McIntosh MA8000 User Manual

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General Specifications
Power Requirements
Field AC Voltage conversion of the MA8000 is not
possible. The MA8000 is factory configured for one
of the following AC Voltages:
100V ~ 50/60Hz at 8 Amps
110V ~ 50/60Hz at 6.6 Amps
120V ~ 50/60Hz at 6.6 Amps
220V ~ 50/60Hz at 3.6 Amps
230V ~ 50/60Hz at 3.3 Amps
240V ~ 50/60Hz at 3.3 Amps
Standby: Less than 0.25 watt
Note: Refer to the rear panel of the MA8000 for the cor-
rect voltage.
Overall Dimensions
Width is 17-1/2 inches (44.45cm)
Height is 9-7/16 inches (24.00cm) including feet
Depth is 22 inches (55.88cm) including the Front
Panel, Knobs and Cables
Weight
100 pounds (45.4 kg) net, 133 pounds (60.3 kg) in ship-
ping carton
Shipping Carton Dimensions
Width is 29-1/2 inches (74.93cm)
Depth is 29 inches (73.66cm)
Height is 17 inches (43.18cm)
MA8000 Specifications, con’t
Amplifier Specifications, con’t
Equalizer Controls
Intermodulation Distortion
0.005% maximum, if the instantaneous peak power is
600 watts or less per channel with both channels oper-
ating for any combination of frequencies from 20Hz to
20,000Hz
Wide Band Damping Factor
Greater than 40
Input Impedance
High Level Unbalanced, 20K ohms
High Level Balanced, 10K ohms
Phono MM, 47K ohms; 50 to 400pF in 50pF steps
Phono MC, 50, 100, 200, 400 or 1,000 ohms; 100pF
Power Amp In, 10K ohms
Maximum Input Signal
High Level, 8V unbalanced, 16V balanced
Phono MM, 80mV
Phono MC, 8mV
Power Amplifier In, 16V
Preamplifier Output Impedance
220 ohms
Headphone Impedance
20 to 600 ohms
Power Guard
Less than 2% THD with up to 16dB overdrive at
1,000Hz
Voltage Gain
High Level to Rec Output: 0dB
High Level to Output 1: 15dB
High Level to Output 2: 21dB
Phono MM to Rec Output: 40dB
Phono MC to Rec Output: 60dB
Power Amplifier: 29dB (8 ohm Output Terminals)
Digital Input Sample Rates
Optical: 16Bit, 24Bit - 32kHz to 96kHz
Coaxial: 16Bit, 24Bit - 32kHz to 96kHz
USB: 16Bit, 24Bit, 32Bit - 32kHz to 192kHz
Power Control and Trigger Output
12VDC, 25mA

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