Chord Electronics a British HiFi manufacture, develop award-winning proprietary processes without compromise; technology at the apogee of its game. They are unapologetically unique: they don’t follow convention, they provide extraordinary sound and a mechanical design to suit your lifestyle. Features HF Switch Mode Power Supply Blue Velvet ALPS Potentiometer -125dB Signal to Noise Ratio Advanced Shielding Technology Fully Balanced Circuitry Analogue Signal Path Input/Output Buffering 4x Stereo RCA Inputs 4x Stereo XLR Inputs 3x Stereo RCA Outputs 3x Stereo XLR Outputs Convection Cooled Included Top Light Ring 12v Trigger On/Off Input/Output Solid Aluminium Chassis As with all Chord Electronics products, their avionics heritage inspires only the highest quality: all of their products start life as a single billet of aircraft-grade aluminium. This is just one of the hundreds of processes that help shape their multi-award-winning devices; the same standards, care and attention run through the production of all of Chord electronics units. When you place an order for a device in the Table Top range and above, your purchase is assigned to an engineer who will begin the process of curating each individual component before carefully crafting the unit to the highest standards. Only once it has passed numerous measured and listening tests, will it qualify for a Chord Electronics name badge. Naturally, this is a bespoke process that takes time, however, during your products’ build, you are more than welcome to ask your retailer any questions that you may have. Designed to be entirely uncompromising, the Chord electronics ULTIMA preamp is a world-class amplifier with advanced proprietary Chord Electronics technology. A product of three decades of research, design and engineering here in the UK, it benefits from true dual-mono construction with separate ultra-high-frequency power supplies for each channel, giving the best possible separation. With the addition of valuable low-noise circuitry, the noise floor performance is exceptional, at beyond -117dB. Featuring impressive double-height dimensions, the ULTIMA preamp has been created to perfectly complement the flagship ULTIMA mono power amplifier, also the most advanced in the company’s 30-year history. With wide-ranging inputs and outputs, including balanced connectivity, ULTIMA offers complete flexibility for high-performance partnering equipment, enhanced further by the fascia-mounted separate frequency EQ adjust controls for the left and right channels. Headphone outputs offer further flexibility for late-night and personal listening in style. Each ULTIMA preamp is hand-made in the Kent factory, with the various stages of build and production carefully overseen by one highly skilled technician. Sensitive internal circuit features are protected by solid milled aluminium shielding to prevent RF interference and Chord Electronics’ legendary UK-produced aircraft-grade aluminium provides a solid and resonance-eliminating enclosure for the electronics within, complemented by the famous Integra Leg System. ULTIMA is the ultimate expression of the finest high-performance, ultra-fast, ultra-high-power amplifier technology available today. Specifications Inputs & Outputs: 8 Stereo Inputs and 3 Stereo Outputs 4x Stereo Balanced XLR Inputs – Line In 1, Line In 2, Line In 3, and Line In 4 4x Stereo Unbalanced RCA Inputs – Line In 5, Line In 6, Tape 1, and Tape 2 3x Stereo Outputs – Selectable – Either via Balanced XLR or Unbalanced RCA 1x Stereo Balanced XLR AV Bypass Input Frequency Range: 2.5Hz – 200kHz +/- 3dB Total Harmonic Distortion: 0.002% 20Hz – 20kHz Intermodulation Distortion: -125dB on all inputs Signal to Noise Ratio: -117dB on all inputs Channel Separation: 20Hz @ 110dB, 1kHz @ 105dB, 10kHz @ 100dB, 20kHz @ 95dB Channel Balance: 0.01dB Input Max Voltage: 17v RMS Balanced – 8.5v RMS Unbalanced Output Max Voltage: 17v RMS Balanced – 8.5v RMS Unbalanced Output Offset: 0mV (Both Channels) Potentiometer Performance: 0dB 0.5dB, -20dB 0.2dB, -60dB 0.24dB (13 seconds Full Travel) Nominal Gain: All inputs subject to six levels of switchable gain (x0.5, x1, x1.5, x2, x2.5, x3) Input Impedance: 100 kΩ Balanced – 50 kΩ Unbalanced Output Impedance: 100Ω (Short Circuit Protected) Operating Voltage: 85v – 270v AC (50Hz – 60Hz) Auto Switching Power Consumption: 60w Dimensions Without Integra Legs: 420mm (w) x 355mm (d) x 310mm (h) Dimensions With Included Integra Legs: 480mm (w) x 355mm (d) x 350mm (h) Weight: 30kg
