Nordost flat line cabels vs norse series

Chris, have you compared Heimdall vs Frey ? I have had Heimdall (dealer demo) and for me it was really "thats it" cable, but when received an offer to buy frey, i went with frey, currently I am burning it for like 20 hours and it still sounds harsh (a lot better than brand new but still lots of time to burn-in left..). Well, currently its nothing like heimdall.. hope after another 20-40 hours frey will open up. Its really interesting how different they are. I really miss Heimdall though...

I have tried BH, Heimdal, Frey, valhalla. It is highly dependent on the amp/speaker that is being used with. With some amps or speakers, there is little differences if at all. With others, there is noticeable improvement in going up the line. Suggest the cable company

Mjordanas,
No I never tried the Frey. I have had the experience you did with a couple of higher end cables (an interconnect and a speaker cable). Being kind, they seemed too revealing for me or my system. I took them back. Nothing like paying too much money for something you enjoy less. I say, stick with the Heimdall IC.
chris

I have owned the Frey balanced interconnect. I didn't recall huge changes after the burn-in period but it did possess a slight tilt in the treble that some can associate with brightness or harshness. The Frey does have great resolution and detail and will match well with darker sounding components. It would be weird if higher-end Norse series of cables sound harsher than the lower-end as it should be the other way round. I have not tried the Heimdall so I cannnot comment.

>It would be weird if higher-end Norse series of cables >sound harsher than the lower-end as it should be the >other way round. I have not tried the Heimdall so I >cannnot comment.

I would say heimdall is very special cable which has its own unique taste, which is 3D, full bodied, rounded, romantic, blooooming midrange and with very unique high freq - detailed and absolutely no aggressive. I noticed that I can easily listen even more poorer quality CDs.

Frey.. I have not fully understood its character, as I waiting for a improvements after burn in.

Burning in is very important Nordost cables, with dealer demo heimdall, which have spent many hours in systems and burn in Nordost Vidar system, I saw massive improvement after 1-2 hours, or just next evening. First evening it was huge disapointment. After second listening session I saw just how different same cable can sound. amazing.

I even think downgrading to heimdall.. unbelievable :)