MC Step-up Transformer - Airtight ATH-3S
Regular price
€2.700,00
VAT included in price for European Union countries and may be adjusted based on delivery country at check-out.
Average shipping time : 4 to 5 weeks. Shipping is free within European Union (except for specific territories) above 99€ purchase up to 50kg. Shipping costs on quote above 50kg – quote request to be send to : contact@audiosoundmusic.com. There is no return policy for countries outside of the European Union.
Airtight is renewing MC Step-Up Transformer ATH-3 to a new model ATH-3S
The new ATH-3s is equipped with Ground Lift Switches, which enable to select grounded and floated grounding individually for input and output.
This feature makes it possible to handle from floating balanced transmission to normal transmission.
Along with that, the housing and insulator are also changed to aluminum to improve the sound quality. We chose a ground lift switch that was particular about the feeling. It has been well received by ATE-3011,
We also incorporates a Hexagon Nut Binding Post MIL-P-55149 / 8 (MIL Standard), the same GND terminal we use for our flagship Phonostage ATE-3011.
Features:
- Step-up ratio: 1:40 (32dB gain) at low impedance mode
- Adaptable impedance of cartridges: 1Ω〜7Ω (Recommended)
- Adaptable impedance of cartridges: High Impedance model for 7Ω〜40Ωavailable (factory set)
- Dimensions: 144 (W) × 207 (D) × 80 (H) mm
- Weight: 1.5kgs
Why use a transformer?
Step-Up Transformers (SUT) are a serious option for anyone who owns a Moving Coil (MC) cartridge, one that can significantly improve both the sound quality and sonic character. Quite simply, a good transformer is the best way to audition an MC cartridge with the highest performance possible.
Since the output of MC cartridges is lower than that of a Moving Magnet (MM), higher gain is required to utilize them, such as that provided by SUTs or MC phono preamplifiers. Although both devices provide this requirement, both are fundamentally different in function and in sonic character. This is where SUTs are frequently seen as superior; they are completely passive and offer exceptional noise performance and sound quality.
This is due to the fact that the structure of harmonic and intermodulation distortion is fundamentally different between MC-preamps and SUTs. While an MC pre-amplifier has a constant resistive input impedance, an SUT has an input impedance that is frequency dependent. The harmonic distortion produced by SUTs is highest at the lowest frequencies and drops as the frequency rises, whereas in most MC preamps the distortion increases as the frequency rises. Combined with significantly lower Intermodulation Distortion (IMD), the sound produced with an SUT will be much more open, dynamic, spacious, and natural.
Option : On customer's site installation and set-up within European Union
After delivery of the package, one of our team members will take an appointment at the address of delivery to install your equipment, and make sure it is properly set-up.
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