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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.
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.
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