Icon Audio MC TX Moving Coil Transformer

Icon Audio MC TX Moving Coil Transformer

Originally designed for installations into the PS1 and PS3 Phono Pre-Amplifiers, Icon Audio found that many customers were asking for this transformer separately that could be used in any other Phono Stage. 

Moving Coil (MC) pickups are capable of much better reproduction of LPs than Moving Magnet (MM). But only MC transformers can give the true golden musical sound of the LP. Some phono pre-amplifiers have a moving coil (MM) circuit fitted, but the results of these can be disappointing, this is because transistors are not ideally suited to this job. The sound can be harsh and uninteresting. Whereas a good quality transformer will add nothing, whilst giving a true interpretation of the original sound.

Solid construction is important for protection against noise and vibration. Icon Audio use high quality transformers using the best low oxygen copper, made into extremely thin wire which are then hand wound and placed onto the rare earth metal formers.. These are triple screen for maximum him eliminations and are mounted on a stainless steel and allow chassis using high quality gold plated terminals.  

Specifications and Features 

•  All hand wired point to point
•  No printed circuit board to ‘colour’ sound
•  Suitable for pickups requiring 10 – 500 Ohms
•  Very low output impedance
•  Gain = 10 (1 for “by pass)
•  Signal to noise level -90db
•  Frequency response 10hz to 20khz –1db
•  Silver PTFE audio cable
•  Gold plated Input & output terminals
•  One line input/line output