Differences between MAC C100, C200 and C46

the mcintosh C100 &C200 are the some product except for the display . the C46 is a one box unit and it has an 8 band equilizer built in it . i am sure it is a good unit , i have a C100 and it is world class . i have put my C100 up against some of the best such as levinson 380S,& 32,arc 11 & 14 ,bat vk50, classe omaga , krell kct,threshold t2,rowland coherence & synergy. the mcintosh C100 was better then all of the above and i would suggest you audition a C100 or C200 for yourself . also you can get them used $3500 to $4500 and new a C200 is $7100 and that is a very low price for what you will be getting. good luck.

as for HT pass through the C100 can also do it but it does
not have a stand alone setting for it you have to choose what output want for HT pass through and this way the C100 is more virsitile then the C200 . also the C100 has on the unit what out put you have choosen . the remotes are the same . i agree withh Larrman these may be some of the most transparent and best soundstaging preamps any where . good luck and good listening. don't be afraid to listen to the
C100 or C200 these are as good as it gets and they have a phone stage built in .

daer hassel i see you ask larrman about phone for the C200
as you can see from above i have a C100 and do have a tt.
my set up is a sota nova 5 + an sme 5 arm + a koetsu rosewood sig. this set up goes right into the mc input of my C100 and the sound is great.

dear larrman the C100 and C200 work in the same way for the pass through mode in the C100 the A/V proc. controles all the volume the only difference is the C200 has a designation for the pass through and the C100 doesn't . the way they function are the same only the nameing is different. also you are right on the money the phone stages in theses are very good and in many cases better then some of the better stand alone units.