Compatibility · McIntosh C53
Your C53, modernized.
Link adds Wi‑Fi control to the C53 preamplifier. Volume, mute, inputs, outputs, meter lights and power, from iPhone, Android or any browser, anywhere in your house.
Link and the C53.
Connection
The C53 has a 3.5 mm RS-232 jack. The supplied 3.5 mm cable fits. Link detects the model by itself and shows the C53's own inputs and features.
What you control
Volume, mute, inputs, outputs, meter lights and power. Settings the C53 stores per input follow the input.
Volume safety
Volume moves one step at a time, each confirmed by the C53. A limit you set is enforced in Link, for every phone in the house.
Nothing changes on the C53
Its remote, front panel and settings work as before. Link mirrors the C53; turn the knob and every screen follows.
Inputs on the C53.
16 inputs, one button each. Hide the ones you never use and rename the rest.
- BAL 1BAL 2BAL 3UNBAL 1UNBAL 2UNBAL 3UNBAL 4MM PHONOMC PHONOCOAX 1COAX 2OPTI 1OPTI 2USBMCTHDMI ARC