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\"lg-heimdall-USB_blog\"<\/a>As the use of music servers, hard-drive stored music and high-resolution audio downloading grows increasingly popular, and in some cases becomes the standard choice, it is critical to use a high quality USB cable that can meet the demands of music fidelity. Improving upon Nordost\u2019s Blue Heaven USB 2.0<\/a>, the new Heimdall 2 USB 2.0<\/a> is the high-end digital cable that will deliver ones and zeroes with the efficiency and diligence necessary to maintain the correct impedance to dramatically lift your hifi system to a whole new level of performance.<\/p>\n

Thanks to the experience acquired in the fabrication of successful products such as the Blue Heaven HDMI and USB 2.0 cables, Nordost can now further refine digital leads through its most current, proprietary technology. The Heimdall 2 USB 2.0 is constructed from 4×20 AWG stranded, silver-plated 99.99999% OFC conductors, arranged in a precise, twisted double helix in order to ensure character impedance, reduce noise and minimize cross-talk contamination. In order to increase dielectric, the conductors are suspended in Nordost\u2019s proprietary FEP Dual Mono-Filament, which is newly optimized to increase flexibility and mechanical dampening. \u00a0Add a dual layer silver foil jacket and silver braided shield and the Heimdall 2\u2019s extreme data transmission speeds surpass the USB 2.0 standards.<\/p>\n

To further up the ante, the new Heimdall 2 USB 2.0 is now implementing mechanically tuned lengths. This technique, used in Nordost\u2019s Odin, Norse 2 and Valhalla 2 ranges, reduces internal microphonics and high-frequency impedance resonance, which ultimately allows you to enjoy the dynamics, coherence and balance of live music played in the comfort of your own listening room.<\/p>\n

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