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Same Moving Coil transformer that is used in the award-winning Icon Audio PS1 and PS3 phono preamps. Hand wired and built in the UK the Icon Audio MC TX is perfect for step up MC transformer requirements. KEEP your MM phono stage preamp and add the Icon MC TX for Low Output Moving Coil Support. Turn your Icon PS2 MM into a PS2 MM/MC with the Icon MC TX. Can be ordered from this website, from CAM, or by contacting sales@audioarcan.com and requesting an invoice. To order/purchase in US funds just email an invoice request to: sales@audioarcan.com - PayPal available for credit card use. No membership is needed. Also available on Canuck Audio US and Canada. FREE SHIPPING WITHIN US and CANADA. Designed to complement any Moving Magnet Phono Pre-amplifier The MC TX is perfect for those who want to change from Moving Magnet to Moving Coil without the hassle of changing equipment. Just plug in between your turntable and phono stage nearly any MC will be matched to your amplifier. Designed to get the best out of your moving coil cartridge as used in our PS1 and PS3 phono preamplifiers, we found that many customers were asking for these transformers in a “stand-alone” box that could be used with any phono pre-amplifiers. The MCTX Story “Some years ago when I was a buyer for a hi fi retailer, I was fortunate enough to be invited on a factory visit to a well know pickup manufacturer in Denmark. The visit included various seminars about the manufacture and how to get the best performance from pickups. I came away having learned two very important lessons”: MM cartridges have a serious flaw that is hard to counter, in that at high frequencies they tend to resonate adding to distortion and noise. One of the reasons why Moving Coil sounds better. 2, Moving Coil cartridges sound better through a transformer, rather than a step-up amp (or stage). This is because the impedance and gain characteristics of a transformer are so well suited to the job. Also, they are noise-free and have very low distortion and hum. Some phono pre-amplifiers have a moving coil (MC) x5 pre-amp fitted, but the results of these can be disappointing as they are usually an extra low-cost microchip stage that adds noise and makes the sound mechanical and uninteresting. Whereas a good quality transformer will add nothing, whilst giving a true interpretation of the original sound.