Cardas · Nautilus
From $2,000
Cardas · Nautilus
The Cardas approach to power distribution: six premium outlets wired point to point with solid-core Cardas copper, passive RFI/EMI filtering on every outlet, and a one-kilogram copper earth plate.
Price is for one power strip. Choose the 15 A or 20 A version in the selector.
Authorized Cardas dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
The Nautilus Power Strip is built around Cardas's own 4181US premium outlets, wired point to point with heavy-gauge solid-core Grade 1 copper conductors (2 × 10 AWG plus an 11.5 AWG Golden Ratio Litz ground), with the same passive RFI/EMI filter coils found on Cardas's flagship power cables on every outlet. 3D-printed wire guides keep each filter coil uniform, and a one-kilogram copper earth plate provides the ground reference.
The chassis is an anti-resonant extruded aluminium body with copper-plated brass end caps, echoing the original Cardas Golden 6A power strip, and a 4 mm ground jack beside the IEC inlet accepts Cardas Ground Cables for a central grounding point. It is assembled by hand in Bandon, Oregon, and delivers clean, high current to all six outlets, so a whole system can hang from one good power cable.
Choose the 15 A version for a standard wall circuit and a 15 A power cable; the 20 A version has a C20 inlet for a dedicated 20 A line and a 20 A cable. Feed it with the best power cable in the system; the cable from the wall to the Nautilus serves every component. Use the 4 mm jack with a Cardas CAB banana and Ground Cables to ground components' unused RCA or XLR inputs to the Nautilus.
| Type | Passive AC power strip, six outlets |
| Outlets | 6 × Cardas 4181US duplex (US) |
| Inlet | IEC C14, 15 A, or IEC C20, 20 A |
| Conductors | Solid core Grade 1, 99.9999% OFC, 2 × 10 AWG, extruded PVC; ground 11.5 AWG Golden Ratio Litz, PFA jacket |
| Filtering | Passive RFI/EMI filter coil on every outlet |
| Chassis | Anti-resonant extruded aluminium, copper-plated brass end caps, 1 kg copper earth plate |
| Dimensions | 15.75 × 4.25 × 2.5 in (40 × 10.8 × 6.4 cm) |
| Weight | 7.65 lb (3.5 kg) |
| Sold as | Single unit |
| Warranty | Not published by Cardas |
| Made in | Bandon, Oregon, USA |
Cardas Nautilus Power Strip product page and specifications Specifications from cardas.com and the Cardas 2025 Dealer Catalog (Spring 2025 Retail). Lengths are metric; Cardas builds any length to order.
Cardas power cables run from Iridium to Clear Beyond Power XL; all are shielded twisted designs with Cardas's own silver/rhodium-plated solid copper connectors.
The Cardas Ground Cable connects component grounds to the Nautilus 4 mm jack.
Plan your Cardas system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Cardas dealer. We can plan power distribution and grounding for your system, specify the cables to go with it, and arrange an audition in our Portland showroom. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
Hear the Nautilus Power Strip by appointment in one of our two purpose-designed demonstration rooms, with your own music and time to compare without pressure.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
