Nordost vs. Transparent...which is better?

Hah! Very sensible! Still...if you ever to hear...let us know! I do think it would be amazing. ;)

Its been 10 years that Nordost Valhalla is out there. Really wondering why i still hear and read rave reviews by owners. Been looking for s/h Valhalla for me to buy and there hasnt been that many sellers, either on ebay or here at a'gon

Anyway, to cure the curiosity i finally got a pair of valhalla ic and valhalla power cord and connect 'em to my mcintosh mcd500. Wow such smooth operators these boys. Detailed, no fatigue over extended period of listening. Open mid range, and powerful bass. Pinpoint imaging and positioning of instruments. Diana Krall is singing in front if me! Pianist next to her, drums and cymbals behind her. I hook up heimdall version 2 power cords to my pre and amp.

This hobby is sooo much fun

congrats!

Visited the Nordost booth at the recent TAVES (Toronto A/V show) and spoke with Mike from the company. Great sales pitch without being too "over-the-top". Made a few very interesting points about the product which made sense to me. My question to those of you who have Nordost cables is what should I be focusing on first: Power, Interconnects, or Speaker cables? I am currently using Acoustic Zen cables throughout my system. I do like the sound I currently have but I am toying with this idea that I can make it sound even better. Oh, almost forgot, I am using Joseph Audio as my speakers and Prima Luna as my amplifier. My CD player is probably going to change but at the moment I am using a Rotel.
Any suggestions would be much appreciated.

Purist is Great Dude!!