Chord Electronics Chord Prima DAC
Your Choral set plays digital perfectly from DAVE into Étude, and now a turntable arrives. Or a tuner, a tape deck — analogue, which doesn't fit into DAVE. That is what Prima is for: five sources on the same volume knob, and because every input has its own gain, the volume doesn't jump when you switch from the quiet source to the loud one. Set once, then forgotten. Its power supply charges and discharges fast enough that a sudden drum roll sags nowhere, and it is balanced from input to output, so the silence of DAVE stays silent along the way. Milled from a single block of aluminium, with a porthole onto the board. If you listen only to digital, you don't need it: DAVE does that alone. And a turntable still asks for a phono stage in front, a Huei for instance.
Specifications
| Inputs | Inputs & Outputs: 5 Stereo Inputs and 1 Stereo Output | Inputs: 1x Stereo Balanced XLR Input – Main Line 1; 4x Stereo Unbalanced RCA Inputs – Line In 2, Line In 3, Line In 4, and Line In |
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| Outputs | 1x Stereo Balanced XLR Output – Output 1; 1x Stereo Unbalanced RCA Tape Output – Tape Output |
| Frequency response | 2.5Hz – 200kHz +/- 3dB |
| Output impedance | 100Ω (Short Circuit Protected) |
| Operating voltage | 50v – 260v AC (50Hz – 60Hz) Auto Switching |
| Power consumption | 30W |
| Dimensions | 335mm (w) x 170mm (d) x 65mm (h) |
| Weight | 8kG |
| Finishes | Black and Silver |
| In the box | Prima Quickstart guide; Safety instructions; 10A Mains IEC cable; IR system remote control; 2x AAA batteries |
Where to listen
Every model is sold and demonstrated through Joenit's authorized dealer network in the Benelux. Find your nearest dealer to hear it for yourself.
