Chord Electronics has launched its most reasonably priced ULTIMA-technology stereo energy amplifier up to now referred to as BerTTi (£3,995). The brand new energy amp additionally introduces the corporate’s next-generation ULTIMA topology to the ground-breaking Desk Prime (TT) vary, residence to the Hugo TT 2 DAC/pre/head amp and Hugo M Scaler upscaler (pictured above).
BerTTi is a totally balanced 75-watt stereo energy amplifier benefitting from the most recent dual-feed-forward error-correction topology. BerTTi instantly replaces its predecessor, the TToby, and expands the ULTIMA-topology vary of amplifiers designed by Chord Electronics proprietor and founder John Franks. Franks’ superior ULTIMA error-correction expertise screens and instantly corrects indicators earlier than the output stage for astonishing accuracy.
BerTTi options each balanced and unbalanced inputs, high-quality gold-plated loudspeaker outputs, plus a ten A IEC energy inlet. Additional options embrace two modified energy provides for elevated efficiency, plus a further auxiliary energy rail for the entrance finish, which gives further voltage to drive the custom-made MOSFETs.
The brand new ULTIMA-tech BerTTi, when mixed with the resolving energy of the award-winning Hugo TT 2 DAC/preamp ($6,725), claims new ranges of sonic efficiency from a small system. The addition of the Hugo M Scaler ($5,650) upscaler, with the power to upscale audio to 705.6 kHz, 16x CD’s native decision, makes the three-box system fairly compelling.
Talking in regards to the new BerTTi stereo energy amplifier, John Franks mentioned: “BerTTi makes use of our proprietary ULTIMA expertise which constantly screens {the electrical} and thermal efficiency parameters for every of the MOSFET energy gadgets used inside this superior design. This extra circuitry provides an additional layer of management within the energy parts’ topology that lowers all distortion modes when in comparison with atypical high-quality amplifier designs. BerTTi can drive loudspeakers, from bookshelf varieties to the hardest-to-drive floorstanders with out issue.”
BerTTi follows a line of extremely superior full-width ULTIMA-technology energy amplifiers, together with the unique flagship ULTIMA mono energy amplifier (780 W), the successive ULTIMA 2 (750 W) and three (480 W) mono energy amplifiers, the ULTIMA 5 (350 W) and 6 (180 W) stereo energy amplifiers and in Might 2023, the brand new ULTIMA INTEGRATED.
Specs
- Output energy: 75 W into 8 Ω
- Frequency response: 5 Hz-100 kHz +/- 0.5 dB
- Enter impedance: 100 kΩ
- THD: 0.008 %
- Acquire: 30 dB
- SNR: 87 dB (A-weighted)
Worth and availability
The Chord BerTTi is out there to pre-order now (anticipated September) £3,995.
For extra data: chordelectronics.co.uk
