Owner's Manual
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RC‑1572 Stereo Control Amplifier
Specifications 
Total Harmonic Distortion (20 Hz - 20 kHz)  < 0.004%
Intermodulation Distortion (60 Hz : 7 kHz, 4:1)  < 0.004% 
Input Sensitivity / Impedance
  Phono Input (MM)  3 mV / 47k ohms 
  Line Level Inputs (RCA)  200 mV / 100k ohms
  Line Level Inputs (XLR)  300 mV / 100k ohms
Input Overload 
  Phono Input  62 mV
  Line Level Inputs  4 V
Output Level 
  Line Level (RCA)  1 V 
 Balance (XLR)  2 V 
Frequency Response 
  Phono Input  20 Hz - 20k Hz, 0 ± 0.3 dB 
  Line Level Inputs  10 Hz - 100k Hz, 0 ± 0.3 dB 
Tone Controls
  Bass  ± 10 dB at 100Hz
  Treble  ± 10 dB at 10kHz
Signal to Noise Ratio (IHF “A” weighted)
  Phono Input  80 dB
  Line Level Inputs  110 dB
Channel Separation  > 64 dB
Digital Section 
Frequency Response  20 Hz - 20k Hz (0 ± 0.5dB Max)
Signal to Noise Ratio (IHF ”A” weighted)  100 dB
Input Sensitivity / Impedance  0 dBfs / 75 ohms
Coaxial/Optical Digital Signals  SPDIF LPCM 
    (up to 192k Hz 24 bit)
PC-USB  USB Audio Class 1.0 
    (up to 96k Hz 24 bit)
    USB Audio Class 2.0 
    (up to 384k Hz 32bit)*
    *Driver installation required
    DSD and DoP support
General
Power Requirements:
  USA:  120 volts, 60 Hz 
  EC:  230 volts, 50 Hz 
Power Consumption  35 watts
Standby Power Consumption  < 0.5 watts
BTU (at 13.5 watts)  65 BTU/h
Dimensions (W x H x D)  431 x 99 x 338 mm
    (17 x 3 
7
/
8
 x 13 
1
/
4
 ins)
Front Panel Height  2U (88.1 mm, 3 
1
/
2
 ins)
Weight (net)   7.4 kg, 16.3 lbs. 
All specifications are accurate at the time of printing. 
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