Icon Audio is based in Leicester in England, in the outskirts of the city, just off the River Soar. They have been producing HiFi since 1999 with an emphasis on valve amplifiers, and has a rich assortment of amps in the portfolio.
They also produced CD players, and Icon Audio CD X1 has been their HighEnd bid in this exercise. Now they are launching a more affordable model, but which according to the manufacturer has much of the same audio properties. For CD X2 they have chosen a topload mechanism, which gives the player a distinctive look.
Like the CD X1 also newcomer has 24bit / 192kHz DACs with upsampling. The player is like other products from Icon Audio armed with valves, and the manufacturer has ready upgrade packages for those who want that. Icon Audio is otherwise a manufacturer that advertises that they offer good service and promises that spare parts will be available in the product's longevity.
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Read more about CD X2 at Icon Audio .
Manufacturer Specifications:
Specifications and Features
• Easily upgraded (valves, capacitors, resistors etc)
• Latest 192kHz 24bit upsampling technology
• Sanyo mechanism
• Class A, all Triode output stage
• Signal to noise level -105dB
• Freq response better than 20hz-20kHz +0 – 5db
• Distortion 0.005%
• Dynamic range 110dB
• Coaxial digital output
• Valves 12AX7/ECC82
• Japanese steel EI transformers with low oxygen copper
• Audiophile components
• No “surface mount” parts used
• Solen Polypropylene audio capacitors
• Jensen Copper foil caps option
• Ceramic valve holders for minimum leakage
• Gold plated RCA sockets
• CD-R compatible
• Output 2v (0db reference standard).
• 220/240volts approx (adjustable to 115v)
• Power Consumption: 70w
• Comprehensive manual supplied
• Spare mechanisms available at low cost.
• Full instructions for valve change included
• CE, ROHS, WEEE compliant where applicable
• Size W41 D35 H12cm (Carton: 44x40x18 9kg)
Provisional specifications subject to change
