Nordost Valhalla

There is a reason why XLR's can sound bright & edgy... it is because the noise removing/controlling circuitry removes 2nd order harmonics but leaves 3rd order harmonics. Unfortunately our ears like 2nd order harmonics but not 3rd order harmonics!

If unbalanced circuitry can control noise then unbalanced RCA ICs should sound superior to balanced XLR ICs... :)

Is it the first one or the Valhalla2? I sold a lot valhalla in
the past. I even owned the Valhalla loudspeaker cable for over
12 years of time. I always found the interconnect the weakest
of the whole Valhalla series. The digital cable was also not
one of my favorite. Also this one I sold a few.

The limitation is not only the overall sound. It is quite cold
in the mid freq. It does not give you a small and intimate
focus of instruments and voices. And depth is also one of it's
weakest point. I always called Nordost incomplete, because you
miss a few parts which need to be there for the absolute
sound.

How much money you want to spend on an interconnect and tell
me which stuff you use? For which equipment you want to use it
for?

Bo, regarding the digital cable, could you offer a few alternatives that you preferred?

(with the same or lower retail price)

Thanks for all the input guys.

I've decided to try the Silnote Orion as knowing my musical tastes Mark has assured me it performs better than the Valhalla.

@Yping- So would you say RCA IC's are superior to XLR's?

Audioquest is better. Take a look at the Diamond and Wild.