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The new Chord Alto Professional Headphone Amplifier and Integrated Amplifier is designed for the audio professionals seeking the highest fidelity, the Chord Electronics Alto Headphone, Nearfield Monitor Amplifier is capable of driving up to four pairs of headphones. The Alto is the perfect tool for monitoring in today’s high-resolution environment. It offers 50 watts per channel for nearfield monitoring, plus enough drive for its four headphone outputs simultaneously, via one front-panel 3.5 mm, one 4.4mm balanced jack and two 6.35 mm outputs. Designed to fit into 19-inch racking, the 1U-tall Alto also benefits from both balanced and unbalanced inputs, plus a pair of balanced XLR outputs for bypass/external monitor control.
The Chord Alto is designed specifically for use with near-field monitors and headphones. When paired with Audeze headphones, like the MM-500, it's a match made in heaven. The Alto is a culmination of 30 years of development, delivering astonishing transparency, effortless powerful, and accurate sound. The Alto benefits from Chord Electronics' ULTIMA circuit topology, giving the amplifier the high-energy power levels and fast transient power that Chord products are known for.
Specifications:
Inputs:
1 x set of XLR inputs
1 x set of RCA inputs
Outputs:
4x headphone outputs (1×3.5mm, 1x 4.4mm balanced jack*, 2×1/4”) *pseudo balanced as the amplifier itself is not a balanced design
1 x pair of banana sockets for speakers
1 x pair of XLR for additional volume control or signal passthrough
1 x 12V DC Jack output for use with other products.
Output power (Speakers):
50 W into 4 Ω
Output power (Headphones):
2250 mW into 100 Ω
THD (Speakers):
0.003 % into 4 Ω
THD (Headphones):
0.001 % into 100 Ω
Signal-to-noise:
120 dB
Frequency response:
6 Hz – 60 kHz
Input maximum voltage:
6 V RMS
Crosstalk:
-95 dB
Output maximum voltage:
15 V RMS into 8 Ω
Operation voltage:
80-250 V AC auto-switching
Dimensions:
Length 215 mm, Width 200 mm Height 57 mm
Net weight:
1946 g
