Chord Electronics Huei phono preamplifier
Chord Electronics Huei phono preamplifier
Chord Electronics Huei phono preamplifier
Chord Electronics Huei phono preamplifier

$1,775.00

Phono Stage

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Product Description

PHONO INTEGRATION

Entirely conceived, engineered and manufactured in Great Britain, the Chord Electronics Huei phono preamplifier 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.

Benefitting 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.

Huei’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.

Precision-machined from solid aircraft-grade aluminum billet, Chord Electronics Huei phono preamplifier 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.

Huei is a stylish, practical and high-performance solution for integrating turntables into Chord Electronics’ (and other) systems and features both balanced (RCA) and unbalanced outputs (XLR) with RCA inputs. A high-quality 12V external power supply is also supplied.

Supported cartridges
Moving magnet and moving coil
Selectable impedance
30Ω, 100Ω, 5kΩ, and 4.7pf
Selectable gain
60dB, 65dB, and 70dB
Inputs
1x Stereo unbalanced RCA input
Outputs
1x Stereo unbalanced RCA output
1x Stereo balanced output
Input Impedance
30Ω – 47kΩ, 50pF – 150pF
Input Noise
1.1nV/Hz
Max Output Voltage RMS
10v RMS
Equalisation Gain Range
0dBV – 75dBV
Equalisation Response
RIAA Curve
Equalisation Accuracy
+/- 0.1dB
Frequency Response
RIAA Curve = 12Hz to 25kHz
Rumble Filter
Rausch Slope -24dB per octave below 50Hz
Output Impedance
520Ω (resistive)
Input Power Supply
12v – 100v to 240v 50/60Hz PSU
Dimensions
160mm (w) x 43mm (d), 72 (h)
Weight
770g

Brand

Chord Electronics

Engineering without limits means uncompromising standards for Chord Electronics. The British professional audio company took flight in 1989 when founder and Chief Engineer John Franks found inspiration in his junior engineer job at an avionics company. Aviation electronics demands reliability, performance, and superior attention to detail. That’s exactly what Franks brings to Chord's digital products. His comprehensive knowledge of power supply design and an ethos of doing things ‘right’ regardless of cost and effort sets Chord apart from competitors.  This is reflected in the new and innovative Hugo M Scaler upscaling component.

The BBC received the first Chord amplifiers, followed by world-leading artists and studios, including Abbey Road, Sony Music (New York), and The Royal Opera House. Chord’s audio prowess generated demand for a domestic range. This audiophile-approved range encompasses the design, engineering and build standards the finest professional equipment requires. Today, Chord applies proprietary technologies to all of its British-made products. As a result, you can expect studio-grade audio performance across the entire Chord range encompassing amplifiers, DACs and music streamers from the Mojo 2 to the DAVE DAC.

As a nationally recognized leader in the field of high-end audio and home theater, Overture is a proud dealer of Chord Electronics products. We sell customers the best DACs and music streamers from Chord. Interested in purchasing a new Chord Electronics product? You can trade-in any component towards a Chord Electronics product by filling out Overture's Trade-In Form.

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