Attempting to emerge from the shadow of 1989's sprawling eighth album, Disintegration, the band, fronted by Robert Smith, were hoping they could jump back on the more universal rails they’d once ...

(Image credit: Chord) Physical connectivity is limited to an ethernet port – wi-fi works in the 2.4GHz band – and a pair of micro-USBs that plug directly into the partnering Hugo 2. One of these is ...

The Mojo 2’s versatility sits so far ahead of the competition that the case for ‘2022’s Best DAC’ could be a strong one. Let’s be crystal clear: the Chord device is not the out-and-out best-sounding ...

Chord’s done it again with the Mojo 2One-minute review Replacing a product that’s borderline iconic can’t be easy - which is maybe why it’s taken Chord Electronics seven years to replace ...

So successful has Chord been with DACs that it’s easy to overlook the fact that it started off as an amplification brand and has always made some excellent products in this field. Now, you can count ...

The ‘secret chord’ The ‘secret chord’ is a biblical reference. David was a King from the Hebrew bible, and although we all mostly remember him for being the underdog who defeated Goliath, he was, ...

That’s basically how I feel about the Chord Hugo 2, a digital-to-analog converter and headphone amplifier that’s not much larger than a 3.5-inch portable hard drive.

All things being equal I would say the Chord Qutest DAC ($2,125 / €1395) sounds smoother, warmer, more organic, than the Chord Huei phono stage ($1,775 / €1175). Likewise, I’d peck the Huei as ...