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pre-amplifier
PRIMA
The pre-amplifier is the control centre of your system. By connecting your audio sources to
it you can choose the source you want at any particular time and control it.
You can also adjust the balance and volume before the signal is sent to a power amplifier.
Your pre-amplifiers can be operated manually or via any Chord remote control
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We want you to be confident using your new Chord Electronics product.
You are probably an audiophile with extensive knowledge of audio equipment.
However, you may not be!
So in the following section we explain a few basics to help you get started, or get you back
up to speed if you are a little rusty.
connecting your equipment
Chord amplifiers are supplied with and designed to be connected using balanced inputs. The interconnecting
cables you use will depend on the available input and output sockets on your other equipment. We have
installed unbalanced inputs on all Chord equipment, thus enabling you to mix Chord Electronics and other
manufacturer’s equipment.
Balanced inputs carry twice the strength of signal of unbalanced inputs and are able to be fed down long
lengths of cable with less deterioration of signal. They are also less prone to interference than unbalanced inputs.
Balanced inputs have three pins and use Neutric XLR style connectors. Pin 1 is earth, pin 2 is positive and
pin 3 is negative.
Unbalanced inputs use RCA phono connectors, which are gold plated with teflon high performance dielectric
insulators for optimum performance.
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