Nordost Valhalla 2 Reference Digital Interconnect

Digital signals are subject to extremely precise transmission and termination standards. Ensuring that your digital cables meet those standards is vital to achieving the best possible performance from high-resolution digital systems. Valhalla 2 Digital Interconnects employs our advanced Dual Mono-Filament construction to mechanically dampen its silver-plated, solid copper conductors, while also reducing dielectric contact by over 85%. In order to achieve exact impedance matching, Nordost’s Valhalla 2 Digital leads offer a double layer of silver shielding. Like all our Valhalla cables, these Digital Interconnects are hand built in the USA. The 75 Ohm cable is terminated with gold-plated BNC connectors for correct impedance matching and is supplied with gold-plated RCA adaptors, while the 110 Ohm cable uses gold plated XLR connectors. Ensuring that they have the minimum effect on the digital signal, our connectors are selected for their sonic properties and their impedance matching characteristics. SPECIFICATIONS (75 Ohm Coaxial) Insulation: High purity class 1.1 extruded Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP) Construction: Mechanically tuned spacing, length and Dual Mono-Filament, Co-axial design Conductors: 1 x 16 AWG Material: Silver-plated 99.999999% solid core OFC Capacitance: 15.3pF/ft Impedance: 75 Ohm Overall Shield Coverage: 98% Total coverage with 2 layers of silver-plated shielding Velocity of Propagation: 89% Termination: Gold-plated true 75 Ohm HOLO:PLUG® BNC. Gold-plated BNC to RCA adapter included. SPECIFICATIONS (110 Ohm AES/EBU) Insulation: High purity class 1.1 extruded Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP) Construction: Mechanically tuned spacing, length and Dual Mono-Filament, Twin-axial design Conductors: 2 x 18 AWG Material: Silver-plated 99.999999% solid core OFC Capacitance: 10.5pF/ft Impedance: 110 Ohm Overall Shield Coverage: 98% Total coverage with 2 layers of silver-plated shielding Velocity of Propagation: 89% Terminations: Gold-plated true 110 Ohm Neutrik XLR