{"product_id":"mcintosh-c22-60th-anniversary","title":"McIntosh C22 60th Anniversary","description":"\u003cp\u003eMcIntosh is commemorating its 60th anniversary with 120 sets of its legendary C22 stereo preamplifier.  Produced from 1963 to 1972, the original McIntosh C22 preamplifier set the standard for features and flexibility in preamplifier designs. The 60th Anniversary Limited Edition C22 Tube Preamplifier has the look and feel of the original, but adds a number of circuit enhancements to bring the design up to modern specifications. For example, the new C22's rear panel has two sets of XLR inputs and eight RCA inputs. RCA and XLR outputs are provided, along with trigger and data ports to communicate with other McIntosh components.  The new C22 is a bona-fide stereo preamplifier. Back in the days before CD, LP was the format of choice, so preamplifiers always included built-in phono amplification stages. By the late 1980s, the high-end preamp had faded away, replaced by the line-stage preamp (meaning without a phono stage). Somewhere along the way, the line-stage moniker disappeared and manufacturers started calling them preamps again, but they no longer included phono sections.  The C22 does, and it's a doozy. It can accommodate one or two turntables. The C22 even has front-panel controls to adjust loading for moving-magnet and moving-coil cartridges, making it especially easy to fine-tune LP sound. I can't think of another preamp that offers that feature.  The C22 is a rare stereo preamp featuring bass and treble tone controls. There's also a Loudness control that boosts bass and treble to enhance sound for late-night listening.  Another feature you just don't see on today's stereo preamps is headphone jacks. The C22's, especially with my Grado RS-1 headphones, sounded big and bold.  Rather than using the mechanical switches found on the original C22, switching is now handled by magnetically activated devices inside vacuum-sealed glass tubes, ensuring ultra-low contact resistance and consistent operation over decades of use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrequency Response: +0, -0.5dB from 20Hz to 20kHz +0, -1dB from 10Hz to 100kHz  Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.08% from 20Hz to 20kHz  Inputs: Six high-level unbalanced Two high-level balanced  Two Phono:  one Moving Coil, one Moving Magnet  Maximum Output Voltage: 8V RMS Unbalanced 16V RMS Balanced  Overall Dimensions (W x H x D):  (44.45cm) x (15.24cm) x (45.72cm)  Weight: 27 lbs (12.25kg) net, 43.4 lbs (19.68kg) in shipping carton\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"McIntosh","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":59370599547225,"sku":"1674","price":6990.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1066\/5721\/8905\/files\/mcintosh-c22-60th-anniversary-1.jpg?v=1789118252","url":"https:\/\/wenwaudio.com\/en\/products\/mcintosh-c22-60th-anniversary","provider":"W\u0026WAudio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}