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Festival Son & Image Show Report - Montreal, 2003.

Bluebird Music once again had tongues wagging with great music made by Chord Electronics and Living Voice loudspeakers. On demonstration this year was Chord' stunning new Choral Series which was designed to complement Chord's DAC64. The Choral Series offers ultra high-end audio performance in a sleek, gorgeous, jewel-like chassis.

Spinning the tunes was Nottingham Analogue's renowned Spacedeck turntable connected to Chord's new Symphonic MC phono stage. Digital source was the Exposure 2010 cd player (as transport) feeding Chord's DAC64. Loudspeakers were the 94dB Living Voice Avatar, in Santos Rosewood, and The Chord Company's outstanding new Signature interconnects and Odyssey 4 speaker cable provided the connections. Equipment isolation supports are by Quadraspire.

The new Choral Mezzo amplifier features specially designed Ultra High Frequency power supplies which operate at over 1.2Mhz, a design made possible only within the last year! This gives this little amplifier large reserves of instantly deliverable, precisely controlled power which makes it capable of driving even very demanding loudspeakers.

The new matching Choral Prima pre-amplifier, with a fully balanced audio circuit, delivers stunning control and the ultimate high-end audio performance you expect from Chord Electronics. The new Choral Symphonic MC phono stage makes it easy to get the very best out of any turntable. It offers an almost infinite number of externally selectable input impedance and gain options, balanced and unbalanced inputs, and a unique rumble filter that can detect between music and low level noise. Remarkable!

Highlights of September 2001 London Hi-Fi Show

Below is the Chord Electronics room at the Novotel, London Hammersmith. This set up featured the new DAC64 and the new SPM6000 Reference Mono Power Amplifiers, which deliver 750 watts into 8 ohms, and 1500 watts into 4 ohms. 

Above the new DAC64 is the small box in the foreground. (Notice the Chord Company's Chorus XLRs?). The twelve-legged creature is the SPM6000. Behind the DAC64 is the DSC1600E DAC, on top of the CPA4000 flagship pre-amplifier.

Below Dave Mathews of The Chord Company helps an eager customer, until distracted by the anti-red-eye flash!