{"id":7999,"date":"2023-09-08T15:04:10","date_gmt":"2023-09-08T19:04:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/?p=7999"},"modified":"2023-09-08T15:22:34","modified_gmt":"2023-09-08T19:22:34","slug":"introducing-the-qbase-reference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/introducing-the-qbase-reference\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing the QBASE Reference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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The performance caliber of a high-end audio system begins and ends with the AC that feeds it, making AC distribution one of the most impactful upgrades in hifi. With the new QBASE Reference, Nordost has now developed a power product that matches the caliber of their most preeminent cable ranges. The QBASE Reference is a multifaceted, reference-level AC distribution unit that operates as a filter-less alternative to power conditioners, delivering pristine power to audio components, without imparting its own sonic characteristics on systems or limiting AC current. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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For years, the hifi community has been misdirected into thinking that the only way to protect sensitive electronics from power fluctuations, electrical noise, and \u201cdirty\u201d power is through power conditioning. But at what cost? Power conditioners are a semi-redundant solution which hinder more than enhance audio performance. The same in-line power technology that allows a power conditioner to reduce noise simultaneously limits bandwidth, compresses dynamics, and contributes to sonic confusion. These are compromises Nordost refuses to make. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Always searching for a solution, Nordost turned to its own QRT products, a family of transformative, parallel power products designed to eliminate noise, enhance dynamics, and bring cohesion to performance, while preserving an unimpeded AC path to system components. It was within those already highly acclaimed ideas that the jumping-off point for the QBASE Reference was conceived; the apex of Nordost\u2019s already lofty accomplishments in the realm of AC power. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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At its core, the QBASE Reference, like Nordost\u2019s other QBASE units, is a passive distribution component that uses star-earth topology to address the noise-inducing, conflicting flow of signal and ground paths within a hifi system. However, that\u2019s just the beginning of what the QBASE Reference has to offer. This 10-outlet AC distribution unit offers numerous Nordost technologies within its mechanically tuned, extruded aluminum chassis, in order to bring a new realm of power optimization and audio refinement to your reference system.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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QBASE Reference features include:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n