Valhalla 2 Bi-Wire Jumpers
For true hifi enthusiasts, a system isn’t something that simply gets slapped together without thought. Each component, treatment and cable is chosen specifically in order to reach the ultimate goal: produce the best sound possible. Why would the last few inches of cabling receive any less attention at the risk of ruining the result you have devoted so much time and expense on?
Valhalla 2 Bi-Wire Jumpers are the optimal solution for achieving exceptional sound by replacing the standard metal plates and generic wires supplied with most bi-wire loudspeakers. V2 Bi-Wire Jumpers are even a huge improvement from Nordost’s Norse 2 and Reference Jumpers. With V2 Bi-Wire Jumpers, not only are you maintaining the same technology and cable philosophy, as you do with Nordost’s other jumpers, but you are essentially purchasing an extension of your speaker cables, ensuring an identical sonic signature throughout your system.
Valhalla 2 - Reference Cables
Valhalla 2 is Nordost’s Reference range of high performance audio cables. These exemplary products benefit from three decades of research and development, resulting in cutting edge production techniques and technological innovations.
Like all Nordost cables, Valhalla 2 starts with a strong foundation: silver-plated, OFC solid core conductors, extruded FEP insulation, a mechanically tuned construction, and asymmetrical grounding. However, that is just the beginning. The advances made from that jumping-point are astounding.
V2 cables use Dual Mono-Filament technology, Nordost’s patented process of separating the conductor from its FEP insulation. During production, each conductor is intricately and uniformly wrapped in a twisted pair of FEP Mono-Filament, before being encased in an extruded layer of high quality FEP. This intricate process allows every conductor to be surrounded by its own air dielectric, which is directly responsible for the dramatic increase of signal speeds and excellent mechanical damping of the cable. This technology, along with innovative, proprietary HOLO:PLUG® connectors, designed to be the best possible interface between the cable and component, propels the capabilities of our reference range to previously unattainable levels.
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
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HOW TO MAKE THE MOST OUT OF YOUR BI-WIRED LOUDSPEAKERS
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Warranty
Limited lifetime warranty
Specifications
Insulation: High purity class 1.1 extruded Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)
Construction: Mechanically tuned spacing, length and Dual Mono-Filament design
Conductors: 14 x 22 AWG
Material: Silver-plated 99.999999% solid core OFC
Capacitance: 10.9pF/ft
Inductance: 0.125μH/ft
Velocity of Propagation: 97%
Termination: Nordost HOLO:PLUG® gold-plated Spade or Nordost’s gold-plated, low-mass Z-plug Banana
After spending vast amounts of time listening to the Valhalla 2 References, and even vaster amounts of time trying to analyze their characteristics, I ended up where I'd begun. The Valhalla 2 Reference cables are the best I've ever heard, and made my system sound the best it ever has.
Brian Damkroger, Stereophile
