A month out from High End in Munich, and we are still beaming from the results of the show! This year Nordost surprised show-goers with the exciting introduction of our Leif 3 series – the next evolution of our entry-level product lines. Consumers were thrilled to see a refresh of our White Lightning, Purple Flare, Blue Heaven, and Red Dawn power cords, analog interconnects, and speaker cables, which have been a benchmark in the hifi industry for over 3 decades!
Nordost was ever-present as always, this year at High End. Our cables were featured in over a dozen amazing systems, with partners such as Raidho, VTL, dCS, Hegel, Moon by Simaudio, Stenheim, and our incredible German distributor, Audio Reference. And, as always, we were included in some of the rooms deemed ‘best-of show’ by well-respected industry reviewers. It’s always an honor to be selected to exhibit alongside these giants of the hifi industry, who have their pick of cable brands, and we are thrilled to have made fantastic sound with them all, once again.
For those of you who were unable to visit High End this year, we have put together some of our favorite pictures for you to enjoy, right here!
After last year’s showing at Axpona 2023, we knew it would be nearly impossible to outdo ourselves in 2024. However, the results from the press and showgoers alike are in, and we are ecstatic with the results. With three Best in Show: Best Sound commendations from The Absolute Sound alone (Robert Harley, Andre Jennings, and Jonathan Valin), a Best of Axpona 2024 Blue Note Award from enjoythemusic.com, as well as fantastic write-ups from Stereophile, hifi+, and several more publications, we have made the impossible happen and surpassed even our own expectations!
The Nordost room in Schaumburg F boasted a world class, reference-level system featuring Stenheim loudspeakers, components from VTL, dCS, and VPI, and, of course, audio cables, power components, and audio enhancers by Nordost. As the editor of the hi-fi+, Alan Sircom put it, this system was nothing short of “beguiling”.
Beyond the dream-worthy system waiting for them in Schaumburg F, visitors of the Nordost room were met with unique auditory experiences. On Saturday night, we hosted an after-hours listening session of Pink Flyod’s The Dark Side Of The Moon and Wish You Were Here, in honor of ‘Dark Side’s 50th Anniversary. Then, on Sunday, we hosted three noteworthy events: a special listening of a test lacquer for an upcoming piano recording and talk-back with VDM Sound Group, a live saxophone performance with Jerome Sabbagh accompanied by his own recording, and a curated listening session with Qobuz!
And that’s only what happened in Schaumburg F! Nordost was also featured in over seven more, amazing systems, including our own demonstration room, Vinnie Rossi (with two more Best-of-Shows to its name!), Morel, Sonner Audio, Lumin, Holm Audio’s rooms, Antal Audio, and Music Direct!
Here are some of our favorite snapshots from AXPONA 2024!
Celebrating its 35th edition this year, Montreal Audiofest remains the must-attend event for audiophiles. This long-standing tradition showcases the latest advances in high-fidelity audio equipment, featuring over 300 speaker brands, innovative music streamers and high-quality headphones.
Attendees engage with sound experts and industry insiders, immersing themselves in music through some of the finest audio systems available.
This event surpasses mere product demonstrations, offering enlightening talks by renowned speakers spanning audio history to technological advancements. Whether a seasoned audiophile or a curious newcomer, the Montreal Audiofest guarantees an immersive exploration into the realm of high-quality sound, establishing itself as a must-visit for anyone passionate about experiencing music’s profound impact through superior audio technology.
The three-day experience features multiple hotel floors packed with over 200 listening rooms. The Expo Hall featuring The Record Fair, The Ear Gear Experience, and seminars. Whether you’re a serious audiophile, a newcomer to high-end audio or simply a music lover, you’ll find everything you need to immerse yourself in your favorite sounds.
The HIGH END, the internationally renowned audio exhibition, is the undisputed leader when it comes to impressively setting the tone for top-class music reproduction. It has been providing ideas and impetus for producers, sellers and consumers of high-quality consumer electronics for four decades. On the four days of the event, the entire world of audio experts and professionals gather in Munich to visit hundreds of exhibitors from more than 40 different countries as they showcase their latest innovations in the halls and atriums of the MOC event centre.
This year’s High End Munich was an overwhelming success. With the release of three, new and exciting products in the QSINE, QWAVE, and QBASE Mark III, as well as a sneak peek at a groundbreaking new power solution, the QBASE Reference, there was a lot to see and hear in the Nordost room. It was great to experience the undeniable enthusiasm from attendees for the projects we have been working so hard on developing.
Nordost was a ubiquitous presence at High End this year. Our cables were featured in over a dozen rooms, including some of the best-sounding rooms of the show, like… CH Precision, VTL, Raidho, MOON, Grandinote, and dCS, as well as being extremely well-represented by our German distributor, Audio Reference. These highly respected companies have their pick of cable brands to highlight their products, and it is always an honor to be chosen by them.
We know that not everyone was able to make the trip to Munich this year, so we took a nice sampling of pictures from the many Nordost-wired systems throughout the show for you to enjoy here!
Nordost’s room featured our Valhalla 2 cables and QRT products, alongside products from Wilson, dCS, and Dan D’Agostino:
Audio Reference’s room used Nordost cables in several systems featuring Wilson, Krell, Dan D’Agostino and more:
The dCS room featured Nordost Valhalla 2 cables:
VTL’s room featured our Odin 2 Supreme Reference cables
The Grandinote room was wired with our Reference series Valhalla 2 cables:
CH Precision’s system was wired with Odin 2:
Raidho Acoustics’ room was wired with Valhalla 2:
The Scansonic system used Nordost Frey 2:
The MOON by SIMAUDIO room used our Heimdall 2 Ethernet Cable alongside Tyr 2 cables.
Nordost is thrilled to be exhibiting again at the High End 2023 Show in Munich, held at the MOC May 18-21. We have some exciting new products we will be introducing this year, and can’t wait to share them with our partners, friends in the press, and show attendees! Throughout the show, product trainers and specialists Bjorn Bengtsson, Alex Brady, and Dennis Bonotto will be performing live demonstrations and answering questions in (Halle 4) Atrium 4, Room E112. High End 2023 should be a fantastic show, and we hope to see you all there!
Nordost’s goal for Axpona 2023 was to put together a world-class, reference system with some of the best components known to hifi. We are happy to say that we achieved just that! And lest we be accused of being biased, we have the reviews to back it up!
The Nordost room in Schaumburg F, supported by our partners, VTL and Stenheim, and joined by our friends, dCS and VPI, has secured three coveted distinctions of “Best in Show” from Stereophile’s Jason Victor Serinus, The Absolute Sound’s Andre Jennings (as well as an additional “contender” for Best in Show by TAS’ Jonathan Valin), and Jay’s Audio Lab. As Jason put it in his show report, we “scored a bullseye” with our room with a system that “sounded like heaven”. When describing the impact of our system he wrote, “First, my attention was drawn to the natural and real sound of bass. On…Patricia Barber’s “This Town” from Clique, I heard the largest, most timbrally correct, believable, and luscious presentation of a double bass I may have ever heard from a sound system.”
While the most highly decorated, Schaumburg F wasn’t the only room where attendees could experience how Nordost cables impact a system. In the Nordost demo room with Holm Audio we wowed listeners with our live demonstrations and cable comparisons, and we were thrilled to be represented by several amazing companies who chose to showcase their products alongside our cables.
Here are some snapshots of Nordost at AXPONA!
Nordost’s main room featured our Odin 2 cables and QBASE Mark III, alongside products from Stenheim, VTL, dCS, VPI, and Lyra:
In Nordost’s demo room with Holm Audio, Michael Taylor and Amy Hansen impressed listeners with our cable comparisons!
Sonner and Holm Audio’s room featured our Norse 2 cables:
The Dali and NAD Holm Audio room featured our Heimdall 2 cables among others in the Norse 2 family:
The Grandinote room was wired with our Reference series Valhalla 2 cables:
Woo Audio’s headphone rigs were wired with up with Nordost cables too!
We are headed back to AXPONA! Come see (and hear) Nordost, April 14-16, at the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center, Chicago in the Schaumburg F room. We are bringing together some of the leading brands in the industry to give Axpona attendees a truly world-class listening experience. With top-of-the-line equipment from Stenheim, VTL, dCS, VPI, and of course, Nordost, you don’t want to miss this impressive reference system!
In addition to our show-stopping system in Schaumburg F, featuring a full loom of our Odin 2 cables, Nordost will also be performing our renowned live demonstrations and product comparisons in the Nordost Demo Room: 716.
Want more Nordost? Make sure to stop by these amazing rooms which will be featuring looms of Nordost cables, ranging from Leif to Reference!
Come hear Nordost at the Salon Audio Montréal Audio Fest. Please join us March 24th – 26th in Montréal at the Hôtel Bonaventure. Throughout the show, our product specialist, Bruno de Lorimier, will be performing live demonstrations and product comparisons, available in both French and English, in Westmount 4, with our dealer, Audio by Mark Jones.
The Montréal Audio Fest is a perfect opportunity to hear the effect that quality cables have on a hifi system, and to witness how enhancements to cable design improve the caliber of a system’s performance.
Looking for more opportunities to hear Nordost at the show? Check us out in the Kevro room, where they will be showing the brand new third-generation 300s from Monitor Audio in Westmount 3.
Admission is free to the public, so we hope to see you there!
3/24 – 3/26
Hôtel Bonaventure Montréal 900 de la Gauchetière Ouest Montréal
It was wonderful to be back at High End in Munich after such a long pause! High End was the perfect venue to introduce attendees from all over the world to the new products we have launched since we last showed there in 2019! Visitors saw our QNET Network Switch, Valhalla 2 Ethernet Cable, Premium QSOURCE DC Cable, Premium QKORE Wire, and QRT Stand Mount, all prominently featured in our reference-level sound system, wired with Valhalla 2 Cables. We were also thrilled to see our products showcased by our new German distributor, Audio Reference, in every system in their room. On top of all that, we were proud to support several more industry friends as they achieved the best sound from their fantastic products!
We know that not everyone was able to make the trip to Munich this year, so we took a nice sampling of the many Nordost-wired systems for you to enjoy here!
Nordost’s main room featured our Valhalla 2 cables, QNET Network Switch and more, alongside other products from Wilson Audio, Dan D’Agostino, VPI, and Roon:
Our German Distributor, Audio Reference, showcased a number of amazing systems using our Valhalla 2 and Odin 2 cables.
Raidho Acoustics used our Valhalla 2 cables in their phenomenal system.
CH Precision’s room used our Supreme Reference Odin 2 cables, and featured our new Tyr 2 X1 cable, designed specially for use with CH Precision components.
Moon’s room was sounding great with our Heimdall 2 range of cables.
The scansonic room featured primarily our Frey 2 range of cables alongside some others from the Norse 2 family.
Hegel’s room used an assortment of our Leif and Norse 2 cables to wire their systems.
TAD’s system was wired with Nordost’s reference Valhalla 2 cables.
