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New for Black Friday 2024
Vygarde v3 - Limited Edition - clear + sleeve combination (square braid)
Available this Black Friday 2024 is the Raven's Nest Limited Edition version Vygarde v3 (pictured below). A unique design using a combination of textle sleeving and clear silver occ litz conductors. Also added are our new exclusive silver sleeves with various metallic tracers, and a special dark grey with purple+silver tracer option.
If you want the normal version of Vygarde v3 or the new full clear edition (no textile sleeves) please order from the main Vygarde v3 product page. If you do not see this page yet, it will be available soon (this Black Friday 2024, stay tuned)
Shown above: Eidolic universal FAD 3.5mm connectors with silver barrels. These connectors allow use with Modhouse Tungsten,
FAD Final Audio Design D8kpro (D8000 pro), Focal Clear/Stellia/MG/Pro/Elex/Celestee, Hifiman Susvara, Susvara Unveiled, HE1K, Sony Z1R, and more.
Shown above is an example of our ability to do custom Eidolic silver housings on a dual 3-pin XLR male amp end configuration.
Below shows a brand new sleeve color with metallic purple + metallic pale green tracers.
Select this in your sleeve options to combine with the clear silver occ litz.
Shown below: New 2025 Eidolic 5-axis CNC special edition splitters, select from four colors.
Black (shiny), Black (matte), Chrome, Copper (shiny), Copper (matte), Rainbow. Please note that color can very on the rainbow finish as compared
to the photo below. You may have more magenta than green, etc. Contact us to select your exact rainbow effect splitter.
Shown below are the brand new Eidolic 2025 edition sine wave barrels, when selecting silver or black barrels for 3.5mm / 4.4mm
these will be the default option. If you want a premium 5-axis option please see the other images on this page and make sure to select from drop down.
Shown below:
Every Vygarde Series headphone cable ships with our custom new 2025 Premium magnetic closure snap headphone cable bags.
Please select your bag color in your drop down (solid black or dark navy faux carbon weave). Each headphone cable ships with a single premium bag.
Specification overview:
- new R&D occ litz
- cotton cores
- freshly designed conductors from the best OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) source in our testing
- 19.9awg copper occ litz + 21.9awg silver occ litz (for a total gauge of 17.9awg per polarity)
- New meticlously calculated combination of strand gauge sizing within each strand bundle
- New bigger gauge per polarity overall
Vygarde v3 - LE
Backed by nearly 15 years of headphone cable design experience we bring the newest revision Vygarde Series, now the revision 3. New to the v3 we incorporate our new R&D occ litz combined with carefully selected and calculated ultra fine strand gauge sizes. Within each strand bundle (many bundles per each wire), we have utilized multiple different strand sizes to achieve our desired results. Each of our conductors were carefully developed to find the perfect combination of strand counts, strand sizes, occ metal type, materials and overall gauge per polarity. All of these factors are important to achieve our desired sonic results. Our goal is always the most neutral or transparent sound we can achieve, but without being too cold or sterile in nature.
We stand behind every single cable with our 30-day money back guarantee, as well as our lifetime transferable warranty.
For any questions please email NorneAudioCables@gmail.com directly, or message us via Telegram username "NorneAudio". We are happy to recommend the perfect choice for you and your system.
Why Silver?
Quite simply because we believe it is the end of the road in headphone cables, period. It is the best from both a science based view (maximum conductivity of any metal) and from a perspective of sonic refinement achieved in our view and testing. In our 15 years of designing headphone cables we have found nothing better than pure silver occ litz large gauge to deliver the top levels of detail, micro-detail and refinement. If you are after an end-game cable for your top tier system, look no further. Combining silver occ litz with copper occ litz is a great way to get the best of all worlds (larger gauge sound + refinement of silver).
Why Litz (Litzendraht)?
With "Litz" based design you also have the cable that helps to mitigate any of the negative effects that can happen to wire. All of our cables use a razor thin enamel coat on each individual fine strand. This allows each strand to act independently until being soldered at the termination point. With this razor thin enamel coat on each strand you also eliminate the issues that can arrise from non-litz cables, such as oxidation. With Litz based design you no longer have to worry about that factor, and you have the best possible base design type for your wire.
Why OCC?
Used throughout the high end audio industry in most flagship cable products, OCC provides the superior quality copper or silver possible today.
OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) is the name given to the casting process developed to help eliminate grain boundaries in copper or silver with a unique patented process. The OCC casting method uses specialized heated moulds in order to draw a single crystal up to 125 meters in length. With only a single crystal in very long lengths, there is an unimpeded free path for the best possible signal transfer. Along with this superior single long crystal structure, OCC provides copper and silver with the least possible oxides and other impurities. In contrast to OCC, there are other lower grade coppers such as OFC, ETP with a multitude of grain boundaries and other impurities.
OCC+Litz (combined) in headphone cables
We were the first to do the OCC plus Litz (enamel coated) combination specifically for headphone cables in 2011. As such we do have the longest experience designinng headphone cables with this OCC+Litz combination.
Summary:
Combining the best metal (Silver) with the best purity (OCC) and the best design type (Litz, enameled strand), you have the ultimate base to tweak your design further and squeeze out the absolute maximum refinement from your upgraded headphone cables.
Please see below for the base color splitter options, you may specify any of these color options in checkout if you do not see it in the dropdown list.
If there is a particular amplifier or headphone end termination you do not see, odds are we can make do it.
Exotic Wood custom splitters:
Please note that all exotic wood splitters are hand crafted on a per order basis. These custom wood splitters take a lot of labor and will delay an order longer than a metal splitter.
If you are after the quickest shipping cables select the metal splitter option.
Exclusive splitter inlays:
Our custom splitter inlays are precisely formed via CNC process and merged with any desired deep recess triangle splitter currently available (see image above). If you want the simplest splitter possible just select the "deep recess logo" model instead.
You can specify the inlay you also want from the list below in the checkout notes, combined with any splitter shown on this product page.
Available inlays are: 1: Silver raised CNC inlay 2: Black raised CNC inlay 3: Copper flush cutout logo inlay 4: Silver flush cutout logo inlay 5: Black flush cutout logo inlay
Custom Sleeves
We are proud to say that our outer textile sleeves are 100% made in the USA to the highest quality and standard. Our sleeves are not simply something you can find off the shelf and they have their own extremly nice quality and feel. The factory we are using in the USA only adhere to the highest standard of quality given their long list of other prestigious clientelle. Not only possessing a top feel, our sleeves are very durable with a lower level of mechanical noise (microphonics).
Packaging:
Every Vygarde Series headphone cable ships with our custom new 2025 Premioum headphone cable bags. Please select your bag color in your drop down, or specify in the checkout notes. Each headphone cable ships with a single premium bag.
Why OCC?
Used throughout the high end audio industry in most flagship cable products, occ provides the superior quality copper and silver possible today.OCC (Ohno Continuous Cast) is the name given to the casting process developed to help defeat annealing issues and virtually eliminate all grain boundaries in copper or silver with a unique patented process. The OCC casting method uses specialized heated moulds in order to draw a single crystal up to 125 meters in length. With only a single crystal in very long lengths, there is an unimpeded free path for the best possible signal transfer. Along with this superior single long crystal structure, OCC provides copper and silver with the least possible oxides and other impurities.
Why Litz?
With each strand utilizing a razor thin enamel coating, Litz based wire provides a cable that will last a lifetime (will not oxidize). Further with each strand acting independently until joining at the termination point, the design negates any bad effects typically associated with normal stranded wire (skin effect, proximity effect, etc.). As another side benefit durability and flexibility are both increased.
Combining OCC (purest metal) with Litz design you really have an end result that is the ultimate cable possible today.
Why Pure OCC Copper, OCC Silver and True Fusion OCC Silver + OCC Copper
We go by the numbers using science as the guideline. All metals have a conductivity rating as describe by the International Annealed Copper Standard (IACS). All metals are compared against Copper at the 100% IACS rating mark. OCC Copper is rated at 103% IACS and Silver 106% IACS. Gold is rated at 73% IACS or 27% lower conductivity as compared to standard OFC/ETP copper (given the exact same amount of each metal). Therefore it would take a significant amount more Gold to achievethe higher conductivity rating of copper.
We will never release anything less than OCC copper and will never release any alloys. So what is an alloy? An alloy is defined as a mixture of two or more different metals, making the original metal less pure with worsened electrical performance than the original pure metal. An alloy of 1% gold with 99% silver would yield around 89% IACS rating or 11% less conductivity than standard OFC/ETP copper. While cables made of metals/alloys that are inferior to copper may alter the sound in a specific way, that is not our goal. Norne Audio will always seek to utilize the absolute best materials (going by the numbers) in our pursuit of the absolute best cables possible today. We believe that the cables with the best specifications yield the best possible sound of ones system.
Please watch the above animation if you prefer a quick visual overview.
IACS (International Annealed Copper Standard)
The IACS rating is the metric used to describe a metals conductivity as compared to the standard of copper.
First take a look below at pure metals conductivity ratings.
(1) OCC Pure Silver - 107%
(2) OCC Copper - 103%
(3) Copper (common grade) - 100%
(4) Gold - 73%
Silver is the best there is, in pure form, period.
example:
If you take a 1"x 1"x 1" cube of pure silver and compare its conductivity to an identical 1"x 1"x 1" cube of gold, the gold is considered 32-35% less conductive than the pure silver.
Alloys
An alloy, by definition, is less pure than the original pure metals it is comprised of. Alloys are in existence largely for strength / hardness properties and are not meant for high end audio cables. When you alloy a metal, say gold with silver, you quickly decrease its purity and IACS rating. Even at just 1% gold alloyed with silver the IACS rating drops down well below plumbing grade copper. Alloys in the audio world came about purely as competition increased and there was desperation for new ways to try and market a cable to the uneducated masses.
Norne Audio will always utilize the purest form of a metal and will always use pure silver occ litz, pure copper occ litz, spc occ litz or mixes thereof. Our goal is the design that possesses the absolute top specifications of the highest possible quality.
