Description
The new Chord Ultima Integrated is now with us.
It’s available in black or silver with various leg or side in-fill options.  We’ve gone for black with low profile black acrylic in-fills, so it fits comfortably onto normal shelves. It also means that it looks identical to our Ultima 3 preamplifier. What could possibly go wrong? 🙂
It’s an impressive beast with great control and musicality. Her’s what Chord have to say:
“The ULTIMA INTEGRATED is a class-leading 125-watt integrated amplifier benefitting from the latest dual-feed-forward error-correction topology, Chord Electronics’ legendary proprietary ultra-high-frequency power supplies, plus an unmistakable industrial aesthetic.
Designed by Chord Electronics’ founder, owner and chief engineer, John Franks, the advanced ULTIMA circuit monitors and immediately corrects audio signals before the output stage, for astonishing signal accuracy from a one-box integrated device.
The ULTIMA INTEGRATED also takes advantage of the very latest developments in advanced low-distortion power supplies – devices offering exceptionally low noise and outstanding amplifier operation – for even greater fidelity.
A four-input design, one fully balanced and three unbalanced, all enjoy individual buffering and are selectively filtered against potential ingress from radio frequency interference; selection switching is via microprocessor-controlled sealed relays.
The ULTIMA INTEGRATED is the first new Chord Electronics integrated amplifier for seven years and remains the sole full-width integrated model in the range.
All metalwork is precision-machined from solid aircraft-grade aluminium, including Chord Electronics’ iconic Integra Legs. The fascia sports a 28-mm-thick front panel with a perfectly symmetrical aesthetic, centred around a spherical power on/off control with polychromatic lighting, flanked by illuminated volume and balance controls.”
Technical Specification
Frequency response
10 Hz-200 kHz +/- 3 dB
THD
0.01 % 20 Hz-20 kHz
Signal-to-noise ratio
90 dB on all inputs
Input impedance
100 kΩ
Input maximum voltage
3 V RMS
Output maximum voltage
35 V RMS
Gain
21dB
Channel separation
100 dB
Operation voltage
80-250 V AC auto-switching
Power output
125 W into 8Ω
Power consumption
200 W
Dimensions with included Integra legs:
13 cm(H) x 48 cm(W) x 38 cm(D)
Dimensions with optional side blocks (can not be stacked):
11 cm(H) x 43 cm(W) x 38 cm (D)
Weight:
14.75 kg
