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Nordost's Sort Fut

What is a Sort Fut?

Nordost Sort Fut

Yesterday I had the pleasure of helping a good friend and customer upgrade the sound of a beautiful pair of Focal Sopra 3 tower speakers.

We installed these speakers a couple of weeks ago using the supplied floor spikes provided by Focal. My customer decided to buy a set of Nordost’s Sort Fut.

These devices are used to sense cabinet vibrations generated while playing music. They then extract these vibrations creating a path of least resistance to the surface they are sitting on. An added benefit is they also allow for perfect leveling of the speakers.

I just received these texts from my customer:

“I played a familiar track, (Ernest Raglin’s Ball Of Fire). It has horns and a guitar popping across the sound stage. The instruments are precise as I have ever heard them and I’ve heard them a lot over the years. I am glad I had to wait 2 weeks for the feet. I never would’ve known what they are doing. SImply amazing!”

Scottsdale Upgrade: Focal Sopra N°3 Exceeds Expectations

Hi folks,

I wanted to share some exciting customer feedback we recently received.

One of our valued customers upgraded his speaker system to the Focal Sopra N°3s and included the matching center channel. The customer, who is located in Scottsdale, handled the setup himself with the help of a friend.

I spoke with him last night, and he shared that the sound quality is even better than he had imagined. This is fantastic news and a true testament to the quality of the products we sell.

Enjoy the Music,
Jim Lee

Discover the Hidden Details in Your Music: Unlocking the Power of Nordost

One of the greatest joys of high-end audio is hearing music exactly as the artist intended. That’s the magic we chase at Nuts About Hi-Fi, and one of our favorite tools to achieve this is through the precision-engineered products from Nordost. These guys are serious about their craft, and the result? Equipment that transforms the way you experience sound.

As audiophiles, we often focus on big-ticket items like speakers, amps, or DACs to level up our systems. But here’s where the magic happens—sometimes, the smallest adjustments can have the biggest impact. Nordost’s AC power cords, grounding solutions, and Sort Kones are prime examples of this. These aren’t just accessories, they’re innovations in resonance control and signal optimization. When implemented, they refine every detail, unlocking sonic clarity and making your music feel more alive than ever.

When you upgrade your system with Nordost power cables and properly ground your equipment, the difference is nothing short of breathtaking. You’ll hear nuances tucked away in your favorite songs—the subtle brush of a drumstick on a cymbal or an intimate breath between vocal phrases. It’s like removing a veil. Suddenly, music feels alive, and you’re transported into the performance as if the artist is right in the room with you. It’s hard to explain until you hear it for yourself, but trust me, it’s a game-changer.

The good news? You don’t have to take my word for it. Stop by our showroom, and we’ll set up a demo so you can experience this transformation firsthand. Once you hear what Nordost can do, you’ll understand why I call it one of the most remarkable improvements you can make to your system.

At Nuts About Hi-Fi, it’s not just about gear, it’s about creating an experience where music truly comes to life. Let us help you make that happen. Don’t settle for less when you can hear more.

Swing by to chat, we love talking audio! And while your’e here you can listen to some amazing audio in our demo room.

Focal Utopia Speaker Setup

Utopia in Woodinville

Yesterday I had the pleasure of helping a good client place a new pair of Focal’s Diablo Utopia speakers in his recently finished entertainment room. Over the last year or so, he and his wife remodeled a room in their beautiful home where they could relax and enjoy movies and music.

Brad is not at all new to high end audio. Actually as a young man he worked for a local high end audio dealer. I’ve always considered him as a very astute audiophile. For most of his adult life he has collected some of the best audio/video components available: Aesthetix, Focal, Nordost, Krell, just to name a few. His vinyl collection is also nothing short of impressive.

This entertainment room is on the smaller side and required a main speaker that could create the illusion of a large open sound stage without overloading or confusing the presentations of music concerts. In my experience, this is not an easy task and there are less than a handful of speakers in the audio world that can pull this off.

Focal Diablo Utopia to the rescue!

Brad and I spent over two hours meticulously adjusting and finally pin pointing the exact location within 1/32nd of an inch where they were to live. It was well worth the effort. Brad smiled and said. “It is like the speakers have totally disappeared.”

Thank you again Brad for choosing Nuts About Hi-Fi and thanks also to the incredible engineering team at Focal for making musical Utopia possible in any room.

Edit to Add: I just received a text this morning from Brad. He told me that when his wife came home last night, he was playing music for her to show her the changes we had made. The sound stage was so enveloping she thought he was using the surround system instead of just the Diablos in stereo.