Chord ULTIMA PRE 3
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Model name
ULTIMA PRE 3
Analog inputs (balanced)
2
Analog inputs (single-ended)
3
Analog outputs (balanced)
1
Analog outputs (single-ended)
1
Gain (dBu)
N/A
Input sensitivity (mV)
N/A
Output voltage (V)
N/A
Input impedance (balanced) (Ω)
100 000
Input impedance (single-ended) (Ω)
100 000
Output impedance (balanced) (Ω)
N/A
Output impedance (single-ended) (Ω)
N/A
Maximum output level (balanced) (dBu)
N/A
Maximum output level (single-ended) (dBu)
N/A
Volume control range (dBu)
N/A
Frequency response low +/- 3dB (Hz)
10
Frequency response high +/- 3dB (Hz)
200 000
Signal to Noise Ratio (SNR, unweighted) (dB)
105
Total Harmonic Distortion + Noise (THD+N) (%)
0.002
Dimensions (mm)
130 x 480 x 340
Weight (kg)
12.7
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The Prima preamp is characterized by excellent performance, the highest sound quality and a unique design characteristic of Chord Electronics products. Prima uses a so-called "double bus" Chord, which allows you to record one source while listening to another. The audio circuits are made in a fully symmetrical internal architecture.
Each sensitive element of the structure, such as power supplies, volume controls, channel balance, and a timbre unit, are hidden under powerful screens carved from solid aluminum blanks. In addition to an end-to-end channel for connecting AV processors, the ULTIMA PRE has two separate headphone outputs.
A distinctive feature of the model, in addition to the original design and the body carved from a solid aluminum billet, is the use of a switching power source of its own design, characterized by a vanishingly low noise level. Together with the selected analog components in the signal circuits, the ratio of the natural noise level in the preamplifier is no more than -130 dB.
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