Mcintosh c 8 p owners manual

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INSTRUCTION MANUAL

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Serial No. 10600 and above

MCINTOSH LABORATORY, INC.
2 Chambers 50. Binghamfon, N. Y.
U.S.A.

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INSTRUCTIONAL MANUAL
McINTOSH MODEL C-8 and C-SP
PROFESSIONAL
AUDIO COMPENSATORS

The McIntosh Audio Compensator is a complete control unit for professional or home entertainment

systems. The Audio compensator supplies the necessary gain and equalization for use with low level phono-

graph cartridges as well as the high output of radio tuners.

ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Power Source

Output

Input Sensitivity and Impedance

Frequency Response

Harmonic Distortion

Hum and Noise Level

Size

Weight

CONTROL
Selector
Volume

Aural Compensator

Bass and Treble Tone
Rumble Filter

Compensation Switches-Bass

Treble

._ C-8: Any McIntosh power amplifier
C-SP: Self-powered

Main: 25 Volts with rated input
Tape: 0.5 volts with rated input

Tape and Tuner: 0.5V., 500K., Mic: 5MV, 100K
Phone 1: 5MV, 100K
Phone 2: 5MV, variable 6.8K-52K

See Graphs
Less than 0.3% at 2.5 volts output, 20-20,000 cycles

Tape and Tuner: Better than 80 db below output
Mic and Phone: Less than 2 microvolts at input terminals

(7115dbm)

C-8 and C-BP: 10 1/8 x 3 9/16 x 71/2
Front Panel: 11 x4 1/4" (Knobs project 3/4)
D-8A: 6" x 4 7/8" x 2 1/4 (Power supply section of C-8P)

C-8: 8 lbs. C-BP: 11 lbs., 6 oz.

FRONT PANEL CONTROLS

INPUTS
AFFECTED

All
All
All

All
Mic & Phono

Phono
Mic & Phono

PURPOSE
Select desired sound source
Control sound level

Produce loudness contours to compensate for human ear re-
sponse (Fletcher-Munsen efiect)

Continuously variable control of low and high frequencies

Reduce very low frequency disturbances such as rumble" and

wow

Provide frequency compensation for phonograph recordings or
tape heads