personal hifi

For more than t wo decades

now, Nordost has cont inued

to push the envelope of cable

des ign and technology, in turn

improving the performance of

audio systems around the wor ld.

“

”– Suave Kajko, NOVO

S in ce 1991, Nordost has been at the

forefront of cut t ing edge technology,

pushin g the “sonic boundar ies” so that

mus ic lovers can achieve the i r u l t imate

goal : g reat sound. At Nordost , we have

b ui l t our reput at ion on embrac ing

a com prehens ive approach to cable

des ig n — t ak ing mater ia l, geometr y and

per for m an ce into account with ever y

prod uct we develop.

Throughout our extens ive product l ine,

in c lud ing power product s , resonance

contro l d ev ices , and, most import ant ly,

cables , N ordost prov ides the foundat ion

need ed to achieve great sound. I t i s our

a im as cable manufacturers to show you

t he p oten t ia l that you can achieve with

t he com ponent s you a l ready own, leav ing

you with an impress ion of your mus ic

a t i t s best , with a l l the nuance, det a i l ,

a n d d y n amics that were wait ing to be

re leased.

Ma de i n th e U SAw w w.no rd o st .co m

headphonecables

headphone cables

Nordos t ’ s headphone cab le s make a p ro found

improvement ove r the sub - s tanda rd , de tachab le

w i re p rov ided w i th many headphones , e l eva t ing your

l i s ten ing exper i ence to new he ight s . Bo th the B lue

Heaven and He imda l l 2 Headphone Cab le s o f fe r a un ique

comb ina t ion o f techno log ica l i nnova t ion , f l e x ib i l i t y,

and s t rength , to make the bes t i n te r face fo r m id - l eve l

to h igh -end headphones .

Nordos t u ses a L i t z cons t ruc t ion , i nc reas ing f l e x ib i l i t y,

e l im ina t ing t r iboe lec t r i c no i se , and improv ing upon

mechan ica l damp ing . P ropr i e ta r y M ic ro Mono-F i l ament

techno logy i s then app l i ed— ind i v idua l l y wrapp ing each

conducto r w i th a s t rand o f FEP be fo re encas ing them

in ex t ruded FEP i n su l a t ion , d ra s t i ca l l y improv ing the

cab le ’ s d ie l ec t r i c . A s a re su l t , No rdos t ’ s headphone

cab le s a re the idea l condu i t to t rans fe r an amaz ing l y

rea l i s t i c rep roduct ion o f sound f rom your r i g to you r

headphones , a l l ow ing you to en joy the h i - f i de l i t y sound

qua l i t y tha t you have been c rav ing f rom the pe r sona l

aud io marke t .

T h e u l t i m a t e u p g r a d e —

The bot tom l ine i s that the Heimdal l 2 i s

the headphone cable to beat .“

”– Dennis Davis, The Audio Beat

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament, 7 strand Litz design Conductors: 4 x 34 AWG Material: 99.9999% OFCCapacitance: 10.7 pF/ftInductance: 0.15µH/ftVelocity of Propagation: 80% speed of lightTermination: All cables come terminated with a 3.5mm Stereo Mini Connector and are supplied with a screw-on 1/4” (6.3mm) Stereo Phono Adapter. See chart on next page for available termination options for the headphone end of the cable.

Blue Heaven Headphone Cable

(2x) Push-Pull3.5mm stereo mini

(2x) 4 pin mini XLR3.5mm stereo mini

(2x) 2 pin3.5mm stereo miniwith 1/4” Stereo Phono Adapter

(2x) 4 pin HIROSE style3.5mm stereo mini

(2x) 2.5mm mono mini3.5mm stereo miniwith 1/4” Stereo Phono Adapter

(2x) 3.5mm mono mini3.5mm stereo miniwith 1/4” Stereo Phono Adapter

(2x) 8 Contact3.5mm stereo mini

with 1/4” Stereo Phono Adapter

3.5mm stereo mini

with 1/4” Stereo Phono Adapter

(2x) 3.5mm stereo mini

with 1/4” Stereo Phono Adapter

with 1/4” Stereo Phono Adapter

(1x) 3 pin LEMO style3.5mm stereo miniwith 1/4” Stereo Phono Adapter

with 1/4” Stereo Phono Adapter

(1x) 3.5mm stereo mini3.5mm stereo miniwith 1/4” Stereo Phono Adapter

SENNHEISER: HD 800 Headphones

ENIGMA ACOUSTICS: Dharma Headphones

AUDEZE: LCD-3, LCD-2, and LCD-XC Headphones

SENNHEISER: HD 650 and HD 600 Headphones

MrSPEAKERS™: Alpha Dog, ETHER, andETHER-C Headphones

OPPO HeadphonesHIFIMAN: HE1000, HE560, and HE400i HeadphonesSENNHEISER: HD 700 HeadphonesAUDIOQUEST®: Nighthawk Headphones

ULTRASONE: HFI and PRO Headphones

FOCAL®: Spirit Classic Headphones

AUDEZE: EL-8 Headphones

SONY: MDR-Z7 and MDR-Z1R Headphones

MASTER & DYNAMIC: MH40 Headphones

B&O: BeoPlay H6 Headphones

MCINTOSH: MHP1000 HeadphonesFOCAL®: Elear Headphones

AKG: K812 Headphones

AËDLE: VK-1 Headphones

Compatible Headphones*Blue Heaven Headphone Cable Terminations

*Compatible Headphones Subject to Change

L E I F S E R I E S

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament, 7 strand Litz design Conductors: 4 x 32 AWG Material: 99.99999% OFCCapacitance: 10.7 pF/ftInductance: 0.15µH/ftPropagation Delay: 80% speed of lightTermination: All cables come terminated with a 4 pin XLR (male) connector and are supplied with both a 1/4” (6.3mm) Stereo Phono Adapter and a 3.5mm Stereo Mini Adapter, with additional adapters available (see chart below). See chart on next page for available termination options for the headphone end of the cable.

Heimdall 2 Headphone Cable

Compatible Headphones*Heimdall 2 Headphone Cable Terminations

(2x) Push-Pull4 pin XLR (male)

(2x) 4 pin mini XLR4 pin XLR (male)

(2x) 2 pin4 pin XLR (male)

(2x) SMC4 pin XLR (male)

(2x) 4 pin HIROSE style4 pin XLR (male)

(2x) 2.5mm mono mini4 pin XLR (male)

(2x) 3.5mm mono mini4 pin XLR (male)

(1x) 3.5mm stereo mini4 pin XLR (male)

(2x) MMCX4 pin XLR (male)

(1x) 3 pin mini XLR4 pin XLR (male)

(2x) 8 Contact4 pin XLR (male)

(2x) 3.5mm stereo mini4 pin XLR (male)

(2x) 2 pin LEMO style4 pin XLR (male)

(1x) 3 pin LEMO style4 pin XLR (male)

SENNHEISER: HD 800 Headphones

AUDEZE: LCD-3, LCD-2, LCD-XC, and LCD-X Headphones

SENNHEISER: HD 650 and HD 600 Headphones

HIFIMAN: HE400 and HE6 Headphones

MrSPEAKERS™: Alpha Dog, ETHER,and ETHER-C Headphones

OPPO HeadphonesHIFIMAN: HE1000 HeadphonesSENNHEISER: HD 700 Headphones

MCINTOSH: MHP1000 HeadphonesFOCAL®: Elear Headphones

ULTRASONE: HFI and PRO Headphones

AKG: K712 Headphones

FOCAL®: UTOPIA Headphones

AKG: K812 Headphones

AUDEZE: EL-8 Headphones

SONY: MDR-Z7 and MDR-Z1R Headphones

ULTRASONE: EDITION 5 HeadphonesSHURE®: SRH1840 and SRH1540 Headphones and SE846 Earphones

*Compatible Headphones Subject to Change

2.5mm 4-pole to 4 pin XLR (female)

4.4mm 5-pole to 4 pin XLR (female)

(2x) 3 pin XLR (male) to 4 pin XLR (female)

(2x) 3 pin XLR (female) to 4 pin XLR (female)

(2x) 3.5mm mini to 4 pin XLR (female)

Additional Adapters Available

1/4in (6.3mm) stereo phono to 4 pin XLR (female)

3.5mm stereo mini to 4 pin XLR (female)

Adapters Included With All Heimdall 2 Headphone Cables

4 pin XLR (female)3.5mm stereo mini

1/4in (6.3mm) stereo phono 4 pin XLR (female)

4 pin XLR (female)4 pin XLR (male)

2M Extensions Available

N O R S E 2 S E R I E S

USB cables

USB cables

Today, pe r sona l h i f i and compute r aud io a re v i r tua l l y

mutua l l y exc lu s i ve . Aud ioph i l e s have se ized the

oppor tun i t y to s t reaml ine the p roces s i n wh ich they

en joy mus i c , by u t i l i z i ng mus i c se r ve r s , s t reamers , and

DACs , r a the r than the i r l e s s -po r tab le p redeces so r s .

Now tha t the use o f d ig i ta l sou rces and component s

has become the s tanda rd cho ice fo r mus i c l ove r s , i t i s

c r i t i ca l to u se a h igh qua l i t y USB cab le tha t can meet

the demands o f mus i ca l f i de l i t y.

No rdos t o f fe r s f i ve i ndus t r y - l ead ing USB cab le s , each

o f wh ich ensu res tha t a l l s i gna l i n fo rmat ion w i l l be

de l i ve red w i th the e f f i c i ency and d i l i gence needed to

ma in ta in the co r rec t impedance to d ramat i ca l l y l i f t you r

h i f i s y s tem to a new leve l o f pe r fo rmance . Nordos t ’ s

USB so lu t ions cove r a l l the bases , rega rd le s s o f the

te rm ina t ion o r s tanda rd needed , whethe r i t be Type A ,

B , o r C , m in i o r m ic ro , o r 2 .0 o r 3 .0 compat ib i l i t y.

S u r p a s s i n g t h e s t a n d a r d —

[ The B lue Heaven USB] d id sound

subject ive ly quieter than most of the

others here, a ref lect ion of i t s f reedom

f rom gr i t and gra in … The mus ic enjoyed

a natura l ebb and f low, the inst rument s

sounding re laxed but poised and de l icate ly

det a i led, the soundst age eer i ly ‘b lack’.

“

”– Hif i News

Standard A (2.0) to Standard B (2.0)

Standard A (2.0) to Standard A (2.0)

Standard A (2.0) to Mini B (2.0)

Standard A (2.0) to Micro B (2.0)

Standard B (2.0) to Micro B (2.0)

Standard A (2.0) to Micro B (2.0) OTG

Standard B (2.0) to Micro B (2.0) OTG

Micro B (2.0) to Micro B (2.0) OTG

Purple Flare USB Terminations

Standard A (2.0) to Standard B (2.0)

Standard A (2.0) to Standard A (2.0)

Blue Heaven USB Terminations

C to Standard B (2.0)

C to Micro B (2.0)

C to Mini B (2.0)

C to Micro B (2.0) OTG

Red Dawn USB Terminations

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Twisted Shielded Pair DesignConductors: 4 x 28 AWGMaterial: Stranded, silver-plated 99.9999% OFC Shielding: Dual layer foil and braid. 100% CoverageVelocity of Propagation: 70% speed of lightTermination: Standard Type A to Standard A, Standard B, Micro-B, or Mini B USB 2.0

Purple Flare USB Cable

Blue Heaven USB Cable

Red Dawn USB Cable

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament and Twisted Shielded Pair DesignConductors: 4 x 20 AWGMaterial: Stranded, silver-plated 99.9999% OFC Shielding: Dual layer foil and braid !00% CoverageVelocity of Propagation: 86% speed of lightTermination: Standard Type A or B USB 2.0

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament, Hybrid Twisted Pair/Non-Twisted Pair GeometryMaterial: Stranded, silver-plated 99.9999% OFC Shielding: Dual layer foil and braid !00% CoverageTermination: Type C to Standard B, Micro B, or Mini B USB 2.0

L E I F S E R I E S

L E I F S E R I E S

L E I F S E R I E S

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Dual Mono-Filament designConductors: 4 x 20 AWG (USB 2.0 Standard)Material: Stranded silver-plated 99.99999 % OFCShielding: Dual layer silver foil and braidPropagation Delay: 90% speed of lightTermination: Type A or B USB 2.0

Heimdall 2 USB Cable

Frey 2 USB Cable

Frey 2 USB C Adapter

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament DesignMaterial: Solid core silver-plated 99.99999% OFCShielding: Dual layer silver foil and braidTermination: Type C to Standard B 2.0, Standard B 3.0, Micro B 3.0, or Standard A 3.0

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament DesignMaterial: Solid core silver-plated 99.99999% OFCShielding: Dual layer silver foil and braidTermination: Type C to Female Standard-A USB (2.0 and 3.0 compatible)

Heimdall 2 USB Cable Terminations

Standard A (2.0) to Standard B (2.0)

Standard A (2.0) to Standard A (2.0)

C to Standard B (2.0)

C to Standard B (3.0)

C to Micro B (3.0)

C to Standard A (3.0)

Standard A (3.0) to Standard A (3.0)

Standard A (3.0) to Micro B (3.0)

Frey 2 USB Cable Terminations

Standard A (3.0) FEMALE to C

Frey 2 USB C Adapter Terminations

N O R S E 2 S E R I E S

N O R S E 2 S E R I E S

N O R S E 2 S E R I E S

digitalinterconnects

digital interconnects

A l l No rdos t d ig i ta l i n te rconnect s a re opt im ized fo r

d ig i ta l s i gna l t rans fe r. I n o rde r to ensu re the sa fe t rans fe r

o f d ig i ta l da ta s t reams , accu ra te impedance mus t be

ma in ta ined th roughout the t ransmi s s ion cha in . Bo th the

He imda l l 2 and B lue Heaven BNC cab le s a re te rm ina ted

w i th a t rue 75 Ohm conducto r, and a re supp l i ed w i th a

go ld -p l a ted RC A adapte r, keep ing the cab le cons i s tent

i n pe r fo rmance ac ros s any comb ina t ion o f co -ax i a l

i nput s o r output s . The He imda l l 2 AES /EBU cab le , on

the o the r hand , i s cons t ruc ted w i th impedance matched

XLR connecto r s , p rov id ing a t rue 110 Ohm s igna l pa th .

These u l t ra h igh - speed , l ow- lo s s cab le s a re spec i f i ca l l y

des igned to de l i ve r the bes t pos s ib le pe r fo rmance f rom

today ’ s h igh - re so lu t ion d ig i ta l aud io sou rces .

L e a v e j i t t e r b e h i n d —Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament Conductor: 1 x 24 AWG Material: Silver-plated 99.9999% solid core OFC Impedance: 75 ohmVelocity of Propagation: 85% speed of light Termination: Gold-plated true 75 Ohm BNC w/ BNC to RCA adapters. 3.5mm mono mini available.

Blue Heaven S/PDIF

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Dual Mono-Filament, Co-axial designConductor: 1 x 20 AWGMaterial: Silver-plated 99.99999% solid core OFCImpedance: 75 OhmVelocity of Propagation: 88% speed of lightTermination: Gold-plated true 75 Ohm Neutrik BNC w/ BNC to RCA adapters.

Heimdall 2 S/PDIF

Heimdall 2 AES/EBU

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Dual Mono-Filament, Twin-axial designConductors: 2 x 20 AWGMaterial: Silver-plated 99.99999% solid core OFCImpedance: 110 OhmVelocity of Propagation: 88% speed of lightTermination: Gold-plated true 110 Ohm Neutrik XLR connectors.

I ’ve hea rd less of an overa l l increase in pe rforman ce w he n

I ’ve t r ie d DAC ’s of t wice the pr ice of the ADL E spr i t i n my

syste m.

“

”– George de Sa, NOVO

L E I F S E R I E S

N O R S E 2 S E R I E S

N O R S E 2 S E R I E S

iKables

iKables

A h igh qua l i t y aux i l i a r y cab le i s i nva luab le i n an age where

d ig i ta l f i l e s and por tab le aud io dev i ces have sh i f ted

f rom a nove l t y to a s tanda rd i n aud io s y s tems . Nordos t ’ s

i Kab le s de l i ve r d ig i ta l mus i c w i th a c l a r i t y and p rec i s ion

tha t makes i t pos s ib le to rea l i ze the fu l l pe r fo rmance

potent i a l o f po r tab le aud io dev i ces . B lue Heaven and

He imda l l 2 i Kab le s u se p rec i s ion manufac tu r ing and

groundbreak ing techno logy, i nc lud ing FEP ex t ru s ion ,

Mono-F i l ament techno logy, and mechan ica l l y tuned

l engths , se t t i ng Nordos t cab le s apa r t f rom the i r pee r s .

Th i s un ique e lec t r i ca l and mechan ica l cons t ruc t ion

a l l ows fo r u l t ra - fa s t , l ow- lo s s s igna l t rans fe r, wh ich

re su l t s i n a de ta i l ed and dynamic rep roduct ion o f you r

d ig i ta l mus i c f i l e s .

A d v a n c e d a u x i l i a r y —

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Conductors: 4 x 24 AWGMaterial: Silver-plated 99.9999% solid core OFC Capacitance: 45.0pF/ftInductance: 0.046µH/ftVelocity of Propagation: 80% speed of lightOverall Shield Coverage: 95% BraidTermination: Gold-plated connectors available in 3.5mm stereo mini to 3.5mm stereo mini, (2x) XLR or (2x) RCA

Blue Heaven iKable

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Dual Mono-Filament designConductors: 4 x 24 AWG Material: Silver-plated 99.99999% solid core OFCCapacitance: 25 pF/ftInductance: 0.06µH/ftVelocity of Propagation: 80% speed of lightOverall Shield Coverage: 97% BraidTermination: Gold plated connectors available in 3.5mm stereo mini to 3.5mm stereo mini, (2x) XLR (Neutrik), or (2x) RCA (Nordost MoonGlo)

Heimdall 2 iKable

L E I F S E R I E S

N O R S E 2 S E R I E S

ETHERNET ethernet cables

ethernet cables

H igh qua l i t y E the rnet cab le s a re the key to ach iev ing

a su i tab le i n te r face when connect ing f i r s t - ra te AV

component s to a home network . I n u s ing B lue Heaven o r

He imda l l 2 E the rnet Cab le s , no t on l y w i l l h i f i en thus i a s t s

be ab le to fu l l y i n tegra te Network At tached Sto rage

(NAS ) dev i ces and mus i c s t reaming in to the i r s y s tems ,

but they w i l l s imu l taneous l y improve upon the i r son i c

pe r fo rmance . By u s ing i nd i v idua l l y sh ie lded , so l i d co re

copper conducto r s , a r ranged in a tw i s ted pa i r des ign and

wrapped in two add i t iona l l aye r s o f b ra ided sh ie ld ing ,

Nordos t E the rnet cab le s can suppor t f requenc ie s up to

1000 MHz and t ransmi s s ion speeds o f up to 40 Gb i t s /

second . Th i s cons t ruc t ion o f fe r s f a r more bandw idth

than i s needed fo r the t yp i ca l da ta demands o f today. I n

add i t i on , these fu l l y sh ie lded cab le s v i r tua l l y e l im ina te

the c ros s ta l k and e lec t romagnet i c i n te r fe rence ( EM I )

tha t has h i s to r i ca l l y a f f l i c ted network cab le s .

T h e i d e a l i n t e r f a c e —

Insulation: High-Density PolymerConstruction: Screened Foiled Twisted Pair Design (s/ftp)Conductors: 8 x 24 AWGMaterial: Solid core copper conductorsOverall Shield Coverage: Fully Shielded Dual BraidTermination: Shielded 8P8C/RJ45 connectors

Blue Heaven Ethernet

Insulation: High-Density PolymerConstruction: Screened Foiled Twisted Pair Design (s/ftp)Conductors: 8 x 23 AWGMaterial: Solid core copper conductorsOverall Shield Coverage: Fully Shielded Dual BraidTermination: Shielded, Ruggedized 8P8C/RJ45 connectors.

Heimdall 2 Ethernet

L E I F S E R I E S

N O R S E 2 S E R I E S

analoginterconnects

analog interconnects

An idea l , h igh qua l i t y aud io cab le ne i the r adds to

no r de t rac t s f rom the s igna l i t ca r r i e s . By add ing a

neut ra l cab le l i ke th i s to you r sound s ys tem, you a re

ab le to p roduce a more rea l i s t i c pe r fo rmance f rom

the component s tha t you a re a l ready u s ing . Nordos t ’ s

B lue Heaven and He imda l l 2 Ana log In te rconnect s

a re cons t ruc ted us ing s i l ve r-p l a ted , so l i d co re OFC

conducto r s , wh ich undergo an i n t r i ca te FEP ex t ru s ion

p roces s , wh ich enhances the d ie lec t r i c p roper t i e s

o f the cab le s ’ i n su l a t ion . The He imda l l 2 Ana log

In te rconnect then takes th ings a s tep fu r the r, u s ing

Nordos t ’ s p ropr i e ta r y, Dua l Mono-F i l ament techno logy,

and mechan ica l l y tuned l engths , i n o rde r to p roduce

a cab le whose speed and in fo rmat ion re tent ion i s

unmatched in i t s p r i ce po in t . Nordos t i n te rconnect s a re

the pe r fec t i n te r face fo r you r aud io r ig , a l l ow ing you

to get the max imum re tu rn f rom your pe r sona l aud io

component s , w i thout f i l te r i ng o r add ing co lo r to the

i n tended sound .

S u p e r i o r p e r f o r m a n c e —Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Conductors: 4 x 24 AWGMaterial: Silver-plated 99.9999% solid core OFC Capacitance: 45.0pF/ftInductance: 0.046µH/ftVelocity of Propagation: 85% speed of lightOverall Shield Coverage: 95% BraidTermination: Gold-plated RCA or XLR

Blue Heaven Interconnect

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Dual Mono-Filament designConductors: 4 x 24 AWG Material: Silver-Plated 99.99999% solid core OFCCapacitance: 25 pF/ftInductance: 0.06µH/ftVelocity of Propagation: 80% speed of lightOverall Shield Coverage: 97% BraidTermination: Nordost MoonGlo Gold-plated RCA or XLR

Heimdall 2 Interconnect

When I t r ied the B lue Heaven XLR interconnect s . . . I obser ved a

l i t t le more a i r and openness in the soundst age, which p laced

t he inst rument s and voca ls even further apart f rom each

other. . .For someone who loves the three d imens ional i t y of

wel l recorded mus ic , th i s was a rea l t reat .

“

”– Suave Kajko, NOVO

L E I F S E R I E S

N O R S E 2 S E R I E S

power cords

power cords

The mus i c en joyed f rom your sound s ys tem — per sona l

aud io , two channe l , o r o the r w i se — i s l i t t l e more than AC

power. The qua l i t y o f you r mus i c i s d i rec t l y de te rmined

by the ca l i be r o f power co rd tha t i s f ac i l i t a t i ng the

t rans fe r o f raw e lec t r i c i t y to you r equ ipment . Nordos t ’ s

power co rds a re the u l t imate so lu t ion fo r AC supp l y,

a l l ow ing even the mos t modes t component to reach a

new leve l o f potent i a l .

No rdos t power co rds u t i l i ze FEP ex t ru s ion , a s we l l a s

Mono-F i l ament techno logy, a p roces s i n wh ich a s i ng le

s t rand o f FEP i s w rapped a round each conducto r be fo re

be ing encased in an FEP tube . Th i s c rea tes a v i r tua l a i r

gap , ensu r ing tha t the AC supp l y i s de l i ve red w i thout

l im i t i ng o r s l ow ing down the e lec t r i ca l cu r rent . Nordos t

power co rds a re u l t ra - fa s t and low- lo s s , enhanc ing the

dynamics , co lo r, and tex tu re i n the rep roduct ion o f

mus i c , and in t roduc ing a new l aye r o f rea l i t y to you r

s y s tem’ s pe r fo rmance .

G r e a t p o w e r, g r e a t s o u n d —

[ The Purple F lare Power Cord ] sh ines

a l ight into mus ic’s murk ier corners

expos ing greater subt let ies , most not ably

le ngthening the t a i l of each p iano note’s

natura l decay… And yet , paradox ica l ly,

the addit ional intens i t y brought by the

Nordost wire a l so sounded more re laxed.

Jo in ing the dot s bet ween amped up

fer vour and greater repose i s our th i rd

qual i t at ive descr iptor : e f fort lessness .

“

”– John Darko, Digi tal Audio Review

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament DesignConductors: 2 x 16 AWG Material: 65 strand 99.9999% OFCCapacitance: 10.0pF/ftDC Resistance: 4.4 Ohms per 1000ft/304MTermination: US (NEMA), EU (Schuko), UK (13 Amp) or AUS to IEC-C7 (Figure 8)

Purple Flare Power Cord

Blue Heaven Power Cord

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament DesignConductors: 3 x 16 AWG Material: 65 strand 99.9999% OFCCapacitance: 10.0pF/ftDC Resistance: 4.4 Ohms per 1000ft/304MTermination: US (NEMA), EU (Schuko), UK (13 amp) or AUS to IEC-C15 (15A IEC)

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament DesignConductors: 3 x 14 AWG Material: 105 strand 99.9999% OFCCapacitance: 10.0pF/ftDC Resistance: 2.8 Ohms per 1000ft/304MTermination: US (NEMA), EU (Schuko), UK (13 amp) or AUS to IEC-C15 (15A IEC) or IEC-C19 (20A IEC)

Red Dawn Power Cord

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)Construction: Micro Mono-Filament DesignConductors: 3 x 16 AWGMaterial: Silver-plated 99.99999% solid core OFCCapacitance: 10pF/ftDC Resistance: 4.0 Ohms per 1000ft/304MTermination: US (NEMA), EU (Schuko), UK (13 Amp) or AUS to IEC-C15 (15A IEC)

Heimdall 2 Power Cord

L E I F S E R I E S

L E I F S E R I E S

L E I F S E R I E S

N O R S E 2 S E R I E S

QRT power products

QRT power products

Nordos t ’ s QRT power p roduct s a re des igned to a l l ev i a te

the impact o f poor qua l i t y AC power on your sens i t i ve

e lec t ron i c s . By cont ro l l i ng g round f l ow, and l im i t i ng

the RF I and t im ing e r ro r s a s soc i a ted w i th the AC l i ne ,

QRT p roduct s b r ing AC power c lo se r to the des i red

“d i s to r t ion - l e s s cond i t ion” , w i thout l im i t i ng the peak

cu r rent o f you r e lec t ron i c s .

QRT p roduct s a re cumu la t i ve and the i r e f fec t s a re bes t

hea rd when used a s a s y s tem. When a r ranged co r rec t l y,

the e f fec t s i nc lude a l ower no i se f l oo r, i nc reased

image depth w i th t igh te r focus , w ide r sounds tage ,

and improved ove r tones , pac ing , dynamic range and

mus i ca l e xp res s ion .

P u r e p o w e r, t h e p u r i s t w a y —

The “power” of QRT i s cumulat ive in ef fect

and the improvement s wrought are not

subt le . Taken together they have become

an essent ia l part of my home audio system

and to ca l l them accessor ies or t weaks i s

do ing these product s a d i st inct in just ice.

“

”– Peter Katsool is , Soundstage! Austral ia

QB4 – AC Distribution Unit

The QV2 AC L ine Ha rmon ize r

i s an ac t i ve un i t wh ich i n t roduces

a ca re fu l l y ca l cu l a ted range o f

ha rmon ic ove r tones d i rec t l y on to

the AC l i ne . These ha rmon ic ove r tones

remove i r regu la r i t i e s i n the s i ne wave by

ma in ta in ing i t s ove ra l l shape , p roh ib i t i ng ha r sh

son i c a t t r ibu tes , wh i l e pos i t i ve l y impact ing the

m id and upper bas s ranges o f sound .

QV2 – AC Line Harmonizer

The QKO I L i s a l oad re sonat ing co i l , enhanced w i th

Nordos t ’ s pa tented M ic ro Mono-F i l ament techno logy,

tha t genera tes a pas s i ve e lec t ron i c f i e ld onto the AC

l i ne . The son i c re su l t s o f i n t roduc ing these f i e ld s i nc lude

an improvement o f ove r tones and pac ing i n the mus i c ,

a s we l l a s a l ower no i se f l oo r and an enhanced

sha rpnes s i n the upper f requenc ie s .

QK1 – AC Line Enhancer

I nco rpora t ing Nordos t ’ s QBASE d i s t r ibu t ion b lock i n to

your aud io r ig i s an e s sent i a l s tep i n c rea t ing a so l i d

foundat ion on wh ich to bu i ld you r pe r sona l sound

s ys tem. The QB4 o f fe r s an i nva luab le se r v i ce—ground

f l ow cont ro l . The QBASE man ipu la te s the g round in a

pas s i ve manner by l i f t i ng the impedance l eve l o f eve r y

out l e t but one . Th i s d i rec t s the g round f l ow to tha t

one “p r imar y ea r th” out l e t , w i thout any fo rm o f i n -

l i ne f i l te r i ng o r ac t i ve c i rcu i t r y. Th i s s imp le , ye t un ique

method , deemed “ s ta r-ea r th topo logy” , ach ieves th ree

i nd i spensab le e f fec t s : i t c rea tes an un in te r rupted ,

s t ra ight - l i ne AC d i s t r ibu t ion pa th f rom the wa l l to

each i nd i v idua l component , i so l a te s each component

by dete r r i ng the ground f l ow between them, and

e l im ina tes con f l i c t i ng f l ow between s igna l and ground

pa ths . These comb ined improvements have a remarkab l y

not i ceab le impact on your sounds tage , p rov id ing a l ower

no i se f l oo r w i thout any h igh f requency compres s ions ,

i nc reas ing image depth , and

enhanc ing ove r tones i n

the mus i c .

The QX2 AC Pu r i f i e r conta in s an a r ray o f QRT f i e ld

genera to r s tha t a l l ev i a te the impact o f poor qua l i t y AC

power on your sens i t i ve e lec t ron i c s , l im i t i ng RF I and

t im ing e r ro r s a s soc i a ted w i th the AC l i ne . W i th a QX2

un i t i n p l ace i n you r s y s tem, you w i l l e xpe r i ence a l ower

no i se f l oo r, g rea te r dynamic range , and a more f l u id

mus i ca l e xp res s ion tha t w i l l a l l ow you

to apprec i a te the d imens ion tha t you r

r i g i s capab le o f po r t ray ing .

QX2 – Power Purifier

The QKORE i s a pa ra l l e l g round ing dev i ce tha t d raws

s t ray, h igh f requency no i se and vo l tage -genera ted

magnet i c f i e ld s to a manufac tu red ground po in t , u s ing

both an e lec t r i ca l and mechan ica l approach to ach ieve

an a r t i f i c i a l “ c l ean” ea r th . The QKORE1 i s des igned

spec i f i ca l l y fo r u se w i th ou r QBASE d i s t r ibu t ion

b lock s , o f fe r i ng an e f fec t i ve g round

on the p r imar y s ide o f the power

supp l y, wh ich re su l t s i n an

immed ia te and d ramat i c

d rop in the no i se f l oo r.

QKORE1 – Ground Unit

DAC

headphoneamplifier

laptopMADE IN US A

MADE IN US A

QX2

QKORE1

MADE IN US A

QX2

QB4

T h i s d i a g r a m i s o n e e x a m p l e o f h o w Q RT p r o d u c t s c a n b e i m p l e m e n t e d t o i m p r o v e y o u r r i g ’ s p e r f o r m a n c e .

Using QRT products in your rig:

SORT / ACCESSORIES accessories

Sort Kones

Eve r y aud io component i n a sound s ys tem i s su scept ib le

to damag ing v ib ra t ions . The re a re seve ra l i so l a to r s on

the marke t tha t p ro tec t you r gea r f rom the su r round ing

v ib ra t ions tha t en te r you r component s ; however,

e x te rna l v ib ra t ion i s on l y one pa r t o f the p rob lem.

The mos t ha rmfu l mechan ica l ene rgy doesn ’ t en te r

equ ipment f rom out s ide ; i t i s genera ted in te rna l l y by the

aud io c i rcu i t s and the i r power supp l i e s . Trans fo rmer s ,

power supp l y capac i to r s , and even the ac t i ve dev i ces

themse l ves , a l l v ib ra te a s they opera te – and those

v ib ra t ions occu r r i gh t where the f rag i l e s igna l i s ,

c rea t ing t im ing e r ro r s tha t smear and d i s to r t the mus i c .

The So r t Kone i s des igned spec i f i ca l l y to dea l w i th th i s

th rea t to aud io f i de l i t y. W i th the he lp o f Nordos t ’ s

So r t Kones , mus i c becomes more

focused , the re i s an i nc rease i n

depth and t ranspa rency i n

s y s tem per fo rmance , and

the dynamic range i s

b roadened .

R e s o n a n c e c o n t r o l —

ECO 3X

Today ’ s cu r rent techno logy a l l ows fo r mu l t ip le sou rce

opt ions and inc reas ing l y comp lex aud io / v ideo s ys tems ,

wh ich genera te exces s i ve s ta t i c , f l a t ten ing pe r spect i ve s

and inh ib i t i ng dynamics . Us ing an t i s ta t i c

t rea tment on cab le j acke t s , a s we l l a s

rack s , p l a s t i c cones under d r i ve un i t s ,

T V and compute r s c reens , CDs , SCDs ,

DVDs , and B lu - ray d i s c s , improves both

v i sua l and aud io pe r fo rmances . Once

s ta t i c has been removed , you r s y s tem

w i l l be ab le to ach ieve the s t r i k i ng

sense o f l i ve l i nes s and c l a r i t y tha t

had been m i s s ing be fo re .

W i p i n g o u t s t a t i c —

[ W ith Sort Kones] t rack after t rack de l ivered more emot ional

rendit ions of fami l iar mus ic , c learer harmonics in acoust ic

p ieces, and an overa l l fee l ing of a system that had just found

perfect phase. The width and depth of the soundst age had

i ncreased and the ever- te l l ing foot - t apping had st arted.

“

”– Marc Rushton, Stereonet

Nordost 93 Bartzak Drive Holliston MA 01746 USA

Email: info@nordost.com

Website: www.nordost.com MARCH 2019