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Date: January 2009 | Product: QBD76
"I started the auditioning with a recording that I was most impatient to hear: a 24bit/192kHz recording.It was B. Full details »

Date: March 2006 | Product: SPM14000
The Chord SPM14000 Ultimate is the finest pure solid state amplifier I have auditioned, and one fo the very finest amplifiers to be found, period. As is the case with an Aston Martin or a Savile Row suit, there are precious few economies of scale to be had in hand-crafting bespoke products. Full details »

Date: March 2006 | Product: Symphonic phono stage
In performance terms, the Symphonic earns its Chord nameplate well, bearing the clean, fast and translucent sound quality that make Chord Eletronics a trusted name in high-end audio. For those who want to get to the heart of the performance. Full details »

Date: February 2006 | Product: BLU and DAC64
Blu transport in conjunction with the DAC64 offers a fantstic way to play CD.I have never heard such a smooth cohesive sound nor one so dimensional. Full details »

Date: August 2005 | Product: PRIMA / MEZZO 140
With casework machined from solid billets of aluminium, and superb finish, the impression is one of understated class. Accuracy and neutrality are the Chord's key qualities. Full details »

Date: July 2005 | Product: ONE
Choral is to high-end audio what a Porche Boxster is to exotic and temperamental automobiles. There's no doubting the ONE is a £3k machine. Full details »

Date: May 2005 | Product: SPM2400/DSP8000R
An extremely subtle pair that can blow a speaker apart as easily as working at whisper quiet levels. This is the centrepiece of a high-end system , and in such context, the Chord amps are up there with the best in home cinema amplification, whatever the price. Full details »

Date: March 2003 | Product: CPM 2600
"This amplifier is built to survive anything the average audiophile will throw at it…" "The Chord has so much musical headroom that nothing phases it at all." "Chord just replays what comes out of the CD players's phonos as accurately as possible. Full details »

Date: January 2003 | Product: DAC 64
Awards 2002: Stereo Digital Source £500+: Editors Choice "Chord Electronics has developed an approach to industrial design which is at once flamboyant as well as technical…" "…the internals are just as innovative as the casework.". Full details »