Jorma cables sound basically neutral and natural, hence they partner well with a range of systems which are well sorted and don’t require ’tone controls’.
I previously owned a full loom of Jorma Origo cables before upgrading to Prime and Statement. Origo is very good; especially for the money. Origo has simplified shielding & there are no Bybee’s on board, but apart from that they are made the same as Prime. I would say Origo is more neutral than Prime, but utterly natural. Resolution is excellent. Like Prime, they sound ’delicate’ with percussion instruments and jazz vocals. Origo would be a good match with tube gear, whilst Unity or Prime would be a better match with ss.
Stepping up to Prime, Jorma use more comprehensive shielding & for the ic’s, they use Bybee Slipstream Golden Quantum Purifiers; whilst for the speaker cables they use the large Bybee Copper purifiers. I asked Jorma why he doesn’t use the Gold Quantum purifiers in this application & he said he preferred copper for the speaker cables.
Soundwise, Prime has more resolution (possibly due to the superior shielding), the sound stage opens up a bit more, they sound a bit more liquid/purer and also have a touch of warmth. They are harmonically rich & have good extension from the lowest registers to the top end. Bass is very good. Siltech Royal Sig series cables have more bass if you need that, but Prime gets the balance just right I think.
Origo xlr’s are amazing value & sound natural and great with a wide variety of music, but Prime is simply phenominal. They are amongst the best xlr’s in the world. Thier purity and expression, combined with their natural sound serve all genres of music well, particularly jazz, instruments (instrumental textures are wonderful), female voice & classical. Build quality with all Jorma cables is excellent & Jorma Kosky runs in all his cables on a cable cooker for several days before they ship out. My Statement sc’s were on the cooker for an entire week before they shipped!
The biggest jump in sound is going from Jorma Origo speakers cables to Prime. But the jump is still large going from Origo ic’s to Prime ic’s. I bypassed the Origo power cables because the Prime pc’s didn’t cost that much more in my neck of the woods. With that said, I own a Unity pc re-terminated with Oyaide P-001/C-001 connectors (same as Prime) and it sounds amazing for the money.
