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Following the release of its retro-styled MA252 and MA352 integrated amplifiers, New York-based McIntosh has launched two ‘open chassis’ amplifiers, the C8 vacuum tube preamplifier and MC830 solid-state amplifier.
With style cues taken from its fifties and sixties aesthetic design heritage, McIntosh’s C8 and MC830 off er turntable connectivity via MM and MC phono inputs, digital readiness for the company’s (optional) multi-input DA2 DAC module, plus a headphone amp.
The £4,300 C8 vacuum tube preamplifier is powered by four 12AX7a valves and benefits from balanced and unbalanced inputs, plus moving-coil and magnet phono inputs with adjustable loading.
McIntosh’s optional DA2 Digital Audio Module can be installed by its specialist dealers for a supplement, bringing seven digital inputs: two coaxial, two optical, one USB, one…