Heimdall 3 Interconnect (Pair)

HEIMDALL 3 ANALOG INTERCONNECTS
Even after years of listening to a favorite recording, there can still be details worth discovering. The Heimdall 3 Analog Interconnect is designed to preserve the fine detail, tonal character, and spatial information that make familiar music rewarding to revisit. A key part of its design is Nordost’s precision Twisted Pair Design, first developed for tonearm cables where phono cartridges produce exceptionally sensitive signals. This design maintains consistent conductor spacing, and helps minimize electromagnetic interference and crosstalk, preserving signal integrity between components.

Heimdall 3 combines four, 24 AWG silver-plated, solid-core OFC conductors, each incorporating Nordost’s proprietary Dual Mono-Filament technology to create a virtual air dielectric. Mechanically Tuned Lengths optimize conductor resonances, while individual shielding around each twisted pair, and a second braided shield with 97% overall coverage, help protect against interference. Gold-plated Neutrik XLR or Profi RCA connectors complete the design. The result is an interconnect that reveals more of the recording, including the subtle details that give a performance the depth, atmosphere, and emotional impact that make you come back for more.

• Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)
• Construction: Dual Mono-Filament Design, 2 Twisted Pairs, Individually Shielded, and Mechanically Tuned Lengths
• Conductors: 4 x 24 AWG
• Material: Silver-plated 99.99999% solid-core OFC
• Capacitance: 92.8pF/ft
• Inductance: 0.19µH/ft
• Overall Shield Coverage: 97%
• Velocity of Propagation: 80%
• Termination: Gold-plated Neutrik Profi RCA or Neutrik XLR

There comes a point in building a high-end audio system when the next step doesn't mean upgrading a component, but getting more from the ones you already own. Nordost’s Heimdall range is designed to reveal more of the detail, depth, and musical expression in your favorite recordings, bringing you closer to the music you love.

Achieving this requires more than simply connecting components. Heimdall cables use Nordost’s proprietary Mono-Filament technology, silver-plated, solid-core OFC conductors, and FEP insulation to maximize the power feeding your system and preserve signal integrity. Mechanically Tuned Lengths, carefully implemented shielding, purpose-built connectors, and the most current termination technology further address the electrical and mechanical factors that make the difference in performance.

The Heimdall range offers every cable your system needs, from power cords to Ethernet cables and everything in between, each designed to seamlessly complement your home system. For those looking to take the next step in their hifi journey, Heimdall offers the opportunity to rediscover familiar recordings by uncovering the nuances, dynamics, and atmosphere that are so rewarding to listen to.

The Norse Series represents the heart of Nordost’s cable offerings — a bridge between high-performance and reference-level audio. Over the years, Nordost cables have evolved alongside advances in cable design and emerging technologies. Norse 3 is the next step in that evolution, taking a holistic approach that considers the system as an ecosystem rather than simply a collection of components in close proximity. The Norse 3 Series brings together advances in cable geometry, innovative technologies, and precision construction techniques, working in concert to control and optimize the environment in which the cables operate. By addressing every aspect of cable performance as part of a unified system, Norse 3 is designed to maximize the potential of the entire audio system.

Norse 3 is comprised of three familiar, yet comprehensively upgraded ranges: Heimdall 3, Frey 3, and Tyr 3. Together, they offer a clear path to greater performance, whether you choose to explore the benefits of a single range or move seamlessly throughout the series as your system evolves. Every cable is engineered to preserve the speed, information, and the natural character of the signal, allowing each component to perform at its best and the entire system to work as a cohesive whole. There is always more to hear. Norse 3 makes the familiar newly revealing. It will reintroduce you to the music you love but with greater presence, more compelling rhythm, and a defined sense of spatial awareness. Your system is capable of more than you realize. Norse 3 is designed to let you hear it.

TECHNOLOGY

• MICRO/DUAL MONO-FILAMENT:  This patented process isolates each conductor from its insulation by precisely wrapping it in either a single strand (Micro) or twisted pair (Dual) of FEP Mono Filament, before encasing it in an extruded layer of high-quality FEP. This creates an air dielectric around each conductor, significantly increasing signal speed, while providing excellent mechanical damping.
• FLAT SPEAKER CABLE DESIGN:  The flat design of Nordost’s loudspeaker cables is made possible by an intricate extrusion process. This geometry has several benefits. It increases signal transfer speeds, eliminates strand interaction, optimizes the mechanical spacing and layout of conductors, and reduces skin effect, physical surface contact, and inductance, minimizing the speaker cable’s impact on the speaker crossover.
• MECHANICALLY TUNED LENGTHS:  By analyzing the natural resonances of conductors, Nordost has developed a proprietary formula to determine the optimal length of each cable layout, according to its unique geometry. Cutting conductors to these specific lengths maximizes the sonic performance of Norse 3 cables and minimizes timing errors.
• TWISTED PAIR DESIGN:  Nordost uses a precision twisted pair geometry in its analog interconnects to maintain consistent spacing between conductors and minimize electromagnetic interference and noise. This balanced configuration helps preserve signal integrity, reduce crosstalk, and deliver a clean, accurate musical signal.
• ULTRASONIC WELDING:  Ultrasonic welding creates a precise, high-integrity connection between the conductors and terminations by using high-frequency vibrations to bond the materials without solder. This minimizes the addition of dissimilar materials and unnecessary mass, preserving signal integrity, and creating a highly durable, mechanically stable connection.