Reviews

Product review: Digital Chord (Indigo, Signature, Anthem) - Hi-Fi World Aug 2014

Resident analogue head Tony Bolton finds some digital interconnects that tickle his musical tastebuds. From their base on Salisbury Plain, near Stonehenge, the Chord Company have been busy creating a new range of digital interconnects using their ‘Tuned ARAY’ technology. They are tight-lipped about the details of this new configuration so I can only give...

Product review: Chord Signature USB Tuned ARAY - Hi-Fi News Outstanding Product July 2014

Chord’s top-of-the-line Signature Tuned Aray – voted the best USB in 2014! From the outset, it was patently clear we were auditioning a very ‘mature’ sounding cable, possessed of great control – delivering energy and passion when required as slickly as it revealed subtle details. Chord’s flagship Signature Tuned Aray cable sounds richly detailed and...

Product review: Chord Signature Reference speaker cable - Hi-Fi News EDITORS CHOICE Aug 2014

Trickle-down tech from Chord’s flagship Sarum has birthed a ‘Reference’ version of its shielded Signature speaker cable. Hand built to order, Chord’s latest Signature speaker cable looks like the original but features improved conductors and dielectrics and is a mite more flexible too! Thick, low-resistance cables typically retain the impact of the lustiest amplifiers and...

Product review: Signature Tuned ARAY RCA - Pro Audio Web Blog June 2014

Chord Signature Tuned ARAY Cable Review The Chord Company Signature Tuned ARAY RCA is an exceptional interconnect for the audiophile. This HiFi component is critical in any premium system and can easily prove its worth. You will be greeted with an exceptional analogous soundstage that enables both a clearing and sense of air that is...

Product review: Sarum Tuned ARAY - Audio Video (Brazil) 2014

CABO CHORD RCA SARUM TUNED ARAY “Se você, amigo leitor, está procurando um cabo definitivo para o seu sistema, seja ele Estado da Arte ou Diamante Referência, ouça-o! Pois se não o fizer, tenha certeza que a possibilidade de arrependimento pode ser muito grande!”  Fernando Andrette, Audio Video Magazine

Product review: C-power - Hi-Fi Choice Review March 2014

C-power Mains Cable The Chord C-power is an easy to fit upgrade to pretty much any audio component that has an IEC input socket. This screened power cable follows the same design principles as every other Chord cable, which means attention has been paid to shielding, conductors and termination. The C-power is fitted with a...

Product review: Chord Sarum Tuned ARAY cable system - Hi-Fi+ 115 Sept 2014

Chord Sarum Tuned ARAY Cable System They might be right to think there is no way that Chord’s Sarum Tuned ARAY used in a complete systemic context can have an effect that makes the sum of the system sound greater than its component parts. But I don’t think so. I think most people who listen...

Product review: Chord Sarum DIN XLR - Top Audio Gear Mar 2014

Chord Sarum Tuned ARAY Analogue DIN-XLR cables I was already using Tuned ARAY cables – albeit Signature models – in my system connecting my pre-amplifier to my Naim 250 power amplifiers replacing the manufacturer-supplied cables to noticeably excellent effect. I still do not think I was in the slightest prepared for the effects of swapping...