Chord Electronics Ultima Pre 2 Preamplifier

Description

Ultima Pre 2

The fully modernised ULTIMA PRE 2 is built to complement stereo systems of the highest order and represents the finest Chord Electronics engineering, both inside and out.

ULTIMA PRE 2 adds nothing to the original waveform and instead preserves it with zero colouration. This is thanks to the latest advances in switch-mode power supply design – developed from aerospace technologies – and ultra-low-noise proprietary solid-state circuitry. This is carefully shielded and equipped with premium system components.

As a result, the ULTIMA PRE 2 is able to achieve unprecedented noise floor performance of -130 dB, meaning your source will always sound like your source and nothing else.

Where connectivity is concerned, the ULTIMA PRE 2 has hi-fi systems covered. Featuring eight inputs, four stereo pairs of XLRs for balanced connections and another four RCA for unbalanced connections, each of these can be gain-matched and individually selected.

For outputs, a single stereo pair is available via XLR or RCA, to accommodate a single stereo amplifier such as the ULTIMA 5 or a pair of mono blocks such as the ULTIMA 3s.

Naturally, headphone users are catered for, too, for personal and late-night listening with the addition of a high-resolution 6.35mm output on the front fascia.

Where system-triggering is important, (allowing the simultaneous start-up of connected equipment from a single button-press), the ULTIMA PRE 2 is equipped with three outputs which should be more than enough for most systems.

Features

• Eight stereo inputs and one stereo output.
• 4 x Stereo balanced XLR Inputs.
• 4 x Stereo unbalanced RCA Inputs.
• 1 x Stereo output, either balanced XLR or unbalanced RCA.
• 2 x Stereo outputs, RCA unattenuated for recording loop functionality.
• 1 x Stereo balanced XLR AV Bypass input.
• HF Switch mode power supply.
• Blue Velvet ALPS potentiometer.
• Advanced shielding technology.
• Fully balanced circuitry.
• Analogue signal path.
• Input / output buffering.
• Convection cooled.
• Included top light ring.
• 12 V Trigger Output / Input
• Solid aluminium chassis.

Specifications

• Frequency response: 10 Hz-200 kHz +/- 3 dB
• THD: 0.002 % 20 Hz – 20 kHz
• Signal to noise ratio: -102 dB on all inputs
• Input impedance: 100 kΩ
• Output impedance: 100 Ω
• Input maximum voltage: 10 V RMS
• Output maximum voltage: 17 V RMS
• Selectable Gain: x0.5, x1, x1.5, x2, x2.5, x3
• Channel separation: 100 dB
• Operation voltage: 80-250 V AC auto-switching
• Power consumption: 30 W
• Dimensions: 480 x 355 x 173 mm (WxDxH, with legs)
• Weight: 18.0 kg

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More Information

• Ultima Pre 2 Preamplifier, by Chord Electronics