Why Vibration Control Matters

Ever wonder why your high-end system doesn’t deliver the musical experience you know it’s capable of? The answer might be right under your nose–and vibrating under your components! 

Sound exists because of vibrations, yet these same vibrations can be its worst enemy. The signal you’re sending through your carefully chosen components is fighting a constant battle against unwanted resonances. While your system works to reproduce the delicate overtones of a violin or the subtle decay of a piano note, both external and internal vibrations threaten to mask these precious details, leaving you with substandard sound. 

When your system suffers from these unwanted vibrations, the cost is substantial. The expansive soundstage you invested in collapses. Natural textures in vocals and instruments become smeared. Those subtle micro-details that make recorded music feel alive vanish into a veil of mechanical resonance. The three-dimensional imaging that places each performer in precise spatial locations becomes flat and uncertain.

How Can we help? 

Our detailed white paper, “The Importance of Vibration Control,” offers the insights you need to unlock your system’s full potential. In it, you’ll discover…

  • The science behind vibration control
  • Professional techniques for optimal component placement
  • The clear distinction between coupling and decoupling strategies
  • Real-world solutions for both internal and external vibration management

Download Now to begin your journey toward pure, uncompromised sound.

Toronto Audiofest 2024 Recap

Last week’s Toronto Audiofest was a blast! For people interested in Nordost products, TAF was the place to be. As one attendee put it, “Nordost was everywhere you looked!”  

From our new, introductory Leif 3 line, to our Supreme Reference audio cables, there was a Nordost-wired system for every level of audiophile imaginable. Show-goers who made it to Nordost’s official room, 437, were treated with live cable and QRT demonstrations from Nordost expert, Michael Taylor. 

If you didn’t have the opportunity to attend the Toronto Audiofest, we have some of our favorite Nordost-centric pictures of the event here! 


Nordost

In the Nordost room, we showcased both our new Leif 3 cables and our high performance Norse 2 line.


Executive Stereo

The Executive Stero room featured Nordost’s Norse 2 cables including Tyr 2 Interconnects and Speaker Cables and Frey 2 Power Cords.


Audio By Mark Jones

Audio By Mark Jones complemented their Magico and CH Precision system with Nordost reference Valhalla 2 cables.


Sonic Artistry

Sonic Artistry featured Nordost’s Supreme Reference Odin 2 cables with the QBASE Reference AC Distribution Unit and other QRT devices for top tier sound.


Audio Eden

Audio Eden’s stellar system was also connected with Nordost’s Supreme Reference Odin 2 cables.


Corby’s Audio

Reference Valhalla 2 cables completed the system in the Corby’s Audio room.

Nordost at Toronto Audiofest

Come and see Nordost at the Toronto Audiofest! Please join us, October 18th – 20th, at The Westin Toronto Airport Hotel. Throughout the show, our sales representatives and product specialists, Atma Maraj and Michael Taylor, will be in the Nordost room (437) performing live demonstrations featuring our new introductory line of audio cables, Leif 3! This is the Canadian debut of our Leif 3 cables, which include our White Lightning 3, Purple Flare 3, Blue Heaven 3, and Red Dawn 3 cables. This is your chance to hear how combining optimal materials, unique geometry, and filter-less technology into hifi audio cables unlocks dynamic, low-loss, and lifelike performances from any sound system. 

In addition to Nordost Leif 3 audio cables, QRT audio enhancers, and Sort resonance control products, Room 437 will also feature components from Moon by Simaudio and loudspeakers from Audio Vector

But Room 437 is not the only place you can experience Nordost products at TAF… Here is a list of all the rooms that will be featuring Nordost in their systems: 

Room 437 – Nordost

Room 439 – Executive Stereo

Easton – Audio by Mark Jones

Bristol A – Corby’s Audio

Carlton – Corby’s Audio 

Room 219 – Audio Eden

Room 321 – Altitudo Audio

Room 356 – Sonic Artistry


Toronto Audiofest

October 18th – 20th

The Westin Toronto Airport Hotel

950 Dixon Rd, Toronto, Canada

www.audiofest.ca/toronto

Nordost Playlist – October 2024

Nordost products are designed to allow you to enjoy your favorite performances as they were intended to be heard. All of us here are passionate about great music, and want to share our passion with you. Each one of us has our own style… We listen to a wide variety of artists and genres but, in a way, we appreciate them all. We thought that we would share a few of the songs on our own personal playlists with you each month. Some may be classics, some may be brand new, some may not even be to your tastes, but we hope that there is something here for everyone.

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


You can now listen to our monthly playlist here:  TIDAL  | SPOTIFY  |  QOBUZ


  1. On Sum — TOKiMONSTA, Anderson.Paak, Rae Khalil — On Sum
  2. What A Diff’rence A Day Made — Dinah Washington — What A Diff’rence A Day Makes! (Expanded Edition)
  3. Love you Inside and Out — Pat Van Dyke, Melinda Camille — Nautilus/Love You Inside and Out 
  4. Nessun dolore — Lucio Battisti — Una donna per amico 
  5. Voyage voyage — Desireless — François
  6. This Feeling — Alabama Shakes — Sound & Color
  7. Moments In Love — The Art of Noise — (Who’s Afraid Of) The Art Of Noise? [Remastered]
  8. Magic Hour — Cast — Magic Hour
  9. Murmuration — GoGo Penguin — v2.0 (Deluxe Edition)
  10. When we were that what wept for the sea — Colin Stetson — When we were that what wept for the sea