We are thrilled to announce that Nordost has received an incredible 15 Editors’ Choice Awards from The Absolute Sound in 2025! This recognition is a true testament to the exceptional performance and innovation of our products and means all the more coming from such a prestigious publication. The award-winning products range from our Supreme Reference Odin 2 cables, trickle down throughout each one of our cable families, and even our QRT audio enhancers, including multiple iterations of QBASEs and QKOREs. These accolades speak volumes about the improvements our products bring to sound quality, delivering audiophiles an unparalleled listening experience.

Below you will find a list of each of these award-winning products, which were carefully and favorably reviewed by The Absolute Sound. Find out more of these fantastic offerings, read some expertly written reviews, and see an Authorized Nordost Dealer near you to experience the Nordost difference for yourself!

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🏆 QBASE Reference – AC Distribution Unit

“With the insertion of the New QBASE Reference, I heard an audible and immediate improvement in clarity, scale, bass extension and detail… No device has come as close to performing invisibly in my system as the QBASE Reference.” – TAS

The Nordost QBASE Reference is a high-end AC distribution unit designed to deliver clean power to audio systems. It features Star-Earth Topology and QPOINT Technology, ensuring optimal power flow and minimal noise. Additionally, the unit’s extruded aluminum chassis houses QSINE and QWAVE tech for enhanced performance. The QBASE Reference improves sound purity, offering an unparalleled audio experience.

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🏆 Odin 2 Interconnect  and 🏆 Odin 2 Speaker Cable

“In my view, Nordost deserves the highest possible condemnation for building on its previously effors to produce a statement product that is remarkable for its purity and resolution, transformain and clarity…Mighty Odin, indeed.” – TAS

Nordost’s Odin 2 Analog Interconnects and Speaker Cables are designed to deliver the highest level of audio performance, offering unparalleled clarity and resolution. O2 Analog Interconnects feature ten silver-plated OFC conductors and Nordost’s patented Dual Mono-Filament technology, which ensures a fast, transparent, and detailed signal transmission. The HOLO:PLUG® connectors are custom-designed to interface with each cable’s geometry. Odin 2 Speaker Cable uses 26 silver-plated, solid-core conductors and a flat design to maximize transfer speed, and minimize signal. These cables set a new standard in high-end audio, capturing every nuance and offering exceptional bandwidth and dynamic range.

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🏆 Valhalla 2 Interconnect and 🏆 Valhalla 2 Speaker Cable  

“Valhalla 2 offers much of Odi’s performance and is, above all, eminently satisfying. It delivers the whole package: speed, detail, resolution, and musicality…Nordost has struck a fine balance here, producing a cable that will elevate the performance of just about any audio system.” – TAS

The Valhalla 2 Analog Interconnects and Speaker Cables from Nordost are engineered to deliver extraordinary performance with exceptional detail and transparency. The Analog Interconnects feature 10 solid-core, silver-plated OFC conductors and Dual Mono-Filament technology, ensuring precise signal transmission with minimal loss or phase shift. V2 Speaker Cables use 28 solid-core, silver-plated conductors and a Dual Mono-Filament design to provide unmatched bandwidth, dynamic resolution, and clarity. Both products preserve the integrity of the audio signal, allowing for a highly detailed and dynamic listening experience. The cables are terminated with high-quality HOLO:PLUG® connectors, ensuring optimal connection integrity. Together, the Valhalla 2 cables are designed to bring out the full potential of your audio system, providing an unparalleled, transparent, and immersive musical performance. 

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🏆 Tyr 2 Interconnect, 🏆 Tyr 2 Speaker Cable, and🏆 Tyr 2 Power Cord 

“transparency, precision, purity, depth, texture, openness, expansiveness…Nordost’s Tyr 2 loom brings all of this and more to the listening experience.” – TAS

Nordost’s Tyr 2 Power Cord, Analog Interconnects, and Speaker Cables are designed to deliver clarity and resolution across your system. All Tyr 2 Cables feature solid-core silver-plated conductors and Nordost’s patented, Dual Mono-Filament technology. All three products are designed to minimize signal loss and interference, ensuring the utmost fidelity and transparency in your audio system. Together, they elevate the performance of your components, revealing every nuance in your music and improving the overall listening experience.

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🏆 Frey 2 Interconnect and 🏆 Frey 2 Speaker Cable 

“Frey 2 has rebalanced the scales, taking the transient and micro-dynamic elements of the past and integrating them with richer mids and a brawnier , meatier bottom end… In a word, there’s more fidelity to the live events.” – TAS

The Frey 2 Analog Interconnects and Speaker Cables from Nordost are crafted to provide high-performance. SIlver-plated, solid core OFC conductors, Dual Mono-Filament technology, and mechanically-tuned lengths are all hallmarks of this range. Nordost’s advanced design reduces noise and interference, allowing for a more transparent and lifelike listening experience. The Frey 2 cables offer excellent value while maintaining Nordost’s reputation for high-quality construction and performance. 

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🏆 Heimdall 2 USB Cable 

The Heimdall 2 USB 2.0 Cable is designed to elevate your audio system by delivering data with exceptional efficiency and precision. It features four 20 AWG silver-plated OFC conductors arranged in a twisted double helix for optimal impedance and noise reduction. The cable is further enhanced with Nordost’s proprietary FEP Dual Mono-Filament insulation, a dual-layer silver foil jacket, and a silver braided shield, ensuring high-speed data transmission and minimal interference.

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🏆 Purple Flare Interconnect and 🏆 Purple Flare Speaker Cable

“I can’t say it enough–Purple Flare is like a little trip to [Blue] Heaven for those of us earthbound on a budget” – TAS

The Purple Flare Analog Interconnects and Speaker Cables from Nordost were engineered to provide exceptional performance at an accessible price point. While these cables have recently been upgraded to our Leif 3 series, you can still find the original Purple Flare range at select Nordost retailers. They deliver an impressive level of clarity and detail, enhancing your listening experience that will be sure to improve upon even the most modest of hifi systems. 

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🏆 QBASE Mark III – QB8 AC Distribution Unit 

“[The QBASE Mark III] is restorative, bringing to light low-level details and mirco-dynamic shifts that have been obscured. The sonic results make themselves known immediately and consistently.” – TAS

Nordost’s QBASE Mark III AC Distribution Unit optimizes power delivery to audio components by using star-earth topology to prevent signal and ground interference. This design ensures clean, uninterrupted power flow, enhancing each connected device’s performance. Its dual-level PC-board configuration and high-quality connectors minimize crosstalk and improve current flow. Both QB8 and QB4 units offer more dynamics and details to your music, without in-line filtering or active circuitry that limit your current and bandwidth.

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🏆 QKORE Ground Unit 

“. . . I thought I’d gone about as far as you could to eliminate noise and hash riding on the power lines. It now turns out that I was quite wrong. Nordost’s Michael Taylor visited this somewhat skeptical reviewer, and the conversion process went rather quickly.” – TAS

QKORE Ground Units provides a clean, effective grounding solution for audio systems, addressing the impact of noise and interference caused by poor grounding. They use a parallel grounding method, combining Mono-Filament technology and Low-Voltage Attractor Plates to draw stray noise away from components and create a stable, clean ground. Available in three models—QKORE1, QKORE3, and QKORE6—each provides varying grounding options for different setups, ensuring optimal performance for all systems.