Odin 2 - Supreme Reference Cables
Nodost’s Supreme Reference, Odin 2 cables are designed to facilitate the perfect reproduction of sound. These exemplary products use every piece of revolutionary technique and technology in Nordost’s arsenal, in order to become the most celebrated range of audio cables in the hifi industry.
Each Odin 2 cable has a foundation of silver-plated, OFC solid core conductors, extruded FEP insulation, and a mechanically tuned construction. They then employ Nordost’s patented Dual Mono-Filament technology, where each conductor is intricately and uniformly wrapped in a twisted pair of FEP Mono-Filament, in order to create an air dielectric. These conductors are treated with a unique shielding technique known as TSC, which allows the cables to maintain signal transfer integrity while protecting them from the harmful effects of RFI and EMI.
Finally, Nordost’s proprietary HOLO:PLUG® connectors are introduced to the design. Each connector fits seamlessly with the internal geometry of the cable it houses, so when combined, these low mass, high end connectors create a perfect marriage of electrical and mechanical tuning.
Nordodst’s flagship cable range is the result of over thirty years of extensive research and development, great ingenuity and a sweeping application of industry knowledge. Odin 2 doesn’t just set the standard, it blows the standards away.
Bi-Wire Jumpers
Your sound system is only as strong as its weakest link, which is exactly why even the jumper cables attached to your loudspeakers are an integral part of your cable loom. Those last few inches of crucial cabling ensure that the sonic signature that you have invested in throughout your entire system is maintained between your loudspeaker and the binding posts. Nordost’s bi-wire jumpers improve upon the standard metal plates and generic wires supplied with most bi-wire loudspeakers, and replace them with the same groundbreaking technology and cable philosophy that you have already entrusted to upgrade your entire system.
Awards & Reviews
You can read more reviews of Odin 2 cables here.
Reading material
ENHANCE PERFORMANCE WITH BI-WIRING
HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BI-WIRED LOUDSPEAKERS
Warranty
Limited lifetime warranty
Specifications
Insulation: High purity class 1.003 extruded Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)
Construction: Mechanically tuned spacing, length and Dual Mono-Filament
Conductors: 13 x 20 AWG
Material: Silver-plated 99.999999% solid core OFC
Capacitance: 8.0pF/ft
Inductance: 0.125μH/ft
Velocity of Propagation: 98%
Termination: HOLO:PLUG® gold-plated Spade or HOLO:PLUG® gold-plated low-mass Z-plug Banana
In short, Nordost’s Odin 2 doesn’t just push the envelope of how unforced audio can sound through a cable; it breaks the sound barrier.
Alan Sircom, Hi-Fi+