Description
Chord Electronics Ultima Pre Flagship Reference Preamplifier
The Chord Electronics Ultima Pre Flagship Reference Preamplifier featuring and impressive double-height dimensions, the ULTIMA Eight Input Preamplifier 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 Eight Input Preamplifier 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 Eight Input Preamplifier 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 aluminum shielding to prevent RF interference and Chord Electronics’ legendary UK-produced aircraft-grade aluminum provides a solid and resonance-eliminating enclosure for the electronics within, complemented by the famous Integra Leg System.
ULTIMA Eight Input Preamplifier is the ultimate expression of the finest high-performance, ultra-fast, ultra-high-power amplifier technology available today.
A product of three decades of research, design and engineering 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.
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
Reviews
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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 Aluminum Chassis
Specifications
- Frequency response: 10 Hz – 200 kHz +/- 3dB
- THD: 002 % 20 Hz – 20 kHz
- Signal to noise ratio: -120dB on all inputs
- Input Impedance: 100 kΩ
- Output impedance: 100 Ω
- Input maximum voltage: 10 V RMS
- Output maximum voltage: 17 V RMS
- Selectable gain: 5, x1, x1.5, x2, x2.5, and x3
- Channel separation: 100 dB
- Operation voltage: 80-250 V AC auto-switching
- Power consumption: 60 W
- 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: 30 kg
