McIntosh MA8000 User Manual

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The MA8000 can be part of a Multichannel Sound
System for SACD, DVD-Audio and Home Theater.
The Right and Left Front Channels from an Audio/
Video Control Center can “Passthru” the MA8000. In
the following example the SRVR Input will become
the “Passthru” input:
1. Connect Audio Cables from the A/V Control
Center Front Left and Right Channel Outputs to
the MA8000 SRVR Input Left and Right Jacks.
2. Connect a Control Cable from the A/V Control
Center ZA (Zone A) PC (Power Control) Output
to the MA8000 PWR CTRL (Power Control)
PASSTHRU Input Jack.
Note: Refer to Setup “Passthru” on page 20 to assign
the SRVR Input as the “Passthru” Input.
3. Proceed to “Connecting Loudspeaker” on
Page 12.
Passthru Connections
Passthru Connections
A/V Control Center

McIntosh MA8000 Specifications

General

Power Output per Channel	300 Watts
Number of Channels	2
Total Harmonic Distortion	0.005%
Speaker Impedance	2, 4, or 8 Ohms
Dynamic Headroom	2.1dB
Damping Factor	>40
Preamplifier Output	Yes
Dual Mono	Yes
Tone Controls	Bass and Treble
Home Theater PassThru	Yes
Headphone Output	Yes
Digital Input Coaxial	2
Digital Input Optical	2
Digital Input USB	1
Digital Input MCT	1
Digital Input HDMI	No
Analog Outputs	2
Output Impedance	200 Ohms
Frequency Response	20Hz to 20kHz +0, -0.5dB
Input Impedance	20k ohms Balanced, 10k ohms Unbalanced
Digital Sample Rate	192kHz
Analog Inputs	1 Phono MC, 1 Phono MM