Nordost Corporation

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Nordost Corporation
IndustryConsumer Electronics
Founded1991
FounderJoe Reynolds
Headquarters
Massachusetts, United States
ProductsHigh-end audio cables, interconnects, and accessories

Nordost Corporation is an American high-end audio company founded in 1991 by Joe Reynolds and based in Holliston, Massachusetts. Nordost manufactures and sells audio and video cables, interconnects and unique accessories to the audiophile market and is distributed in 72 countries.[1]

Overview[]

Nordost was founded in Massachusetts in 1991. Nordost manufactures audio cables, power distribution systems, grounding systems and resonance control devices for the high-end market. Their original Flatline cable was the first flat loudspeaker cable to use FEP (Fluorinated Ethene Propylene).[2] All Nordost cables use a flexible FEP insulation originally developed by DuPont.[3] All Nordost products are manufactured at their facilities in the USA.[4]

Nordost produces five ranges of cable products (Lifestyle, Leif, Norse 2, Valhalla 2, Odin Supreme Reference). In addition to power cables and interconnect cable, digital cable and loudspeaker the company also manufactures the QRT line of products. power purifiers and grounding systems and a line of Sort System vibration controlling devices.[5] In 2014, Nordost introduced the first American-made HDMI cable. The Blue Heaven HDMI cable uses Nordost's proprietary Micro Mono-Filament construction and is DPL certified.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ "An Interview With Joe Reynolds Of Nordost Corporation Interview By Phil Gold". www.enjoythemusic.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  2. ^ "Issue #89 - June 2012 | Hi-Fi+". Hi-Fi+. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  3. ^ "Nordost Heimdall 2 Headphone Cable - The Audio Beat - www.TheAudioBeat.com". www.theaudiobeat.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  4. ^ "Nordost Odin 2 cables". Hi-Fi+. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  5. ^ Sa, George de (2014-12-04). "Upgrading an Audio System With Nordost Norse 2 Heimdall 2 Cables". CANADA HiFi Magazine. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
  6. ^ "Nordost Blue Heaven HDMI - The Hard Way: Nordost's Blue Heaven HDMI Cable - The Audio Beat - www.TheAudioBeat.com". theaudiobeat.com. Retrieved 2016-06-10.
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