Chord Electronics Étude Power Amplifier

Chord Electronics Étude Power Amplifier

The Chord Étude has been designed to not only compliment but exploit the full potential of this DAVE, DAC with a built-in preamp functionality. The brand new topology has an even faster power delivery than existing designs, offering unrivalled dynamics, life-like delivery of transient information, plus effortless control over loudspeaker drive units.

The design for Étude is based upon multi-feedback and dual feed-forward error-correction amplifier technology that intelligently adjusts and compensates the individual linearity of the 250-watt lateral structure high-power proprietary MOSFETs. Internally there are three individual high-frequency switch mode power supply units, one for each active power rail and a final for the auxiliary rails. When paired with advanced internal shielding, actively cooled plenum chamber design, and custom Chord Electronics MOSFETs, you have Étude, a world-class extremely fast crystal clear amplifier. Although the amplifier is conservatively rated at 150W into 4Ω, if you run Étude in the bridged mono mode you can increase this to 300W.

Who is Chord Electronics?

Chord Electronics (not to be confused with Chord Company cables) are a quality manufacturer of hifi components based in Kent, UK. Chord has seen renowned success, especially in the digital market, for their build quality, sound quality and aesthetic design. Chord Electronics hifi products incorporate a signature look and all feature the same design philosophy of reproducing the best and most accurate level of sound quality possible for the price