Nordost Purple Flare 3 Speaker Cable

With 14 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.

Purple Flare

Now, by re-examining the geometry of each cable, Nordost has reduced dielectric effects still further as well as optimized the physical spacing of the conductors. This results in significant musical gains, increasing musical flow, dynamics, and expressive range. Compared to White Lightning, the Purple Flare’s increased number and gauge of conductors allow it to deliver greater weight and dynamic range for even greater musical involvement, drama, and impact.

Specifications

Insulation: Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene (FEP)

Construction: Mechanically tuned spacing

Conductors: 14 x 26 AWG

Material: Silver-plated 99.9999% OFC

Capacitance: 9.25 pF/ft

Inductance: 0.17 μH/ft

Velocity of Propagation: 94%