Chord Huei Phono Preamplifier

With Moving Magnet and Moving Coil functionality, Huei offers compatibility with a huge range of phono cartridges in a similar package to the Qutest DAC. Huei introduces ultra-low-noise microprocessor control and makes a stylish, practical and high-performance solution for integrating turntables into your hifi system.

Phono Integration

Entirely conceived, engineered and manufactured in Great Britain, Huei has been carefully designed to provide turntables with the same high standards of amplification that Chord Electronics has become known for over the past 30 years.

Benefitting from both Moving Magnet and Moving Coil functionality, Huei offers compatibility with a huge range of cartridges thanks to comprehensive gain and impedance-matching options; Huei’s high- and low-gain switching settings are easily accessible via front-panel controls, introducing welcome flexibility.

Huei’s advanced design offers (for the first time in a Chord Electronics phono preamp) ultra-low-noise microprocessor control of its main features, including a convenient memory function. With multiple options for impedance-matching, seven-stage switchable gain and a switchable rumble filter, Huei’s design offers comprehensive compatibility.

Precision-machined from solid aircraft-grade aluminum billet, Huei has a similar form factor to the company’s Qutest DAC and also offers a top-mounted viewing window into the illuminated electronics within. The design also shares the same polychromatic control spheres the company has become known for in its digital products. The illuminated front-panel spheres offer direct access to Huei’s gain and impedance settings, selection for MM/MC cartridges and access to the on-board rumble filter.

Huei is a stylish, practical and high-performance solution for integrating turntables into Chord Electronics’ (and other) systems and features both balanced (RCA) and unbalanced outputs (XLR) with RCA inputs. A high-quality 12V external power supply is also supplied.

What's in the Box?

• Huei Phono Stage
• Huei user manual
• Safety instructions
• Drawstring bag
• 12V 2A Switching barrel type power supply
• Grounding plate
• Gain/impedance reference card

Press and Reviews

Chord Magazine

Guides & Advice
by Moon Audio

The Ear

by Chris Kelly
May 2020

HiFi+

by Alan Sircom
May 2020