Rotel C8 - 8 Channel Power Amplifier
Performance meets efficiency in Rotel’s C8 Class AB Custom Installation Amplifier, driving 8- channels of premium audio at 70 Watts per channel, or bridged at 140 Watts into 4-ohm loads. The C8 includes 4 Analog inputs matrixed to all Zones. Front panel display and controls provide source and independent volume, bass and treble settings. The custom 2U height requires no top or bottom clearance when rack mounting.
Performance meets efficiency in Rotel’s C8 Class AB Custom Installation Amplifier, driving 8- channels of premium audio at 70 Watts per channel, or bridged at 140 Watts into 4-ohm loads utilizing Rotel’s proprietary amplification technology.
The oversized in-house manufactured toroidal transformer drives sixteen output devices for effortless, controlled bass energy.
For ultimate installation flexibility the C8 includes 4 Analog inputs matrixed to all Zones. Front panel display and controls provide source and independent volume, bass and treble settings.
Control system integration is available via IP and RS232 interfaces and 12-Volt trigger.
The custom 2U height requires no top or bottom clearance when rack mounting.
The C8 is available in black only.
Features
- 8 x 70 Watts of robust class AB power, 4 Ohms
- Class AB amplifier design
- Custom engineered toroidal transformer
- 12 volt trigger input
- Rack ears included
Specifications
- MAXIMUM POWER OUTPUT 70W/Ch (8 channels driven, 4Ω)
- CONTINUOUS POWER OUTPUT 50W/Ch (8 channels driven, 8Ω)
- TOTAL HARMONIC DISTORTION (THD) <0.1%
- FREQUENCY RESPONSE Line Level Inputs: 10Hz - 100kHz, +0dB, 0 ± 0.5dB
- S/N RATIO (IHF "A" Weighted) Line Level Inputs: 100dB
- DIMENSIONS (W × H × D) 430 × 97 × 414mm, 17" × 3.9" × 16.3"
- FRONT PANEL HEIGHT 2U / 88.1mm (3.5")
- POWER REQUIREMENTS 220V, 50Hz
- POWER CONSUMPTION 570W
- STANDBY POWER CONSUMPTION Normal: <0.5W, Network Standby: <2W
- NET WEIGHT 16.7kg (36.81lbs.)
- BTU RATING (4Ω, 1/8th power), 1537 BTU/h
- INTERMODULATION DISTORTION (60Hz:7kHz, 4:1) <0.1%
- DAMPING FACTOR (20Hz - 20kHz, 8Ω) 80
- TONE CONTROLS ± 10dB at 100Hz / 10kHz
- CROSSTALK / SEPARATION >50dB
- INPUT SENSITIVITY Line Level Inputs: 0.3V
- INPUT IMPEDANCE Line Level Inputs: 31kΩ
- INPUT OVERLOAD Line Level Inputs (RCA): 2.8V
About Rotel
For over six decades Rotel has been engineering, manufacturing, and delivering audio products built to the highest standards of quality, with extraordinary performance and exceptional value. This Japanese family owned, and family operated business leverages the tradition and heritage of this 60-Year old icon brand supported by innovation and passion delivering products proud to wear the Rotel badge building our ever-growing extended Rotel family of customers including audiophiles, music lovers, musicians, recording artists and loyal fans.