Brochure
C12000
stereo preamplifier
www.mcintoshlabs.com
Maximum Control and Configurability
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The C12000 Preamplier is the next generation of our acclaimed two-
chassis preamplier design. This unusual but effective design allows the
audio section to be completely separated from the control and power
section, delivering the purest sound reproduction possible.
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Inside each the C12000C Controller and C12000ST Preamplier, the left
and right channels are electrically and mechanically isolated from each
other to allow for true dual mono operation.
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Includes 12 analog inputs: six balanced, four unbalanced, and two
unbalanced phono inputs. The phono inputs are no longer set up as
dedicated for Moving Coil or Moving Magnet cartridges; instead, both
are congurable as either Moving Coil or Moving Magnet with adjustable
Capacitance and Resistance Loading, along with adjustable Gain.
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Offers both vacuum tube and solid-state output. Six vacuum tubes power
the high-level preamplier section with two 12AT7 tubes and one 12AX7A
tube assigned to each the left and right channel. Solid-state output is via
a discrete balanced op-amp. Phono stage utilizes four 12AX7A vacuum
tubes, with two tubes used per channel in a fully balanced conguration
that incorporates RIAA equalization.
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Four total outputs: one balanced vacuum tube; one balanced solid-state;
one xed unbalanced; and one programmable unbalanced (can be either
vacuum tube or solid-state).
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Other features: High Drive headphone amplier that has plenty of power
and exibility 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 sources.