Chris Martens Reviews Nordost Headphone Cables for The Absolute Sound

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Since its release in 2014, the Heimdall Headphone Cable has made a tremendous impact on the performance level that customers are able to achieve while using their personal audio systems. As a result of its success, Nordost soon after introduced the Blue Heaven Headphone Cable. Years later, both cables are still receiving attention from reviewers and thought-leaders. This month, Chris Marten shared his impressions of these transformative aftermarket headphone cables in The Absolute Sound:

“The defining sonic characteristics of the Blue Heaven headphone cables are an open and airy-sounding midrange presentation with plenty of transient “snap” and definition coupled with detailed and extended highs.”

“Heimdall 2 [headphone] cables yielded several worthwhile sonic improvements, including more tautly defined but no less impactful bass, an across-the-board and evenly balanced increase in resolution, and a really impressive quality of top-to-bottom harmonic integrity.”

You can now see Chris’s headphone cable review on the Nordost website under reviews

Nordost Blue Heaven and Heimdall 2

 

Pictures from Nordost Nation! October 2017

Nordost is lucky to have such incredibly loyal and enthusiastic customers! One great way that our fans let us know that they are happy with the work that we do is by sending us pictures of their Nordost products in action. Here are a few photos that have been shared with us recently. Feel free to send us pictures of Nordost in your system, via Facebook, info@nordost.com, or #nordostcables on Instagram, so that we can continue to share them with the whole Nordost family!


 

What Hi-Fi? Thailand shared this amazing photo of their rack loaded up with dCS and supported by Nordost cables, power products, and resonance control.

What Hi-Fi? Thailand shared this amazing photo of their rack loaded up with dCS and supported by Nordost cables, power products, and resonance control.

F1 Audio is using Sort Kones and Heimdall 2 to complete this great system.

F1 Audio is using Sort Kones and Heimdall 2 to complete this great system.

@kurt_cobain.a shared this striking shot of our Purple Flare Loudspeaker Cables, on display at the Hong Kong High-End Audio Visual Show.

@kurt_cobain.a shared this striking shot of our Purple Flare Loudspeaker Cables, on display at the Hong Kong High-End Audio Visual Show.

@gsoundquest captured this photo mid-speaker demonstration.

@gsoundquest captured this photo mid-speaker demonstration.

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“Listening session and demonstration with Roy Gregory at the VPI House using the VPI Titan, Nordost Cables MOON by Simaudio and Kef America” – VPI Industries

Awesome awesome shot of the Heimdall 2 Headphone Cable by @kingweiwei

Awesome awesome shot of the Heimdall 2 Headphone Cable by @kingweiwei

"To be or not...#nordostcables" - @stylusaudio

“To be or not…#nordostcables” – @stylusaudio

Great looking (and sounding!) system from Stylus audio.

Great looking (and sounding!) system from Stylus audio.

"Dan, you were right! Vinyl sounds amazing through the Audiolab 8300A! #vinyl #red #nowspinning #duranduran #projectturntable #audiolab #rotel #wyred4sound #jungson #wharfedale #nordost #mogamicables #espguitars #ortofon2mred #audiophile" - @evotrance

“Dan, you were right! Vinyl sounds amazing through the Audiolab 8300A! #vinyl #red #nowspinning #duranduran #projectturntable #audiolab #rotel #wyred4sound #jungson #wharfedale #nordost #mogamicables #espguitars #ortofon2mred #audiophile” – @evotrance

 

Cables are up front, on display in this Oslo Hi-Fi system, grounded with QKORE. "Nordost Cables Demoroom is primed with audio insight speakers and burmester Electronics!"

Cables are up front, on display in this Oslo Hi-Fi system, grounded with QKORE.
“Nordost Cables Demoroom is primed with audio insight speakers and burmester Electronics!” 

"Wireless? No, thanks!" - @oslohificenter

“Wireless? No, thanks!” – @oslohificenter

"Listening to Jesu/Sun Kill Moon on vinyl and ripping CD’s! ☺️ #vinyl #rega #bmcaudio #sonusfaber #naim #nordost #audiophile #cambridgeaudio #hifi #cd #ripping #streaming #music #stereophile #radiohead #jesu #sunkillmoon #mac" - @hansibar77

“Listening to Jesu/Sun Kill Moon on vinyl and ripping CD’s! ☺️ #vinyl #rega #bmcaudio #sonusfaber #naim #nordost #audiophile #cambridgeaudio #hifi #cd #ripping #streaming #music #stereophile #radiohead #jesu #sunkillmoon #mac” – @hansibar77

What Hi-Fi? Thailand took this great photo while demonstrating their QKORE Ground Units

What Hi-Fi? Thailand took this great photo while demonstrating their QKORE Ground Units

 

"At my boy Jason's... Lovely little set up does he have! #elipson #sl1200mk5 #regabrior #nordost" - @thebrownbandit

“At my boy Jason’s… Lovely little set up does he have! #elipson #sl1200mk5 #regabrior #nordost” – @thebrownbandit

 

"The #nordost #qrt purified sound system is nothing less than stunning. It’s design allows your #system to function with the cleanest power signal possible. The result is a noticeable improvement across the Sonic landscape. I never knew how much signal noise can interfere with overall audio delivery. This setup was in @audio_by_mark_jones." - @audio_physicist

“The #nordost #qrt purified sound system is nothing less than stunning. It’s design allows your #system to function with the cleanest power signal possible. The result is a noticeable improvement across the Sonic landscape. I never knew how much signal noise can interfere with overall audio delivery. This setup was in @audio_by_mark_jones.” – @audio_physicist

RMAF and TAVES 2017 Recap

We had some spectacular sounding rooms representing Nordost at both the Rocky Mountain Audio Fest and TAVES. Whether you came to Denver or Toronto, we hope that you enjoyed our cable comparisons and demonstrations featuring our new QKORE Ground Unit. If you weren’t able to make it to either event, you can check out some photos of Nordost’s systems below!


Nordost’s room at Rocky Mountain Audio Fest:

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Nordost products featured throughout RMAF:

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Nordost’s room at TAVES:

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Audio Eden room with Odin 2:

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Gershman / Oracle room:

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Upcoming Dealer Events and Trade Shows (Fall 2017)


OSLO HI-FI-CENTER

Oslo Hi-Fi Center would like to invite all hifi enthusiasts in the Oslo area to their very special event, “The Autumn Pulse”, taking place October 20th-22nd. Nordost representative and product trainer, Dennis Bonotto, will be present all weekend in order to give insight on Nordost products, as well as perform demonstrations featuring the new QKORE Ground Unit. The QKORE is the most effective, comprehensive grounding solution in the industry. It provides an artificial, “clean” earth using both electrical and mechanical approaches to eliminate stray high frequency noise and voltage-generated magnetic fields from your sound system, leaving a clean reference behind. Come to Oslo Hi-Fi Center to see systems featuring products from industry leaders including Nordost, Avantgarde Acoustic, Audiovector, KEF, Naim, Burmester, Focal, Technics, McIntosh, AudioForm, IsoTek, and Ixion.

The Autumn Pulse

hifioslo October 20th 10:00-20:00

October 21st 10:00-18:00

October 22nd 10:00-1700

Dronning Mauds gate 1-3, 0250 Oslo

Tlf: 22 01 04 30

REGISTER HERE

www.oslohificenter.no


THE HI-FI SHOW LIVE 2017

Please join Nordost October 21st and 22nd at The Hi-Fi Show Live! Nordost will be partnering up with Atacama, Esoteric, and ProAc, to put on a great show at the De Vere Beaumont Estate in Old Windsor. Show attendees will have the opportunity to experience Nordost’s famous product demonstrations and cable comparisons, which will be led by Nordost representative and product specialist, Alex Brady, on a system featuring Valhalla 2 cabling and using our new QKORE Ground Units. The QKORE is the most effective, comprehensive grounding solution in the industry. It provides an artificial, “clean” earth using both electrical and mechanical approaches to eliminate stray high frequency noise and voltage-generated magnetic fields from your sound system, leaving a clean reference behind. Take advantage of this opportunity to hear, first-hand, what proper grounding can do to a top-shelf sound system!

The Hi-Fi Show Live 2017

October 21-22

Old Widsor, UK

www.hifinews.co.uk/editorial/page.asp?p=1173

 


OVERTURE AUDIO

Come and join us for a night of demonstrations, comparisons and great music! Overture Audio, in Ann Arbor, MI, is hosting a Nordost Event November 2nd, from 5-9 PM. Nordost sales representative, Mike Marko, will be in attendance, giving guests an introduction to our line of hifi audio cables. We hope that everyone in the area will be able to visit us to hear, firsthand, what our transformative products have to offer your home audio system.

Nooverturevember 2nd 5–9pm

2460 W. Stadium Blvd. Ann Arbor, MI  48103

Contact: Tom Jankowski

(734) 662-1812

tomj@overture-audio.com

www.overture-audio.com


F1 AUDIO

If you’re in the Chicago area, be sure to stop by F1 Audio, Thursday, November 16th, for what is sure to be an amazing evening! Nordost’s representative, and product specialist, Mike Marko, will be on hand performing demonstrations and answering questions. See below for further information! 

November 16th 5–9pm

311 E Dundee Rd Palatine, IL 60074

Contact: Jamie Pauls

(847) 772-3140

jamie@f1audio.com

www.f1audio.com


HXOS EIKONA SHOW 2017

Come and join Nordost at HXOS EIKONA this November 25th and 26th at the Radisson Blu Hotel in Athens. Product specialist and trainer, Dennis Bonotto, will be performing demonstrations and answering questions in The Orpheus Audio room. Demonstrations will feature several Nordost products, including the new QKORE Ground Unit, which has garnered enormous success since its launch at Munich High End this past spring. The QKORE is the most effective, comprehensive grounding solution in the industry. It provides an artificial, “clean” earth using both electrical and mechanical approaches to eliminate stray high frequency noise and voltage-generated magnetic fields from your sound system, leaving a clean reference behind. Take advantage of this opportunity to hear, first-hand, what proper grounding can do to a top-shelf sound system!

November 25th-26th

Athens, Greece 

www.highend.show

 

 

 


HOLM AUDIO

Holm Audio invites everyone in the Chicago area to a musical evening at their showroom in Woodridge, IL. Join the Holm Audio staff, along with Nordost representative and product specialist, Mike Marko, for an amazing night of demonstrations! This special event is taking place Thursday, November 30th, from 5-9 PM. For further details about this event, visit www.holmaudio.com

November 30th

5–9pm

2050 West 75th Street

Woodridge, IL 60517

Contact: Mike Holm

(630) 663-1298

jkholm@aol.com

www.holmaudio.com


 

Nordost Playlist – October 2017

Nordost is lucky to have a wonderful team of representatives and product trainers who travel around the world educating and demonstrating the effects of Nordost’s products. As part of these demonstrations, it is our job to find an interesting and diverse selection of music to showcase our cables, power devices, sort system and accessories. Whether at shows, visiting our dealers and distributors or even in our own listening room in our headquarters in Holliston, we are constantly getting asked what music we are playing (or if our audience is not so bold to ask, we can see their Shazams working overtime). So we thought this would be a perfect opportunity to share our favorite songs of the moment. Some may be classics, some may be brand new, some may not even be to your taste, but one thing is for sure …it’s all great music.

Here are some of the songs that we will have on rotation this October.

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  1. Plastic—Moses Sumney—Mid-City Island
  2. The May Queen—Robert Plant—The May Queen
  3. I put a spell on you—Screamin’ Jay Hawkins—At Home with Screamin’ Jay Hawkins
  4. Fire—The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown—The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
  5. oh baby—LCD Soundsystem—american dream
  6. Thank God for the Culture—Wyclef Jean, Marx Solvila—Carnival III: The Fall and Rise of a Refugee
  7. Amber and Musk—Strunz & Farah—Journey Around the Sun
  8. Humility—Kamasi Washington—Harmony of Difference
  9. Three Story Home—Earl St. Clair—My Name Is Earl
  10. Take Off Your Sunglasses—Ezra Furman & The Harpoons—Inside The Human Body

We’ll be updating our “Nordost Monthly Playlist” on Spotify every month, and you can visit our profile to find all our selections in one place!