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The ULTIMA mono power amplifiers have been conceived for the very finest high-end audio systems, those which by their very nature, tend to have the most demanding and most difficult-to-drive large loudspeakers. They deliver unsurpassed power delivery and are capable of effortlessly driving any speaker.

ULTIMA is the company’s most accomplished amplifier in its 30-year history and one that draws on Chord Electronics’ three decades of proprietary-technology amplifier manufacturing. It features an all-new circuit topology, the first completely new design since those early days. The new dual-feed forward error-correction amplifier technology is a progression of Dr Malcolm J Hawksford’s (emeritus professor at Essex University) technical paper, refined by Bob Cordell of Bell Labs.

Key Features:

• 780w into 8Ω
• Class AB Sliding BiasClass AB Sliding Bias
• HF Switch Mode Power SupplyHF Switch Mode Power Supply
• Proprietary Chord MOSFETsProprietary Chord MOSFETs
• Fully Balanced CircuitryFully Balanced Circuitry
• Convection CooledConvection Cooled
• Balanced XLR Inverted InputBalanced XLR Inverted Input
• Balanced XLR Non-inverted InputBalanced XLR Non-inverted Input
• Unbalanced RCA Inverted InputUnbalanced RCA Inverted Input
• Unbalanced RCA Non-inverted InputUnbalanced RCA Non-inverted Input
• 12v Trigger On/Off Input12v Trigger On/Off Input
• Dimmable feature lightingDimmable feature lighting
• Included Top Light RingIncluded Top Light Ring
• Solid Aluminium ChassisSolid Aluminium Chassis

The MC1 is a step-up transformer designed to raise the output of moving coil cartridges up to a level compatible with moving magnet phono stages. It's purpose is not simply to allow moving coil cartridges to be used with moving magnet only phono stages (which most valve designs are, for example), but to allow moving coil cartridges the chance to realise their full potential.