{"product_id":"nordost-red-dawn-3-speaker-cable","title":"Red Dawn 3 Speaker Cable","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"pa-d5\" style=\"color:#080808;line-height:1.6;font-size:15px\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 6px;font-size:11.5px;letter-spacing:.14em;text-transform:uppercase;color:#8d1935;font-weight:600\"\u003eNordost · Leif 3\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;font-size:18px;line-height:1.45;font-weight:600\"\u003eThe top of Nordost's Leif 3 series: twenty-two silver-plated solid-core conductors in the flat geometry that defines the brand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"display:inline-block;margin:0 0 18px;padding:4px 10px;border:1px solid #d8d5ce;border-radius:2px;font-size:13px;color:#55524c\"\u003ePrice is for a pair at the shortest length shown. Choose length and terminations in the selector.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(2,minmax(0,1fr));gap:1px;background:#d8d5ce;border:1px solid #d8d5ce;margin:0 0 22px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f7f6f2;padding:12px 14px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.2\"\u003e22 × 24 AWG\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#55524c;line-height:1.35;margin-top:3px\"\u003esilver-plated solid-core OFC conductors\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f7f6f2;padding:12px 14px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.2\"\u003e91%\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#55524c;line-height:1.35;margin-top:3px\"\u003evelocity of propagation\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f7f6f2;padding:12px 14px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.2\"\u003e7.7 pF\/ft\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#55524c;line-height:1.35;margin-top:3px\"\u003ecapacitance (0.16 µH\/ft inductance)\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"background:#f7f6f2;padding:12px 14px\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:20px;font-weight:600;line-height:1.2\"\u003e2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size:12.5px;color:#55524c;line-height:1.35;margin-top:3px\"\u003ehi-fi+ Cable System award winner\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px\"\u003eRed Dawn 3 is the performance pinnacle of Nordost's Leif 3 series. Each cable carries twenty-two solid-core 24 AWG conductors of silver-plated 99.9999% oxygen-free copper, four more than Blue Heaven 3, arranged side by side at a mechanically tuned spacing inside extruded FEP. Nordost says the flat layout reduces capacitance, strand interaction and skin effect, and the figures bear it out: 7.7 pF\/ft and 0.16 µH\/ft, with signal travelling at 91% of the speed of light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 12px\"\u003eThe gain over Blue Heaven 3 is in drive and dynamic realism, which is where the extra conductors and lower resistance tell. Steve Dickinson, reviewing a Red Dawn 3 system for hi-fi+ in December 2025, called it an entirely valid and sensible entry point to the Nordost ecosystem, and the magazine named Red Dawn 3 its 2026 Cable System of the Year.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 20px\"\u003ePairs are factory-terminated with gold-plated Z-plug bananas or 6.5 mm spades, chosen separately for each end. Large 8.5 mm and small 5 mm spades, and lengths beyond 7 m, are available to order. Measure along the actual path and keep both cables the same length.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:16px\"\u003eKey technologies\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 20px;padding-left:18px\"\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFlat geometry.\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 conductors side by side at a mechanically tuned spacing, which keeps inductance low and the cable easy to route.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSilver-plated solid core.\u003c\/strong\u003e 22 × 24 AWG conductors of 99.9999% OFC, each solid core.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eExtruded FEP insulation.\u003c\/strong\u003e Fluorinated ethylene propylene extruded over each conductor for low dielectric loss.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eGold-plated terminations.\u003c\/strong\u003e Z-plug banana or 6.5 mm spade, fitted at the factory in Holliston, Massachusetts.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdetails open style=\"border-top:1px solid #080808;margin:0 0 6px\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:600\"\u003eSpecifications\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003ctable style=\"width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;font-size:14px;margin:0 0 14px\"\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eType\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eLoudspeaker cable, flat geometry, shotgun configuration (single-wire), pair\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eConductors\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003e22 × 24 AWG per cable\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eConductor material\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eSilver-plated 99.9999% oxygen-free copper, solid core\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eInsulation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eFluorinated ethylene propylene (FEP)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eConstruction\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eMechanically tuned spacing\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eCapacitance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003e25.4 pF\/m (7.7 pF\/ft)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eInductance\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003e0.53 µH\/m (0.16 µH\/ft)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eVelocity of propagation\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003e91%\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eTermination\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eGold-plated Z-plug banana or gold-plated spade (6.5 mm); 8.5 mm and 5 mm spades to order\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eLengths offered\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003e1 m to 7 m in the selector; other lengths to order\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eSold as\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003ePair\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 10px 7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top;width:40%;color:#55524c\"\u003eWarranty\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"padding:7px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #d8d5ce;vertical-align:top\"\u003eLimited lifetime warranty to the original purchaser\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 14px;font-size:13px\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nordost.com\/leif\/red-dawn\/red-dawn-3-speaker-cable.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eNordost Red Dawn 3 Speaker Cable product page and specifications\u003c\/a\u003e Specifications from nordost.com and the Nordost USA price list (August 2026). Nordost quotes electrical values per foot; lengths are metric.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003cdetails style=\"border-top:1px solid #080808;border-bottom:1px solid #080808;margin:0 0 22px\"\u003e\u003csummary style=\"cursor:pointer;padding:12px 0;font-size:16px;font-weight:600\"\u003eWhere it sits in the range\u003c\/summary\u003e\u003cdiv style=\"padding:0 0 14px\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 8px\"\u003eNordost speaker cables, from Leif 3 to Odin Gold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0;padding-left:18px\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nordost-blue-heaven-3-speaker-cable\"\u003eNordost Blue Heaven 3 Speaker Cable\u003c\/a\u003e: Leif 3, 18 x 24 AWG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNordost Red Dawn 3 Speaker Cable\u003c\/strong\u003e (this model)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nordost-heimdall-3-speaker-cable\"\u003eNordost Heimdall 3 Speaker Cable\u003c\/a\u003e: Norse 3, 18 x 22 AWG, Micro Mono-Filament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nordost-frey-3-speaker-cable\"\u003eNordost Frey 3 Speaker Cable\u003c\/a\u003e: Norse 3, 22 x 22 AWG, Micro Mono-Filament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nordost-tyr-3-speaker-cable\"\u003eNordost Tyr 3 Speaker Cable\u003c\/a\u003e: Norse 3, 26 x 22 AWG, Micro Mono-Filament\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nordost-valhalla-2-speaker-cables\"\u003eNordost Valhalla 2 Speaker Cable\u003c\/a\u003e: Reference, 28 x 22 AWG, Dual Mono-Filament, HOLO:PLUG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nordost-odin-2-speaker-cables\"\u003eNordost Odin 2 Speaker Cable\u003c\/a\u003e: Supreme Reference, 26 x 20 AWG\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/nordost-odin-gold-speaker-cable\"\u003eNordost Odin Gold Speaker Cable\u003c\/a\u003e: Supreme Reference, 28 x 20 AWG gold-plated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:10px 0 0\"\u003eThe matching interconnect is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/nordost-red-dawn-3-interconnect\"\u003eRed Dawn 3 Interconnect\u003c\/a\u003e, and the matching power cord is the \u003ca href=\"\/products\/nordost-red-dawn-3-power-cord\"\u003eRed Dawn 3 Power Cord\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/details\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"margin:0 0 8px;font-size:16px\"\u003eReviews\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 22px;padding-left:18px\"\u003e\u003cli style=\"margin:0 0 5px\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/hifiplus.com\/articles\/nordost-red-dawn-3\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003ehi-fi+: Nordost Red Dawn 3\u003c\/a\u003e (Steve Dickinson, December 2025)\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"padding:16px 18px;background:#f7f6f2;border-left:3px solid #8d1935\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 4px;font-weight:600\"\u003ePlan your Nordost system with Pearl Audio\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0;font-size:14px\"\u003ePearl Audio is an authorized Nordost dealer. We can measure your runs, recommend terminations for your amplifier and speakers, special-order lengths and connectors that are not in the selector, and let you hear Nordost cabling in our Portland showroom by appointment. Call \u003ca href=\"tel:+15032222599\"\u003e(503) 222-2599\u003c\/a\u003e or email \u003ca href=\"mailto:sales@pearlaudio.com?subject=Nordost%20Red%20Dawn%203%20Speaker%20Cable\"\u003esales@pearlaudio.com\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Nordost","offers":[{"title":"1 m \/ Z-Plug Banana \/ Z-Plug Banana","offer_id":50785289896034,"sku":"NORD-3RDSPK1M-B-B","price":1185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 m \/ Z-Plug Banana \/ Spade (6.5 mm)","offer_id":50785289928802,"sku":"NORD-3RDSPK1M-B-S","price":1185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 m \/ Spade (6.5 mm) \/ Z-Plug Banana","offer_id":50785289961570,"sku":"NORD-3RDSPK1M-S-B","price":1185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1 m \/ Spade (6.5 mm) \/ Spade (6.5 mm)","offer_id":50785289994338,"sku":"NORD-3RDSPK1M-S-S","price":1185.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2 m \/ Z-Plug Banana \/ Z-Plug 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