I should have added that the Nordost cables will be replacing a set of classic Cardas Cross cables.
Nordost Frey 2; what should I expect?
Wondering if any Nordost users could describe what they hear with this speaker cable. Keeping system untouched except for the speaker cable so as to introduce no other variables. Was not able to demo so leap of faith. I particularly want opinions on the upper mids all the way up.
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I have the Nordost FREY series 1 array (ICs and shotgunned speaker cables with matched jumpers). Note: The shotgunned with jumpers array worked better than bi-wires, but let’s set that secondary debate aside herein. My take: (1) First and foremost, like all cables, the FREY audio performance is system dependent. One size does not fit all. (2) After a very lengthy 6 month comparative audition head-to-head shootout, at their pricepoint, they bested all contenders and pretenders in MY system (emphasis added on the "MY" qualifier .) (3) I also have the lesser model NORDOST Purple Flair cables in my "B" system. It is my experience that as you move up their product line , they just get better and better. The tension arises in the entirely subjective value judgement as to how far up the chain do I go that is in conflict with the drain on your wallet as to where the model selected is "good enough". There is a litmus test to this observation in the following summary extracted from a Canadian hi-fi magazine reporter. This is a repost of the CANADA HI-FI reporter’s take from the NORDOST cables bake-off exhibit actually performed live at a Toronto audio expo held annually -"TAVES". They stopped at the hierarchy of a progressive higher model bakeoff summit at the Valhallas (....one below the current top ODINS ...) with the inference that a move up the model trendline results in improvement as one keeps going further. http://canadahifi.com/taves-consumer-el ... rge-de-sa/ ".....I had a chance to sit in on a couple demonstrations in the Nordost room, giving my feet a well deserved break. I’m very familiar with the benefits of high quality cables and use a full Nordost Heimdall 2 loom with my reference two-channel setup. That being said, I always find the Nordost demonstrations to be an “ear-opening” experience. Michael Taylor from Nordost demonstrated the significant sonic benefits of replacing an OEM cable with a Nordost model – in particular a swap of a single USB cable, from OEM to Nordost Blue Heaven ($250/2m), to Heimdall 2 ($500/2m) and, a swap of a single RCA interconnect, from OEM, to Blue Heaven, to Heimdall 2, to Tyr 2 and finally Valhalla (Along with convincing the audience in the room that cables DO matter, I’ve now got the bug to upgrade..." FWIW.... |
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