{"title":"Chord Electronics","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"manufacturer-banner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"manufacturer-banner-text\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"manufacturer-banner\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"manufacturer-banner-text\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe reputation of Chord Electronics within the professional world generated demand for a domestic range encompassing the design, engineering and build standards demanded of the finest pro equipment. Today, they apply proprietary technologies to all of their British-made products and proudly deliver studio-grade audio performance across the entire Chord range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"chord-electronics-mojo-2-headphone-amp-dac","title":"Chord Electronics Mojo 2 Headphone Amp \u0026 DAC","description":"\u003cp\u003eMojo 2 is the most advanced DAC\/headphone amplifier in the world.  It plays your favourite music with class-leading detail and clarity, right up to studio-grade levels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDAC AND HEADPHONE AMPLIFIER IN ONE\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe British designed, engineered and built Mojo 2 is the most advanced portable DAC and headphone amplifier in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDistinctly different from all other devices, Mojo 2 uses proprietary British digital audio technology perfected over more than two decades, coupled to a powerful ‘FPGA’ processor. The result is class-leading sound quality both on the move or at home, with the power to effortlessly drive any headphones. For music just as the artist intended, Mojo 2 brings you closer to the music than any other portable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNIQUE BENEFITS\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnrivalled digital audio processing; powerful 'FPGA' technology\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdditional USB-C data input for fast data-transfer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully transparent 'Ultra HD' digital signal processing EQ, tailoring the sound to you\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTake Mojo 2 wireless when adding the Poly streamer\/server (2 TB)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eProudly made in Britain from aircraft-grade aluminium. Anodised, bead-blasted, precision CNC milled. Jett black finish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eUNIQUE FPGA TECHNOLOGY\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor more than 20 years, Chord Electronics has exclusively used powerful programmable (FPGA) circuits with custom coding to provide the most advanced digital-to-analogue conversion performance in the world. With digital audio technologies perfected over two decades, Mojo 2 contains more digital audio know-how than any other small DAC, resulting in unrivalled sound quality, all backed by peerless technical measurements from the lab.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCOMPATIBLE WITH POLY FOR STREAMING\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompletely compatible with our Wireless streaming module Poly, Poly allows for wireless integration to your system.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chord Electronics","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57837449019779,"sku":"15577","price":395.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0939\/9356\/6595\/files\/15577-1-ChordelectricityMojo2MainSOUNDCRAFTHIFI.jpg?v=1776675321"},{"product_id":"chord-electronics-huei-phono-stage","title":"Chord Electronics Huei Phono Stage","description":"\u003cdiv id=\"bodycontainer\" class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"pnlContent\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-page\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"product-info\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"container\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"col-xs-12\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"infobox tab-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"tab-pane fade in active\" id=\"tab-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBased on 30 years of amplifier-building expertise, Huei offers MM\/MC compatibility and integrates turntables to our amplifiers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEntirely conceived, engineered and manufactured in Great Britain, Huei has been carefully designed to provide turntables with the same high standards of amplification that Chord Electronics has become known for over the past 30 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBenefitting from both Moving Magnet and Moving Coil functionality, Huei offers compatibility with a huge range of cartridges thanks to comprehensive gain and impedance-matching options; Huei’s high- and low-gain switching settings are easily accessible via front-panel controls, introducing welcome flexibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuei’s advanced design offers (for the first time in a Chord Electronics phono preamp) ultra-low-noise microprocessor control of its main features, including a convenient memory function. With multiple options for impedance-matching, seven-stage switchable gain and a switchable rumble filter, Huei’s design offers comprehensive compatibility.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePrecision-machined from solid aircraft-grade aluminium billet, Huei has a similar form factor to the company’s Qutest DAC and also offers a top-mounted viewing window into the illuminated electronics within. The design also shares the same polychromatic control spheres the company has become known for in its digital products. The illuminated front-panel spheres offer direct access to Huei’s gain and impedance settings, selection for MM\/MC cartridges and access to the on-board rumble filter.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHuei is a stylish, practical and high-performance solution for integrating turntables into Chord Electronics’ (and other) systems and features both unbalanced (RCA) and balanced outputs (XLR) with RCA inputs. 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Its line-level output and full-function remote control adds real flexibility in full-size and desktop systems.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe device offers four digital inputs (optical, coaxial and HD USB) plus extended-range Bluetooth, with high-resolution file playback up to 768kHz and up to DSD512 (Octa DSD), via its HD USB input. Analogue outputs include 2x RCA, plus 3.5mm and 6.35mm headphone outputs.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA four-function switch filter offers a useful degree of user-selectable frequency-shaping, bringing warm and soft or transparent and incisive presentations, giving additional flexibility and user control. For headphone-listening, Hugo 2 retains the popular digital crossfeed function of the original and offers three operation modes. 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