C 165BEE Stereo Preamplifier
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Over All Specifications
Line Level Input
Input impedance (R and C)
100 kΩ+ 320 pF
Input sensitivity
159 mV (ref. 500 mV out)
Maximum input signal
>9 V
Signal/Noise ratio, A-weighted >108 dB (ref. 500 mV in 500 mV out,
volume set to unity gain)
>112 dB (ref. 2V out, Volume maximum)
Frequency response
± 0.1 dB (ref. 20 Hz - 20 kHz, Tone defeat ON)
± 0.5 dB (ref. 20 Hz - 20 kHz, Tone defeat OFF)
Frequency response
(subwoofer out)
100 Hz (ref. -3 dB)
Output
Output impedance
Pre out
75 Ω
Tape out
Source Z + 1 kHz
Sub out
100 Ω
Headphones
10 Ω
Maximum voltage output
Pre out
>10 V into 600 Ω
Tape out
>10 V into 10 kΩ load
Sub out
>7 V into 1 kΩ load
Headphones
>7 V into 600 Ω
>2 V into 32 Ω
THD (CCIF IMD, DIM 100)
>0.005 % dB (ref. 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 2 Vout)
Tone Controls
Treble
± 5 dB at 10 kHz (ref. 2V in 500 mV out)
Bass
± 5 dB at 100 Hz (ref. 2V in 500 mV out)
Power Consumption
Normal operation
21 W
Standby mode
<0.8 W
Phono Input
Input impedance
MC
40,100,600 Ω (R)
1 nF (C)
MM
47 kΩ (R)
220,300,400 pF (C)
Input sensitivity
MC
0.15 mV (ref. 1 kHz 500 mV out)
MM
2.6 mV (ref. 1 kHz 500 mV out)
Input overload MC
0.8 mV/7 mV/65 mV
(20 Hz/1 kHz/20 kHz)
MM
14 mV/140 mV/1.2 (20 Hz/1 kHz/20 kHz)
Gain MC in - Tape out
62.4 dB1 (ref. 1 kHz, 10 kΩ load)
MM in - Tape out
36.7 dB (ref. 1 kHz, 10 kΩ load)
THD (CCIF IMD, DIM 100)
<0.009 % (ref. 20 Hz – 20 kHz, 5 Vrms Tape out)
Signal/Noise ratio,
IHF A-weighted MC
>78 dB2 (ref. 0.5 mV)
MM
>78 dB3 (ref. 0.5 mV)
RIAA response accuracy
± 0.5 dB (ref. 20 Hz – 50 Hz)
± 0.3 dB (ref. 50 Hz – 20 kHz)
Infrasonic filter
10 Hz (at -3 dB)
5 Hz (at -14 dB)
Physical Specifications
Dimensions (W x H x D)
Net
435 x 80 x 286 mm
17 1/8” x 3” x 11 1/4”
Gross
435 x 99 x 315 mm
17 1/8” x 3 15/16” x 12 1/2”
Net weight 13.23 lb (6 kg)
Shipping
weight
17.1 lb (7.8 kg)
* Gross dimensions include volume knob / speaker ternimals / connectors / feet.
Note: Installers should allow a minimum clearance of 2- 4 inches for
wire managment.