QKore Wire
Nordost has designed a designated QKORE Wire, which is constructed to provide the path of least resistance to ground, for the stray, high-frequency, low-voltage potentials that can affect the performance of your sound system.
The QKORE Wire is a mechanically tuned cable that utilises Nordost’s patented Micro Mono-Filament technology, combined with extruded FEP insulation, and constructed with a 16 AWG (QKore Wire) or 14 AWG (QKore Wire Premium), silver-plated OFC, solid core conductor.
Lengths over 2m available: £200 per additional meter
A great deal of the electrical noise in hifi systems is caused by imperfections in the power domain. These imperfections may be generated by airborne pollution on the AC line that are induced, in part, by increasing amounts of Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, and cellular signals. Airborne pollution can take the form of high frequency interference, noise, and stray magnetic fields, which lead to AC line contamination. A poor, or “unclean”, ground causes more performance imperfections than most people realize. Without an effective ground point, the entire foundation of your sound system becomes jeopardized—and unfortunately, most listening rooms simply do not have access to a designated line, attached to a ground rod. In these instances, a simple, effective, and internal option is needed: Nordost’s QKORE Ground Unit.
The QKORE grounding system is the most effective, comprehensive grounding solution in the consumer electronics market. When introduced to a hifi audio system, the results are immediate and dramatic— the noise floor drops, the increase in harmonic accuracy and clarity is unmistakable, and the overall musicality in system performance is elevated.
QRT - Audio Enhancers
QRT products are designed to improve the performance of your system. Each product has its own unique objective, whether that be alleviating the impact of poor quality AC or DC power, providing proper grounding, optimizing data transfer for audio applications, or synchronizing electromechanical resonances. Regardless of their function, Nordost QRT products make an immediate and distinct impact on audio systems.
The effects are cumulative and best heard when QRT products are used as a system. When arranged correctly, the effects include a lower noise floor, increased image depth with tighter focus, wider soundstage, as well as improved overtones, pacing, dynamic range and musical expression.
QKore Wire Premium Specifications
Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)
Construction: Micro Mono-Filament Design
Conductors: 1 x 14 AWG
Material: Silver plated 99.9999% solid core OFC
Termination Options
Banana
Spade
RCA
XLR (male or female)
BNC
USB A
USB B
RJ45
to Banana (default) or Spade.
Warranty
Limited lifetime warranty
QKore Wire Specifications
Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)
Construction: Micro Mono-Filament Design
Conductors: 1 x 16 AWG
Material:Silver plated 99.9999% solid core OFC
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Awards & Reviews
I can’t imagine that anyone who’s invested considerable time and energy and money in a high-end system would want to be without the markedly “blacker” backgrounds, increased transparency and detail, more vivid colors, and greater overall veracity delivered by Nordost’s QKore Ground Units...The law of diminishing returns does not apply; the differences were cumulative, and anything but subtle.
Jason Victor Serinus, Stereophile
