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We want you to be confident using your new Chord amplifier.
You’re probably an audiophile with extensive knowledge of audio equipment. However, you may not be!
So in the following section we explain a few basics to help you get started, or get you back up to speed if you’re a little rusty.
connecting your equipment
Chord amplifiers are supplied with and designed to be connected using balanced inputs. The interconnecting cables you use will
depend on the available input and output sockets on your other equipment. We have installed unbalanced inputs on all Chord
equipment, thus enabling you to mix Chord and other manufacturer’s equipment.
Whichever cable you choose it is important
to make sure it is fully screened to avoid any noise problems.
Balanced inputs carry twice the strength of signal of unbalanced inputs and are able to be fed down long lengths
of cable with less deterioration of signal. They are also less prone to interference than unbalanced inputs.
Balanced inputs have three pins and use Neutric XLR style connectors. Pin 1 is earth, pin 2 is positive and pin 3
is negative.
Unbalanced inputs use RCA phono connectors which are gold plated with teflon high performance
dielectric insulators for optimum performance.
Speakers
Power Amplifier
or integrated
amplifier
Pre-amplifier
Audio Source