{"id":42182,"date":"2024-04-06T17:23:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-06T21:23:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/?p=42182"},"modified":"2024-04-06T17:23:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-06T21:23:25","slug":"the-ultima-integrated-amplifier-from-chord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/en\/the-ultima-integrated-amplifier-from-chord\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultima integrated amplifier from Chord"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\"><strong>Chord Electronics<\/strong> is a British manufacturer well known to audiophiles. At the recent <strong>Bristol 2023<\/strong> show, it presented a new integrated amplifier, the <strong>Chord<\/strong> <em>Ultima<\/em>, which incorporates the latest technology developed by owner-founder <strong>John Franks<\/strong> when he designed the <strong>Ultima<\/strong> series some 5 or 6\u00a0years ago.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">The <em>Ultima<\/em> integrated amplifier delivers 125\u00a0W per channel. It features the latest error-correction topology and the brand&rsquo;s legendary dual ultra-high-frequency switching power supply. Chief engineer <strong>John Franks<\/strong>&lsquo; <em>Ultima<\/em> technology consists of a circuit that immediately monitors and corrects audio signals before they reach the output stage.<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02_ULTINT_Side1_RS.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42176 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02_ULTINT_Side1_RS-890x429.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"429\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02_ULTINT_Side1_RS-890x429.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02_ULTINT_Side1_RS-647x312.jpeg 647w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02_ULTINT_Side1_RS-768x370.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/02_ULTINT_Side1_RS.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">The <em>Ultima<\/em> has four inputs, one of which is fully balanced on <em>XLR<\/em> connectors and three of which are unbalanced on <em>RCA<\/em> connectors. All these inputs are individually buffered and selectively filtered against radio frequency interference. The inputs are switched by sealed relays controlled by a microprocessor. <strong>Chord<\/strong>&lsquo;s <em>Ultima<\/em> integrated amplifier remains a purely analogue amplifier, however, as it has no digital inputs. In this respect, the <strong>Chord Electronics<\/strong> catalogue is already well stocked with five <em>DAC<\/em> models with<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04_ULTINT_Top_RS.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42177\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04_ULTINT_Top_RS-679x550.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"721\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04_ULTINT_Top_RS-679x550.jpeg 679w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04_ULTINT_Top_RS-647x524.jpeg 647w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04_ULTINT_Top_RS-768x622.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/04_ULTINT_Top_RS.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">All the case work is precision-machined from solid aircraft-grade aluminium and features <strong>Chord<\/strong>&lsquo;s iconic <em>Integra<\/em>-style legs. The front panel is 28\u00a0mm thick and its perfectly symmetrical aesthetic is centred around a spherical, multi-colour backlit on\u00a0\/ \u00a0off control. On either side of this control are backlit volume and balance controls.<\/span><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05_ULTINT_Rear_RAW.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-42178 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05_ULTINT_Rear_RAW-890x302.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"890\" height=\"302\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05_ULTINT_Rear_RAW-890x302.jpeg 890w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05_ULTINT_Rear_RAW-647x220.jpeg 647w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05_ULTINT_Rear_RAW-768x261.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.tedpublications.com\/fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/05_ULTINT_Rear_RAW.jpeg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 890px) 100vw, 890px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Excluding the <em>Anni<\/em> from the compact <em>Qutest<\/em> range, <strong>Chord<\/strong>&lsquo;s <em>Ultima<\/em> is the first new high-end integrated amplifier in at least 7\u00a0years. For the moment, it remains the only model of its kind in the catalogue. At the time of writing, it should be available from all the brand&rsquo;s authorised dealers at a retail price of around $15,500\u00a0CDN.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span style=\"color: #800000; font-family: helvetica;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/chordelectronics.co.uk\/fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/chordelectronics.co.uk\/fr\/<\/a><\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">Distributed by; <\/span><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><a style=\"color: #800000;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eriksonconsumer.com\/erikson-home\/\"><span style=\"font-family: helvetica;\">https:\/\/www.eriksonconsumer.com\/erikson-home\/<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chord Electronics is a British manufacturer well known to audiophiles. At the recent Bristol 2023 show, it presented a new integrated amplifier, the Chord Ultima, which incorporates the latest technology developed by owner-founder John Franks when he designed the Ultima series some 5 or 6\u00a0years ago. The Ultima integrated amplifier delivers 125\u00a0W per channel. 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