{"product_id":"chord-etude","title":"Chord Electronics Etude | Desktop Power Amplifier","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/9255\/5595\/files\/chord-logo.jpg?v=1686770418\" alt=\"Chord 2go logo\" style=\"display: block; margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; width: 65%;\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eChord Etude, Designed to Compliment the Chord DAVE DAC, Offers Unrivaled Dynamics and Control\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e150W Class AB Stereo Power Amplifier\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully balanced circuitry\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChord MOSFET construction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eClass AB sliding bias\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom Chord Electronics\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe multi-award winning Chord Electronics Choral family of products has never sounded so good. Welcome Étude to the table, a 150w Class AB stereo power amplifier featuring the first fundamentally new topology since Chord Electronics’ inception in 1989, using highly advanced technologies seen within the aerospace industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe Choral Étude has been designed to both compliment and exploit the full potential of the multi-award winning \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bloomaudio.mom\/products\/chord-dave-endgame-dac-and-amp?_pos=1\u0026amp;_psq=dave\u0026amp;_ss=e\u0026amp;_v=1.0\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eChord DAVE DAC\u003c\/a\u003e, which has preamp functionality, and the brand new topology has even faster power delivery than exiting designs, offering unrivalled dynamics, life-like delivery of transient information, plus effortless control over loudspeaker drive units.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThe design for Étude is based upon multi-feedback and dual feed-forward error-correction amplifier technology that intelligently adjusts and compensates the individual linearity of the 250-watt lateral structure high-power proprietary MOSFETs. Internally there are three individual high frequency switch mode power supply units, one for each active power rail and a final for the auxiliary rails. When paired with advanced internal shielding, active cooled plenum chamber design, and custom Chord Electronics MOSFETs, you have Étude, an world class extremely fast crystal clear amplifier.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAlthough the amplifier is conservatively rated at 150W into 4Ω, if you run Étude in bridged mono mode you can increase this to 300W into 4Ω.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv role=\"tabpanel\" class=\"tab-pane active\" id=\"techspec\"\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eOutput Power: \u003c\/strong\u003e150w RMS per channel @ 0.05% distortion into 4Ω\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eFrequency Range: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e5Hz – 100kHz +\/- 0.5dB\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eGain: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e30dB\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eChannel Separation: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eBetter than 95dB\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eInput Impedance: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e100kΩ Unbalanced\/Balanced\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eInput Capacitance: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u0026lt;30pf\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOutput Impedance: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e0.02Ω\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eOutput Inductance: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e2.6μH\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e6.7cm (H) 33.5cm (W) 17.5 (D)\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Chord Electronics","offers":[{"title":"Black","offer_id":33010235670603,"sku":"ETUDEB","price":7165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Silver","offer_id":33010235703371,"sku":"ETUDES","price":7165.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0023\/9255\/5595\/products\/Chord-Electronics-Etude-Desktop-Power-Amplifier_10fb3208-6bd2-490c-b2dc-c926cf57dc4b.jpg?v=1631831153","url":"https:\/\/bloomaudio.mom\/products\/chord-etude","provider":"Bloom Audio","version":"1.0","type":"link"}