10th May, High End 2018, Munich: Chord Electronics has chosen High End 2018 to unveil a brand new analogue amplifier topology design, the company’s first for nearly 30 years. The new topology will debut in the British specialist’s new Choral Etude stereo power amp (expected autumn 2018), which makes its world debut at High End. 

10th May, High End 2018, Munich: Chord Electronics has revealed the Hugo TT 2, its next-generation Table-Top (TT) DAC/headphone amplifier and one which sets a new technical benchmark, eclipsed only by Chord Electronics’ flagship DAVE. The device also offers incredible output power, flexible new features and redesigned casework; the Hugo TT 2 makes its international debut at High End and is scheduled for launch in the autumn.

Ruark Audio, the British purveyor of stylish standalone music systems, are delighted to announce the forthcoming release of MRx, their first connected wireless speaker. As you would expect from Ruark, MRx is something rather special! With a wide range of technical abilities, on its own MRx makes a perfect system for your lounge, kitchen or study. Moreover, linked with other MRx or the company’s R2 and R7 models it’s easy to build a multi-room system for quality synchronised sound wherever required.

The MRx embodies the exquisite craftsmanship and attention to detail that has become the hallmark of Ruark’s range and further exemplifies the brand’s ongoing process of industrial design. The juxtaposition of a sleek, clean, real wood or soft grey exterior with the textured, British-sourced fabric front creates something truly stunning. Its beauty lies in its simplicity; not just in its ease-of-use, but in its sophisticated design, too. This same attention to detail carries through to the technology inside to make MRx a class-leading performer.
 
In terms of connectivity, MRx offers a far wider choice than many similar systems. For wireless streaming, the integrated Bluetooth receiver with aptX allows quick and easy direct connection so audio can be played through MRx with CD quality sound from compatible devices. With a broadband internet connection MRx comes alive and allows access to radio stations world-wide and an almost infinite library of music through on-line music services such as Spotify, Deezer and Tidal, with Amazon Music also coming soon. A combined 3.5mm optical and analogue input allows auxiliary devices such as Google Chromecast Audio or Amazon Alexa to be easily connected and a multi-purpose USB socket plays music files from memory sticks and provides a connection point to charge/power your Smart devices.​
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Take a guided video tour of the all new Planar 6 turntable and Neo PSU.
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Mojo just got smarter – Connect. Play Go. with Poly – the Wireless Network SD Playback Module.

Poly allows the award-award wining Mojo DAC/Headphone amplifier to become a high resolution wireless network music player, streamer, and SD card playback device, removing the need for a wired link. It’s based on a condensed high-level PC, with data server, DNLA streamer, Wi-Fi hub, Bluetooth module, and SD card reader/player.

The legend, remastered. The world’s most advanced transportable DAC/Headphone Amp has undergone a drastic redesign – Welcome to Hugo 2. 

Beginning with 26,000 taps back in 2013 with the original Hugo, Hugo 2 now has an incredible 49,152 and uses techniques developed over the past four years to deliver a stunningly clear audio performance, such has never been heard from a mobile DAC/Headphone Amp before.

Hugo doesn’t just deliver better performance and measurements, it’s got all new casework developed by Chief Designer – John Franks, increases PCM support to 768kHz and adds up to DSD512 (Octa-DSD) native playback, now includes four filter options, remote control functionality, increased Bluetooth range, and sports Micro USB charging. ​

 Welcome to Blu Mk. II – CD Without Limits – The Blu Mk. II is Chord Electronics advanced second generation FPGA CD transport. Designed for DAVE it up samples your CD collection (or BNC/S/PDIF input) to a mighty ONE MILLION taps.
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At its core lies a giant state of the art Xilinx XC7A200T FPGA loaded with the world’s most advanced filter technology by Rob Watts. This, combined with the legendary precision of the CD Pro 2 mechanism and a Chord Electronics proprietary switch mode power supply, creates an experience never heard before from CD – setting a new standard. Blu Mk. II also sports a stunning revised aesthetic developed by Chord’s Chief Designer – John Franks.