Reviews of $10k plus ics, speaker wires, and pcs

FOr me, so far, the DNM Reson ICs are the ones I like to work with in general, and use exclusively in my main rig currently.

These cost me generally between $100-$200 from a Canadian dealer that used to be on Ebay. They are hard to come by in the US it seems.

I like these in that they may not always sound best in any system, but tweaking to synergize with them if possible seems to pay the greatest dividends. They are not shielded however, so that must be taken into consideration when using. I am a big believer in minimizing common forms of noise and distortion as much as possible, especially when digital gear and large nearby power transformers are involved.

I owned the Valhalla loudspeakercable for 12 years of time. When the Odin came out I had a chnage to compare it with my own music with the Valhallla.

Odin had more authoritity, drive, decay and a more 'natural'invloving sound than the Valhalla. It cost a lot more.

I still think Nordost is imcomplete when you Judge a cable for all different parts there shouls be for the absolute sound.

I've heard Nordost High End wires once that I know of in a 6 digit tube amp dealer system with Magico Mini 2 speakers. It was very good sound in a smaller room with the Magicos, especially for classical music. but pop/rock genre left me somewhat cold for those $$$s. I expected perfection always with a system like that.

I sold Nordost for over 9 years of time. I sold a lot of Valhalla in the past as well.

The limitations are involvement in the mid freq. Not an intimate realistic proportion of instruments and voices.

Other brands also can give a wider and deeper stage.

Bo, your assessment of Nordost is consistent with my limited exposure to them to-date.