Valhalla spkr cable good match Pass and Legacy ?

Ozzy, I owned Legacy Focus speakers at one time and enjoyed them very much. In the process of upgrading I auditioned 7 or 8 brands of speaker wire and IC's including Nordost. I agree with the comments regarding a lean/analytical bent to the Valhalla tho to a much lesser extent than their other less expensive wires. To make a long story short, I ended up with Silversmith silver speaker and IC's. They sounded the most like music to me without sounding etched or lean. They also had the added benefit of being cheaper than the Nordost,Purist,Tara labs I also listened to(tho not by alot). Unfortunately, I haven't owned the Pass Labs amps but did own an SS amp known to be slightly warm like the Pass(OCM-Belles). Hope this helps and enjoy listening.

I have Legacy Focus 20/20s as my rear speakers now (replaced by WHispers in front) with a McCormack DNA-500 amp. When they were front speakers, the best cables I found were from Virtual Dynamics - after break-in they were amazing. Since the Focii are now rears and used only for movies, I no longer require that level of cable to them. The VD's continue to shine even more strongly with my Whispers.

Tried Valhalla and would agree with prior comments - no bottom end in the system. My VDs provide all the speed, etc of the Valhallas with the most balanced, accurate yet musical presentation I have ever heard out of my system.

Good luck!

People have to use the properties of cables and equipment. When you have the possibillity to try many cables so you can compare them you now what they can do. I always judge a cable or part of the rest of a system what it does. I use Valhalla loudspeakercables for many years now. It is not a cable what is harsh. When you use it well you will have a resolution you never heard before. I say to people just take your favorite cd's with you and listen. People hear so many new things that they are impressed. But is all Valhalla in a system a good choice? Is it the synergy what brings a system to a higher level. Nooooooo...it never will. Why? Because it misses important properties other cabels have. Other example? Many of my audio friends used the Cardass Golden ref speakercable because it has a musical "warm" sound. When we compared the Valhalla with the Cardas, the people who play and played with the Cardas where stunned how much more resolution the Valhalla had and how much better the sound was in the mid freq. Totally uncoloured and not harsh at all. As the would have expected. So look for a demo and listen with your own ears. And then you know what it does. it is not interesting what people think or say. They cannot listen with your ears and with your system in your room.

Good luck and I wish you all the best,

Bobby

I have a lot of knowledge of many cable, because I listen to them in many systems. So also with Nordost products. A Valhalla sounds so much more ease and relax than cheaper nordost products. So people never can compare the cheaper ones with the Valhalla. It is from another plannet.

2 years ago the Valhalla powercable came out. It was really stunning. I tried many good powercables ( Siltech Ruby Mountain Hill, MIT AC 1 and 2, Purist Audio Aqueous, Electraglide Ultra Kahn RevII, Electraglide Epiphany x, Cardas Golden ref and may more. But there was no one who could match the level of resolution of the Valhalla powercable. Very good results on sources and conditioners. And Yes the Valhalla powercable is not a good match on many poweramps, only sometimes it works well. But to much Valhalla will cause problems. There is a lack in the low freq ( A Purist Audio is the best in this area by far) and also not well working in the mid freq. This also counts for the IC cabels of the Valhalla. But, for a part you can use the properties of the Valhalla in many systems. But you always will need other brands properties. The Valhalla cab di things no other cable can do. When you play with fully Valhala wiring in your system you lose individual focus, and the mids are less involving and many times you lose some depth. But exept of all the notes I wrote the Valhalla is a hell of a good product. But use it well and just for a part, never use to much of it. That is the fault many people often make. Use different brands in your system so you can use more properties, so you will get closer to the sound you prefer. I never got the best results by using one brand of cables.