Chord Alto
Chord Alto

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  • Chord Alto

Chord Alto

Professional Series Headphone & Speaker Amplifier

  • Headphone and nearfield monitor amplifier
  • Capable of driving up to four pairs of headphones and smaller loudspeakers
  • Four fascia-mounted headphone outputs, powered ULTIMA technology
  • Dual-feed-forward error-correction technology
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Chord Alto

Chord Alto

Regular price $3,364.00
Sale price $3,364.00 Regular price
Unit price

Pro Audio

Professional headphone and speaker amplifier

The new Alto professional headphone and speaker amplifier distils Chord Electronics’ 35-year UK amplifier manufacturing history into a highly transparent amplifier. Containing ULTIMA technology, Alto is the most versatile amplifier available to the professional market.

Are you a professional or want to see how our equipment is utilised in the recording process? Why not have a look at our professional page here:

Chord Alto
Chord Alto

The Alto is a technology-rich pro audio headphone and nearfield monitor amplifier 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.

Chord Alto

Headphone or Monitor Amplifier

The Alto is a meticulously designed headphone and nearfield monitor amplifier, capable of driving up to four pairs of headphones and smaller loudspeakers. Notably, it marks our first product to include a 4.4 mm Pentaconn TRRRS output (pseudo balanced), catering to the increasing popularity of balanced transmission in high-end headphones.

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A/B Simultaneous Outputs

The Alto features four fascia-mounted headphone outputs, powered ULTIMA technology. It features one 3.5 mm output; two 6.35 mm (1/4-inch); plus a single 4.4 mm Pentaconn. The array of outputs, not only facilitates easy A/B comparisons, but also allows multiple users to listen simultaneously.

Chord Alto

The Alto’s ULTIMA topology introduces the company’s dual-feed-forward error-correction technology, which monitors and then immediately corrects signalsbeforethe output stage.

Compact yet powerful, the Alto’s dimensions—slightly larger than A5—make it easy to place in any audio system, including desktop set-ups, living spaces and dedicated hi-fi systems.

Chord Alto
Chord Alto

Technical Details

Output Speakers

  • 50 W into 4 Ω

  • 0.003 % into 4 Ω

  • 120 dB

  • 6 Hz – 60 kHz

  • 6 V RMS

  • -95 dB

Output Headphones

  • 2250 mW into 100 Ω

  • 0.001 % into 100 Ω

  • 120 dB

  • 6 Hz – 60 kHz

  • 6 V RMS

  • -95 dB

Other Details

  • 15 V RMS into 8 Ω

  • 80-250 V AC auto-switching

  • Length 215 mm, Width 200 mm Height 57 mm

  • 1946 g

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