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Chord | Vinyl Sound Buffalo, NY USA
Chord Electronics DACs, amplifiers, and portable audio devices are available at Vinyl Sound USA Inc. in Buffalo, NY, your authorised Chord Electronics dealer serving Western New York and the United States. Founded in Maidstone, England in 1989, Chord Electronics has established itself as the world's most decorated DAC manufacturer, combining proprietary FPGA-based digital architecture designed by Rob Watts with aircraft-grade aluminium CNC machining to produce components that consistently redefine the standard for digital-to-analogue conversion. The Chord Electronics lineup at Vinyl Sound Buffalo spans the Mojo 2, Qutest, Hugo 2, Hugo TT 2, DAVE, Anni integrated amplifier, BerTTi amplifier, and the Poly streaming module, covering portable DAC/headphone amplifiers, desktop DACs, reference streaming preamplifiers, and integrated amplification.
Chord Electronics dominates the What Hi-Fi? DAC Awards more than any other brand in history. The Chord Qutest won What Hi-Fi? Best DAC over £700 for an unparalleled eighth consecutive year in 2025, while the Mojo 2 won What Hi-Fi? Best DAC £300-£700 for the fourth consecutive year in 2025 — extending a run of Mojo DAC victories that stretches back to the original Mojo in 2015, meaning a Chord Mojo has won Best DAC for over a decade without interruption. The Hugo TT 2 received a year-end double win at the What Hi-Fi? Awards 2025, cementing its position as the reference desktop DAC/preamplifier. The Hugo TT 2, M Scaler, and Qutest are all listed as The Absolute Sound Recommended components, while the Anni integrated amplifier won Hi-Fi News Editor's Choice recognition. Chord Electronics won two-thirds of all available What Hi-Fi? DAC Awards in both 2024 and 2025, a record unmatched by any competitor.
Chord's FPGA-based DAC architecture, developed exclusively by Rob Watts using proprietary WTA filter technology and pulse array conversion, processes digital audio with a level of mathematical precision that conventional chip-based DAC designs from competing brands including dCS, Naim, and Cambridge Audio cannot replicate at equivalent price points. The Mojo 2 and Qutest compete directly with iFi Audio, AudioQuest DragonFly, and Schiit Modi designs while consistently outperforming them in independent testing for detail retrieval, dynamic expression, and musical transparency. Visit Vinyl Sound USA in Buffalo, NY to audition the full Chord Electronics lineup and experience the most award-winning DAC technology available in Western New York.
