Reviews

Product review: Chord Company phono cables - Record Collector Magazine 2016

I was cynical about how much more audible richness a new set of cables could deliver from my hi-fi. I had previously paid quite a lot of money for my interconnects, but I was gobsmacked at the difference a couple of The Chord Company’s phono cables made to the sound coming from my Garrard 301....

Product review: Chord C-power mains cable – AudiophileMan July 2016

Are you still using a basic, throw-away cable to power your hi-fi? Paul Rigby investigates an alternative and reviews the Chord C-Power power cable Audiophile power cables are not really about improving the sound quality of your hi-fi per se. That is, they don’t actively enter into your hi-fi and improve the sound by dint...

Product review: Chord Shawline Analogue interconnects – Hi-Fi Choice 412 RECOMMENDED July 2016

NAMED TO HONOUR a late associate of The Chord Company – David Shaw – these interconnects make use of the Tuned ARAY cable conductor geometry that was originally developed for the company’s premium Sarum range. The Shawline is £200 in the standard 1m length and fitted with silver-plated Chord VEE 3 RCA terminations, but it...

Product review: ChordMusic press launch – The EAR April 2016

ChordMusic the inside story Chord has officially launched its most ambitious cable range to date in ChordMusic. First previewed at Bristol last year it has taken until now for Nigel Finn and Alan Gibb to gather enough of this uniquely insulated cable to build both interconnects and speaker cables for the ChordMusic range. The ChordMusic...

Product review: Chord Sarum USB cable – Hifi Pig March 2016

Dan Worth take a listen to the £1000 Chord Sarum Super Aray USB cable. I have used virtually every major high-end USB cable on the market and although I have been incredibly impressed with many, I still had one major issue and that was the centre focus. I have been talking with others at Hifi Pig, dealers,...

Product guide: Press Darlings – Chord Company features to download free from Hi-Fi Pig and Hi-Fi+ magazine

Get your free copy of Hi-Fi Pig Magazine here.  Packed with the usual top quality features, including a glowing review of a Chord Company budget loom. Check it out now – and while your at it, see also the sumptuous new Hi-Fi+ Cable Guide – again free to download and featuring an interview with Nigel...

Product review: Chord Signature Range – Hi-Fi World Dec 2015

The Right Chord Jon Myles brings together a one-make cable system from Chord to show how just such a consistent approach can pay dividends The beauty here is that with the Chord loom in place you can happily look to upgrade your components over time with obvious benefit. Swap the Creek to something of the...

Product Review: Chord C-line interconnect – What Hi-Fi? Oct 2015

Chord Company C-line review You can tell Chord is relatively pleased with its Tuned ARAY technology. Until now, however, it’s been aimed at the high-end hi-fi listener only. But that was before the C-line stereo RCA interconnect. Build Even with all this technology, high-grade copper conductors and high-density foil shielding, what difference can a metre...