Tyr 2 Power Cable
Nordost’s Tyr 2 Power Cord benefits from the extensive research made in creating Valhalla 2, therefore extending our celebrated Norse 2 cable range into the realm of Nordost's Reference line. By employing Nordost’s proprietary Dual Mono-Filament technology, which is also found in Valhalla 2, the Tyr 2 Power Cord is able to achieve the most effective insulation method in the industry, putting this cable a step above its Norse brothers and bounds ahead of the competition. This cable consists of 7 silver plated, solid core 16 AWG OFC conductors, which eliminate strand interaction, hot spots and carbonization to ensure optimum performance. The use of these conductors also allows complete material consistency with Norse 2 interconnects and speaker cables.
Like the Heimdall 2 and Frey 2 Power Cords, the Tyr 2 Power Cord uses extruded FEP insulation, which is superior to all other materials in terms of low signal loss and high thermal efficiency. The use of FEP in a Dual Mono-Filament construction guarantees that power is transferred more effectively, while the low resistance of the cable keeps power loss extremely low.
Finally, the Tyr 2 Power Cord implements mechanically tuned lengths. This technique, used in Nordost’s Norse 2, Reference, and Supreme Reference ranges, reduces internal microphony and high-frequency impedance resonance. The benefits can be heard at both ends of the scale– in the sheer impact that comes with real instrumental presence and explosive dynamics, and the color, texture and intimacy that brings a voice or solo instrument to life. The result is the most musically coherent and involving performance you’ll ever have heard from your system and recordings.
Lengths over 2m available: Add £835 per additional meter
Norse 2 - High Performance Cables
The Norse 2 family is the second tier in Nordost’s product line, delivering the depth, precision, and nuance previously only found in live performances.
Norse 2 cables are constructed using silver-plated, OFC solid core conductors, extruded FEP insulation, and a mechanically tuned construction which, together, form the basis of Nordost’s great sound. Norse 2 cables build upon those fundamental elements, employing even further technological advances, unlocking the full potential that hifi audio systems have to offer.
After thirty years of extensive research and development, Nordost has perfected a proprietary technique called Mono-Filament technology, which creates a virtual air dielectric by winding an FEP filament in a precise spiral around each individual conductor before extruding an outer FEP “sleeve” around it. By minimizing contact with the conductor, Mono-Filament technology increases signal transfer speeds while enhancing mechanical damping and geometrical precision.
Nordost has also taken a step beyond its original mechanically tuned construction and introduced mechanically tuned lengths, reducing internal microphony and high-frequency impedance resonance.
Tyr 2
Nordost’s Tyr 2 cables are the top tier of our mid-range, Norse 2 family. The Tyr 2 range yields a realistic yet refined performance from your high-end components thanks to the superior technology it is produced with. The years of research and development put into Nordost’s Reference and Supreme Reference Ranges, such as Dual Mono-Filament technology and mechanically tuned lengths, as well as specially designed, proprietary MoonGlo connectors, have trickled down into the Tyr 2 products, while still maintaining Nordost’s core cable design to unify the cable’s sonic signatures. Tyr 2 cables provide the resolution, acumen and effortless musicality found in only the highest echelons of cables at a more realistic price point.
Power Cables
Power cords are the most important cables in a hifi system, and so it is absolutely crucial to run your components with the best AC mains available. Nordost’s extensive line of power cords are purpose-built for audio, ensuring the reliable and stable transfer of current to your components. Nordost’s proprietary technology and cutting-edge manufacturing techniques assure optimally designed power cords, which are proven to reduce the harmful effects of EMI and RFI, resulting in a faster rise time in the 50/60 Hz cycle, and guaranteeing an audible improvement to any hifi sound system.
Specifications
Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)
Construction: Mechanically tuned lay, length and Dual Mono-Filament design
Conductors: 7 x 16 AWG
Material: Silver-plated 99.99999% solid core OFC
DC Resistance: 1.33 Ohms per 1000ft
Velocity of Propagation: 91%
Termination: EU (Schuko), UK to IEC-C15 to IEC-C19. Figure 8 IEC-C7 also available
Fitted as standard with Furutech UK mains plug
Add:
£80 for 90 degree wall plug (EU)
£80 for Low Profile IEC (straight or 90°)
£80 for 90 degree IEC
£80 for 16 amp (EU, UK)
£80 for Furutech Figure 8
£105 for Powercon Connector
...the Tyr 2 power cables provided a substantial improvement to the sound, one that would be difficult to live without, now that I’ve heard it. At certain times, I felt that the difference was almost as significant as if I replaced one of the key components in my system.
Suave Kajko, NOVO
