Pictures from Nordost Nation! October 2016

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Nordost

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 so that we can continue to share them with the whole Nordost family!

Audio By Mark Jones has a beautiful showroom, seen here wired with Norse 2 and Valhalla 2 cables.

@the_hifigirl posted this great shot of our QB8 Mark II with Valhalla 2 Power Cords, QV2, QK1, Sort Kones, and even a Valhalla 2 Speaker Cable just for good measure!

@the_hifigirl posted this great instagram shot of our QB8 Mark II with Valhalla 2 Power Cords, QV2, QK1, Sort Kones, and even a Valhalla 2 Speaker Cable just for good measure!

@balalaikka is keepin it old-school with this instagram of his used Red Dawn Speaker Cables!

Batman and Chun Li are making sure no one tries to steal the Heimdall 2 USB Cable from @_shak_

Audio Nirvana (@audionirvana) is having fun supporting their Odin 1 Speaker Cables with the new Sort Lift.

@stevechavez instagramed this amazing shot of his Audeze LCD-3 with our Heimdall 2 Headphone Cable. #happyplace 🙂

Our International Salesman and Product Trainer, Dennis Bonotto, shared this great shot of his SME V arm internally wired with Nordost Reference Internal Tonearm Cable.

@guigounou’s Elac Speakers must sound fantastic wired with Heimdall 2!

@toddcc1 and his dog are having an easy time relaxing to some Miles Davis!

@mervynaugustine shared this cool instagram picture of his Legacy Classic HD with our Norse Bi-Wire Jumpers!

“Yeah…Reference…Top Notch” – Michael Tdj
Reference Bi-Wire Jumpers!
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PinCha Audio shared this clean image of a system with our Leif cables!

The next generation of hi-fi lovers is on the way thanks to Nordost and @audionirvana!

The next generation of hi-fi lovers is on the way thanks to @audionirvana and Nordost!

Nuts About HiFi — Nordost Event

Posted on October 14, 2016 by Nordost

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Come and join us for a night of demonstrations, comparisons and great music! Nuts About HiFi, in Silverdale, Washington is hosting a Nordost Event in their showroom on October 21st, from 4-9 PM. Nordost product specialist, Jon Baker will be showing attendees the benefits of using high quality audio cables in a hifi system. We hope that everyone in the Silverdale area will be able to visit us next week for what will prove to be a very informative and fun evening!

Nuts About HiFi

9960 Silverdale Way

Silverdale WA 98383

United States of America

(360) 698-1348

Dealer Spotlight: HiFi Innovationen

Posted on October 13, 2016 by Nordost

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In northwest Germany, surrounded by beautiful green meadows, parks and valleys, you will find the city of Kassel, equidistant from major cities such as Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Leipzig, and Hannover. Kassel’s relaxing environment is the perfect setting to enjoy good music, and at HiFi Innovationen, owner Klaus Kirchhof goes out of his way to make your listening experience in these idyllic surroundings unforgettable.

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Each year, HiFi Innovationen hosts several events where customers can listen to new releases from different manufacturers and setups at every level. This spring, Nordost was invited to participate in two separate demonstrations and was greeted by a full attendance throughout the whole weekend.

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First, we put the emphasis on power—starting with the power cords. We showed attendees that feeding electronics with good power cords can make a great difference. In fact, these often overlooked components are fundamental in making your system play at its best! We also used our QV2 and QK1 harmonizers and enhancers in order to demonstrate how to minimize the electrical noise that sneaks into our setups through the power supply. However, electrical noise isn’t the only thing affecting the sound quality of your system negatively. Mechanical noise can also seriously degrade musical reproduction, which Nordost remedies with Sort Kones and Sort Füt. During the demonstrations at HiFi Innovationen, we showed that even the power distribution block is subject to noise that feeds into the signal chain.

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Finally, we featured our new, Supreme Reference Range, Odin 2. During our demonstration of this revolutionary cable, HiFi Innovationen customers had the rare opportunity to hear A-B comparisons between the original Odin and Odin 2 cables, including power cords, loudspeaker cables, and digital/analog interconnects. By the end of our presentation it was clear to all in attendance how Odin 2 has improved technology, construction and fidelity, lifting our reference bar to new heights.

Next time you’re in Germany, make sure you visit Klaus to audition Nordost cables for yourself.

HIFI INNOVATIONEN

Dipl.-Ing. K. Kirchhof
Weserstraße 11
34317 Kassel –
Habichtswald-Ehlen
Phone 05606.6155
Fax 05606.6156
Mobil 0172.5644588

Introducing The Tyr 2 USB 2.0 Cable

Posted on October 7, 2016 by Nordost

Nordost is proud to introduce the new Tyr 2 USB 2.0 Cable, further expanding the most advanced range in the Norse 2 Family. The Tyr 2 Range is truly a unique place in the Nordost line-up, taking reference quality products and making them available for an unbeatable value. Now this same principal can be applied to computer audio. Due to the increasing amounts of data and information being processed through music servers and hard-drive storage systems, as well as the rising popularity of high-resolution audio downloads, the use of hifi audio-specific USB cables is critical to the fidelity of sound reproduction. By utilizing premium materials, cutting-edge technology, and precision craftsmanship, the Tyr 2 USB delivers the ultimate level of performance, and is guaranteed to take your computer audio system to the next level.

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The Tyr 2 USB 2.0 Cable is constructed using 4×20 AWG solid core, silver-plated, oxygen free copper conductors. Implementing a solid core design is essential when working with a cable of this caliber, completely eliminating the negative effects of strand interaction and skin effect. Each solid core conductor is then wrapped in Nordost’s proprietary Dual Mono-Filament technology before being enclosed in extruded FEP, which lowers the capacitance of the cable, both increasing signal speed and bandwidth.

The Tyr 2 USB 2.0 Cable arranges its conductors in a precise, twisted, double helix geometry in order to ensure characteristic impedance, minimize cross-talk, and reduce noise. To even further reduce noise, and protect the USB signal path from any external interference, Nordost employs a dual-layer, silver foil jacket and silver braided shield. Finally, before being terminated with gold-plated, fully shielded connectors, the Tyr 2 USB is cut to mechanically tuned lengths, which reduce internal microphonics and high-frequency impedance resonance.

As with all Nordost products, the Tyr 2 USB 2.0 Cable is handmade in the USA, ensuring a high level of production quality and the extreme precision necessary to manufacture USB cables capable of overcoming jitter and timing errors. The Tyr 2 USB 2.0 Cable is the solution you need in order to achieve the superb sound staging, wide dynamic range, and precise timing you have been looking for in computer audio.

The Tyr 2 USB 2.0 is now available for purchase at select Nordost dealers, worldwide. To find the Nordost dealer nearest you, visit the “Where to Buy” page on www.nordost.com.

Nordost Playlist – October 2016

Posted on October 4, 2016 by Nordost

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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Smaller Than My Mother—Overcoats—Smaller Than My Mother
GOT IT GOOD—Kaytranada, Craig David—99.9%
Cidade Lagoa—Mônica Salmaso—Iaiá
Beast Of Burden-Remastered—The Rolling Stones—Some Girls
Teach Me Tonight—Dinah Washington—Blue Gardenia
When I Get My Hands On You—The New Basement Tapes—Lost On The River
L’Assasin Du Dimanche—Yves Montand—A Paris
So. Good.—Johnny Stimson—So. Good.
Mind Control-Main—Stephen Marley—Mind Control
Kingdom Of Rain- Remastered Album Version—The The—Mind Bomb

Nordost is headed to The Indulgence Show in London!

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Nordost

indulgence_show_logo Join Nordost for an exciting, new hifi audio show in London. The Indulgence Show will be held at the Novotel Hotel and Conference Center in Hammersmith, London this October 14-16. Attendees will find Nordost on the second floor in room D11-Medoc, where Nordost sales representatives and product trainers will be conducting product demonstrations and cable comparisons throughout the weekend. For more information about the Indulgence Show and to purchase tickets, please visit www.indulgenceshow.com.

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Nordost at TAVES 2016

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Nordost

Nordost is excited to be taking part in the Toronto Audio Video Entertainment Show this year, October 28-30. Join us at the Sheraton Parkway Hotel in Richmond Hill, Ontario, in the Victoria Square room for a weekend focused on hifi. Nordost representatives and product trainers, Michael Tayler and Bruno de Lorimier, will be performing demonstrations and cable comparisons of power cords, interconnects, USB cables, and resonance control products, including our new Sort Lift. While at the show, don’t forget to visit Nordost’s sales booth, where we will be offering select Nordost products at amazing show prices.

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Dealer Spotlight: Arizona HiFi

Posted on September 13, 2016 by Nordost

Arizona HiFi is a hotbed for music lovers, located at the always-busy corner of Camelback and Central, just north of downtown Phoenix. Arizona HiFi not only offers some of the finest brands, but they’ve also created an atmosphere where enjoyment of music and all things cool are at the forefront.

Formally known as Arizona Tube Audio, Arizona HiFi was founded by Dan Mazza, who had decided to phase away from the business in 2000. Glen Bevell, who currently serves as Arizona HiFi’s steward, took ownership because he couldn’t imagine the Phoenix community without this wonderful institution. Music has always been a central part of Glen’s life; early on, family members would gather during the holidays and sooner or later somebody would pick up an instrument and begin to perform. Sadly for Glen, musicianship wasn’t meant to be, but developing a good ear was. This, combined with Glen’s constant stream of random audio gear, which he, along with his older brother, performed Frankensteinian experimentations with, lead his never ending pursuit of the ultimate in audio performance. This culminated in Glen’s professional involvement in the specialty audio industry.

Arizona HiFi wouldn’t be complete without mentioning Glen’s second in command, Bill Goodman. Bill has been a constant fixture in the Phoenix hifi scene since 1979. Bill possesses an encyclopedic knowledge of audio gear and its history – Bill has passed this knowledge down to Glen and the next generation. Away from the shop, Bill spends a considerable amount of time devoted to Phoenix’s homegrown live music scene. Today, Bill spins tales and helps tend to the flock of Arizona Hifi followers.

Arizona Hifi has created a positive and constantly busy environment; this is without doubt due to the energy and soul that Glen and Bill bring to the store every day. Please don’t hesitate to visit their website, pick up the phone, or even better, grab some of your favorite new music and swing by the store.

The Absolute Sound’s Neil Gader Reviews Frey 2

Posted on September 8, 2016 by Nordost

Nordost’s Frey 2 cable range is receiving some much deserved attention in the September issue of The Absolute Sound. Reviewer Neil Gader talked about the Frey 2 line after becoming acquainted with our Purple Flare range of cables last year.

“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 that gives orchestral music more discernible, atmosphere and weight. In a word, there’s more fidelity to the live event.” – Neil Gader

You can now read Neil’s article, Nordost Frey 2 Speaker Cable and Interconnects—Evolving and Improving, on the review section of the Nordost website.