NORDOST TYR 2 DIGITAL INTERCONNECTS – 110 OHM

The Nordost Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects – 110 Ohm are ultra-high-performance digital cables designed to deliver the most accurate, stable, and pristine signal transmission for AES/EBU digital audio connections. As the top offering in Nordost’s Norse 2 series, the Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects incorporate Nordost’s most advanced design technologies, premium materials, and meticulous construction to ensure an incredibly detailed, transparent, and dynamic listening experience. These cables are ideal for audiophiles and professionals who demand the highest level of fidelity and precision when connecting digital audio sources such as CD transports, DACs, digital music servers, and professional audio equipment that use the 110 Ohm AES/EBU format.

Overview

The Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects are engineered to maintain a precise 110 Ohm impedance, which is essential for ensuring accurate signal transfer, reducing jitter, and minimizing data loss in AES/EBU digital audio connections. By employing Nordost’s Dual Mono-Filament technology, silver-plated conductors, and advanced shielding, the Tyr 2 ensures that digital signals are transmitted with unparalleled accuracy and speed, resulting in a sound that is exceptionally clear, detailed, and lifelike.

Key Features

• Dual Mono-Filament Technology: A defining feature of the Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects is Nordost’s Dual Mono-Filament technology. This proprietary design involves wrapping each conductor with two FEP (Fluorinated Ethylene Propylene) threads, creating a virtual air dielectric around the conductor. This construction reduces dielectric contact, lowers capacitance, and improves signal transmission speed and accuracy, delivering a cleaner, more precise, and more transparent audio signal.
• Silver-Plated, Solid-Core Conductors: The Tyr 2 cables utilize high-purity, solid-core oxygen-free copper (OFC) conductors that are silver-plated. This combination ensures superior conductivity, allowing for faster and more accurate signal transfer. The silver plating enhances high-frequency performance, resulting in an audio signal that retains exceptional clarity, detail, and dynamic range.
• Precision 110 Ohm Impedance: The Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects are designed to maintain a true 110 Ohm impedance, which is crucial for minimizing signal reflections and jitter in AES/EBU digital audio transmission. This precise impedance control ensures that your digital signal remains accurate and unaltered, preserving the integrity of your audio data.
• Dual-Layer Shielding: To protect against electromagnetic interference (EMI) and radio frequency interference (RFI), the Tyr 2 cables are equipped with dual-layer shielding. This shielding ensures that your digital signal is kept clean, free from external noise, and maintains the highest level of fidelity.
• Low-Loss FEP Insulation: Nordost uses extruded FEP insulation, which offers excellent electrical properties and minimizes signal loss. This insulation maintains signal purity and ensures that the digital audio data is transmitted with the highest level of accuracy and without degradation.

Benefits of the Nordost Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects – 110 Ohm

• Unparalleled Sound Quality: The combination of Dual Mono-Filament technology, silver-plated conductors, and precise 110 Ohm impedance ensures that the Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects deliver an incredibly detailed, dynamic, and transparent sound, allowing you to experience your digital audio with the highest level of fidelity.
• Minimized Jitter and Signal Loss: The precise impedance control, advanced shielding, and high-quality insulation minimize jitter and signal loss, ensuring that your digital audio signal remains pure and unaltered as it travels between components.
• Professional-Grade Performance: The Tyr 2’s premium construction and advanced technologies make it suitable for even the most demanding professional audio environments, ensuring accurate and reliable signal transfer for critical listening and production.

Ideal Use Cases

• High-End Digital Audio Systems: The Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects are perfect for audiophiles who want to achieve the ultimate level of performance from their digital audio system, ensuring that the connection between their digital source (e.g., CD transport, music server) and DAC is as accurate and transparent as possible.
• Professional Audio Applications: For recording studios, mastering engineers, and other professional audio environments, the Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects provide the precision and signal integrity required for critical digital audio applications.
• Home Audio and High-Resolution Audio Systems: These cables are also ideal for home audio enthusiasts who want to experience high-resolution digital audio with exceptional clarity, detail, and dynamic range.

How to Integrate the Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects – 110 Ohm into Your System

1. Identify the appropriate input/output: Ensure that your digital audio components have compatible 110 Ohm AES/EBU XLR inputs and outputs.
2. Connect the cable to your digital source: Insert one end of the Tyr 2 Digital Interconnect into the AES/EBU digital output of your source device (e.g., CD transport, digital streamer, or professional audio equipment).
3. Connect the other end to your DAC or receiver: Attach the other end of the cable to the AES/EBU digital input of your DAC, digital preamplifier, or professional audio interface.
4. Ensure secure connections: Make sure all connections are snug and secure to maintain optimal signal transfer and audio performance.

Who Should Consider the Nordost Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects – 110 Ohm?

The Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects are ideal for:

• Audiophiles seeking the absolute highest level of performance and fidelity from their digital audio systems.
• Music enthusiasts who want to elevate the quality of their AES/EBU digital audio connections.
• Professional users in recording, mixing, or mastering environments who require accurate, stable, and reliable digital signal transmission.

Comparison with Other Nordost Digital Interconnects

• Tyr 2 vs. Heimdall 2 Digital Interconnect – 110 Ohm: The Tyr 2 offers a significant upgrade over the Heimdall 2, with Dual Mono-Filament technology providing greater accuracy, reduced capacitance, and improved signal integrity. This results in a more refined, transparent, and detailed sound, making the Tyr 2 the superior choice for those who demand the highest level of digital audio performance.
• Tyr 2 vs. Valhalla 2 Digital Interconnect – 110 Ohm: While the Valhalla 2 represents Nordost’s flagship digital interconnect and offers the ultimate in audio performance, the Tyr 2 comes very close in terms of sound quality and incorporates many of the same advanced technologies. The Tyr 2 is an excellent choice for those who want near-reference-level performance at a more accessible price point.

Technical Specifications

• Conductors: Silver-plated, solid-core, 99.99999% oxygen-free copper (OFC)
• Insulation: Extruded FEP with Dual Mono-Filament technology
• Shielding: Dual-layer shielding for protection against EMI and RFI
• Impedance: True 110 Ohm (AES/EBU standard)
• Termination Options: High-quality gold-plated XLR connectors for secure and reliable connections
• Lengths: Available in various lengths to suit different system configurations

The Nordost Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects – 110 Ohm are a premium solution for audiophiles, professionals, and music enthusiasts who demand the highest level of performance from their digital audio systems. By incorporating Nordost’s advanced Dual Mono-Filament technology, silver-plated conductors, and precise 110 Ohm impedance, these cables ensure that your digital signal is transmitted with unparalleled accuracy, speed, and fidelity, resulting in a truly lifelike and engaging listening experience.

Whether you are connecting high-end digital components in your audiophile setup, working in a professional recording environment, or seeking to experience high-resolution audio at its best, the Tyr 2 Digital Interconnects will provide a remarkable improvement in sound quality. These cables represent the pinnacle of digital interconnect performance within Nordost’s Norse 2 series and are an investment that will elevate your listening experience to an entirely new level of realism and clarity.

Tyr 2 S/PDIF and AES/EBU digital leads are produced using cutting-edge technology, adherence to standards, and precision in workmanship. This extra attention given to our cables during the production phase guarantees the tight tolerance of characteristic impedance necessary to ensure greater musical detail, virtually unimpeded by timing errors or destructive jitter. At their base, both the 75 Ohm and 110 Ohm cables are constructed using silver-plated, solid core, conductors which are suspended in Nordost’s patented Dual Mono-Filament technology, creating a virtual air dielectric. They also both benefit from the implementation of mechanically tuned lengths, which have been meticulously calculated to reduce internal microphony and high frequency impedance resonance in the cable. The combination of these technologies yields cables with the extreme bandwith necessary to accomplish zero-loss data transfer.

The function of these two cables is dictated by their differences in design and build. Tyr 2 75 Ohm S/PDIF Digital Interconnects employ a coaxial design and are terminated with gold-plated Neutrik BNC connectors for correct impedance matching. All Tyr 2 75 Ohm Interconnects are supplied with gold-plated RCA adapters to accommodate their function. Tyr 2 110 Ohm AES/EBU Digital Interconnects use a twinaxial design and are terminated with gold-plated Neutrik XLR connectors, ensuring that they maintain constant impedance throughout the cabling, as well as across terminations.