Nordost Red Dawn 3 Speaker Cable

With 20 x 26 AWG spaced silver-plated, solid core OFC conductors, and FEP insulation.

New for 2024, Nordost’s Leif 3 line moves the bar for entry-level cable ever higher. The third Leif series is the culmination of years of technological breakthroughs and advancements in craftsmanship, meticulously refined to meet the modern demands of mid-fi and hi-fi sound systems. They leverage optimal materials, unique geometry, and filter-less technology to unlock dynamic, low-loss, and lifelike performances from any audio system.

Flatline Design

Nordost’s original Flatline loudspeaker cable introduced the audio world to an entirely new level of performance and a unique production technique. Nordost’s proprietary, extruded FEP cables, with their thin, flat profile don’t just look different; their deceptive simplicity is a uniquely elegant answer to the conflicting requirements for low resistance, capacitance, and inductance that limit the performance of more conventional cable configurations.

Red Dawn

Now, the Red Dawn LS takes the benefits even further. By reducing dielectric effects still further as well as optimizing the physical spacing of the 20 heavy-gauge 26 AWG, silver-plated OFC solid core conductors, Nordost has produced a cable capable of phenomenal phase accuracy and detail, speed, and dynamic range. From the quietest, most delicate note to the power of a thundering orchestral crescendo or driving rock track, the Red Dawn LS Speaker Cable spans the range with effortless grace and deft control, allowing music to seduce when it wants to, or be savage when it must. Sitting at the top of the Leif Series, Red Dawn LS bears comparison with competing cables irrespective of price. The Red Dawn Speaker Cable yields the best performance possible from a speaker cable without using Micro Mono-Filament/TSC cable design.

Specifications

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)

Construction: Mechanically tuned spacing

Conductors: 20 x 26 AWG

Material: Silver-plated 99.9999% OFC

Capacitance: 10 pF/ft

Inductance: 0.155 μH/ft

Velocity of Propagation: 95%