Chord Electronics is a British high-end audio engineering company founded in 1989 by John Franks, who developed the original concept while working at Marconi Avionics in the early 1980s on ultra-high-frequency aircraft power supplies. Initially focused on broadcast-qualified units, Chord gained early professional recognition with installations at BBC, EMI's Abbey Road Studios, Sony New York, Toshiba Japan, and George Lucas's Skywalker Sound. Today, CEO John Franks leads the company as one of the world's leading manufacturers of premium audio products, applying proprietary technologies to British-made amplifiers, CD/multimedia players, phono stages, and digital-to-analog converters. The collaboration with Rob Watts since 1994 has established Chord as a leading R&D company. Current product ranges include the ULTIMA series with the 125W ULTIMA INTEGRATED amplifier, the Table Top range featuring the BerTTi 75W amplifier, and digital products like Mojo 2, Poly, Qutest, Hugo TT 2, and Hugo M Scaler, all delivering studio-grade performance for professional and consumer markets.