10k 20k

Hz

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