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Nordost Valhalla 2 Power Cord Worth It? Over Audioquest Hurricane?

I am wondering about the performance delta between the Nordost Valhalla 2 PC versus something more "reasonably priced" as the Audioquest Hurricane PC.  Is there anyone with some experience with both of these cords able to comment on the sonic differences as you go up to the Valhalla 2?  I'm certain the answer will depend what I am connecting the cords to.  It will be one cord for a Gryphon Diablo 300 integrated amplifier, and another cord for an InnuOS Zenith MKIII music server.  In other threads, I've seen some people note that a high-end PC with the Diablo won't yield much difference from the stock cable, but I'm not sure if that is true?  I'd conduct some tests but I unfortunately don't have the gear quite yet, and I'm planning out the cabling.
nyev
rshad0000
271 posts
 
I agree.  15 years ago if someone would have told me that a power cord makes a system sound different, I would have told them they were crazy.  I’m a believer now though.

I never tell my friends what I spend on audio equipment or cables.  They wouldn’t understand. 
adi74
25 posts
 
Yes that's true , but beautiful Madness...
ebm
9,311 posts
 
Look at Purist better cable much less money.
adi74
25 posts
 
I tried Purist Corvus; more 3d, space, but not so deep and a bass sound a bit lower compared to the Hurrican; so it depends on what we want to listen to in a system...
adi74
25 posts
 
Same for Nordost; I have Tyr 2 that has the same technology and configuration as Valhalla; on the conditioner has a good medium bass and a good sound ventilation; more air and separation of the instruments; I also listened to Valhalla 2 which goes further than Tyr 2, more space and air but not much; now Tyr 2 he worked on my DAC and did a good job; but now on the conditioner I prefer Audioquest Firebird; is another deeper sound and clear sound , a bass with much lower frequencies ; depends on what you prefer...
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