{"id":5916,"date":"2020-12-03T12:27:39","date_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:27:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/?p=5916"},"modified":"2020-12-03T12:48:25","modified_gmt":"2020-12-03T17:48:25","slug":"nordost-2020-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/nordost-2020-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Nordost 2020 Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"540\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2020-awards_fbook-1024x540.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2020-awards_fbook-1024x540.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2020-awards_fbook-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2020-awards_fbook-768x405.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2020-awards_fbook-500x264.jpg 500w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/2020-awards_fbook.jpg 1134w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 1362px) 62vw, 840px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As this hectic year starts to wind down, it\u2019s a good time to reflect on the high points that we have enjoyed. Luckily, Nordost has had SEVERAL this year: 13 to be exact! That\u2019s the number of awards that Nordost has won for our outstanding products in 2020 alone!&nbsp;<br><br>As a company, Nordost strives to provide hifi enthusiasts with the means to bring life into an audio system in order to truly enjoy music as it was intended. We take a lot of pride in the audio cables, power products, and audio enhancers that we produce, so we are&nbsp;always honored to be recognized by reviewers, industry leaders, and prominent publications for our work. We thought that you might like to celebrate with us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audiophilia.com\/reviews\/2020\/6\/11\/kershawnordostfrey2\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AudiophiliaStarComponentAward.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5911\" width=\"126\" height=\"126\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AudiophiliaStarComponentAward.png 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/AudiophiliaStarComponentAward-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 126px) 85vw, 126px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.audiophilia.com\/reviews\/2020\/6\/11\/kershawnordostfrey2\">An Audiophilia Star Component 2020: Frey 2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Frey 2\u2019s performance and general neutral and happy nature never disappointed. And they were wonderful in all sorts of repertoire from grandiloquent to introspective.\u201d \u2013 Anthony Kershaw, <strong><em>Audiophilia<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/HiFi_128_Nordost_HR.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HiFi_EditorsChoice_2020_award.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5912\" width=\"123\" height=\"123\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HiFi_EditorsChoice_2020_award.png 743w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HiFi_EditorsChoice_2020_award-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HiFi_EditorsChoice_2020_award-150x150.png 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 123px) 85vw, 123px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/HiFi_128_Nordost_HR.pdf\">Hi-fi+ Editor\u2019s Choice 2020: Odin 2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOdin 2 takes your system to new levels of performance you might not have thought possible: in this respect, it\u2019s like listening to great old recordings played back on top-notch new equipment \u2013 you end up asking yourself, \u201cdid they know how good this is when they made it?\u201d Odin 2 does that to both music and the equipment upon which that music is played.\u201d \u2013 Alan Sircom, <strong><em>Hi-Fi+<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/HIFI+180%20Nordost.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HiFi_Awards_Winner_190_2020-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5913\" width=\"124\" height=\"124\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HiFi_Awards_Winner_190_2020-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HiFi_Awards_Winner_190_2020-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HiFi_Awards_Winner_190_2020-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HiFi_Awards_Winner_190_2020-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/HiFi_Awards_Winner_190_2020.png 1239w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 124px) 85vw, 124px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/HIFI+180%20Nordost.pdf\">Hi-Fi+ 2020 AWARD WINNER: Valhalla 2 Tonearm Cable +<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe V2+ tonearm cable follows the house V2 sound of exceptional transparency and stunning transient playback, without ever falling to the temptation of over-sharing the treble content. The midband and top are deliciously open and see- through, seamless and nearly organic in naturalness, while bass is disarmingly honest and musical in its flow. This is a staggeringly insightful wiring upgrade to hear what\u2019s hiding in the groove.\u201d \u2013 Andrew Harrison, <strong><em>Hi-Fi+<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/HFC_465_Nordost_Heimdall_2+_Reprint-LOW.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"94\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hi-fi-choice-recommended-ad_vector.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5914\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/HFC_465_Nordost_Heimdall_2+_Reprint-LOW.pdf\">Hi-Fi Choice Recommended: Heimdall 2 Tonearm Cable +<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe instrument focus and clarity are both excellent and the soundstage is expansive\u2026the bass is powerful and punchy and the drums and hi-hats are crisp, tight and engaging. The great energy is splendidly conveyed and the instrument focus of the hi-hats is particularly well defined.\u201d \u2013 Neville Roberts, <strong><em>Hi-Fi Choice<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/f.hubspotusercontent40.net\/hubfs\/312998\/HiFi%20Choice%20Blue%20Heaven%20Power%20Cord%20Review%20-%20Hi%20Res.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"94\" height=\"104\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/hi-fi-choice-recommended-ad_vector.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5914\"\/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/f.hubspotusercontent40.net\/hubfs\/312998\/HiFi%20Choice%20Blue%20Heaven%20Power%20Cord%20Review%20-%20Hi%20Res.pdf\">Hi-Fi Choice Recommended: Blue Heaven Power Cord<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe overall performance is clear and refined with a very low noise floor. The Blue Heaven is certainly a very good value-for-money, high-quality power cable option.\u201d \u2013 Neville Roberts, <strong><em>Hi-Fi Choice<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"http:\/\/highfidelity.pl\/@main-1030&amp;lang=en\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/High-Fidelity_Reference_system_award-badge_HR-1024x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5915\" width=\"243\" height=\"72\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/High-Fidelity_Reference_system_award-badge_HR-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/High-Fidelity_Reference_system_award-badge_HR-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/High-Fidelity_Reference_system_award-badge_HR-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/High-Fidelity_Reference_system_award-badge_HR-1536x461.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/High-Fidelity_Reference_system_award-badge_HR-2048x614.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/High-Fidelity_Reference_system_award-badge_HR-500x150.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 243px) 85vw, 243px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/highfidelity.pl\/@main-1030&amp;lang=en\">HIGH FIDELITY REFERENCE AWARD: QKORE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026connecting all elements in our system to the artificial ground is equivalent to replacing any of its elements with a superior one. But &#8211; and here it starts to be interesting &#8211; we get more of everything that we already have in the system, not something completely new.\u201d \u2013 Wojciech Pacula, <strong><em>High Fidelity<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/positive-feedback.com\/reviews\/hardware-reviews\/nordost-qkore-ground-products\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Nordost_QKORE_positive-feedback-award.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5919\" width=\"230\" height=\"156\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Nordost_QKORE_positive-feedback-award.jpg 883w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Nordost_QKORE_positive-feedback-award-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Nordost_QKORE_positive-feedback-award-768x525.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Nordost_QKORE_positive-feedback-award-439x300.jpg 439w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 230px) 85vw, 230px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/positive-feedback.com\/reviews\/hardware-reviews\/nordost-qkore-ground-products\/\">Positive Feedback Writers\u2019 Choice Award 2020: QKORE<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn advance of installing the QKORE Ground Units, I had imagined what such a product might accomplish. Those daydreams were prophetic\u2014the only surprise was how significant it turned out to be\u2026it did more to improve my sound than any alternative I can think of at that price.\u201d \u2013 Marshall Nack, <strong><em>Positive Feedback<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/absoluteSound-purpleFlarecable-Oct2013.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1024x1019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5920\" width=\"113\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1024x1019.png 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-768x764.png 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1536x1528.png 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-2048x2037.png 2048w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-302x300.png 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 85vw, 113px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/absoluteSound-purpleFlarecable-Oct2013.pdf\">2020 The Absolute Sound Editors\u2019 Choice Awards: Purple Flare<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026Purple Flare really shines in the midband with a slightly forward, driving energy that imparts a dynamic liveliness to all genres of music.\u201d \u2013 Neil Gader, <strong><em>The Absolute Sound<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1024x1019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5920\" width=\"113\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1024x1019.png 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-768x764.png 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1536x1528.png 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-2048x2037.png 2048w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-302x300.png 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 85vw, 113px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2020 The Absolute Sound Editors\u2019 Choice Awards: Heimdall 2 USB 2.0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI experienced, in my own system, what others have been pointing out: USB cable can greatly impact sonic performance. The Blue Heaven USB cable was quite good, but I was impressed by how much more detail, texture, body, and spatial information came through with the Heimdall 2 USB cable in place. It all added up to a more life-like and enjoyable musical experience all around.\u201d \u2013 Kirk Midtskog, <strong><em>The Absolute Sound<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/frey2Speakercable_82016.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1024x1019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5920\" width=\"113\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1024x1019.png 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-768x764.png 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1536x1528.png 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-2048x2037.png 2048w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-302x300.png 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 85vw, 113px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/frey2Speakercable_82016.pdf\">2020 The Absolute Sound Editors\u2019 Choice Awards: Frey 2<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cFrey 2&#8230; 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\u2019s more fidelity to the live event.\u201d \u2013 Neil Gader, <strong><em>The Absolute Sound<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-default\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/AbsoluteSoundReview-V2-2015.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1024x1019.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-5920\" width=\"113\" height=\"112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1024x1019.png 1024w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-300x298.png 300w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-768x764.png 768w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-1536x1528.png 1536w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-2048x2037.png 2048w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/TAS-Editors-Choice-2020-logo_high-res-302x300.png 302w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 113px) 85vw, 113px\" \/><\/a><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/AbsoluteSoundReview-V2-2015.pdf\">2020 The Absolute Sound Editors\u2019 Choice Awards: Valhalla 2\u00a0<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201c\u2026the outcome of using the Valhalla 2 is truly prodigious. Everything instantly improved as a result of using this dynamically unconstrained cable. 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