Hi there and thanks for the reply - gave me food for thought, especially about the applicability of cables and their sound to dedicated headphone systems.
I have spoken to some Nordost owners who have said that the Heimdall is certainly warmer than other Nordost cables but still quite forward in the mids/highs. The likes of the AP and AZ seem like they would be a better fit. Right now, the AZ Matrix Ref. II's are the primary candidate.
Unfortunately trialing is not really an option. Living outside the US (in Africa) using someone like The Cable Company is not really viable; even if they would allow a trial here, shipping back and forth would be cost prohibitive. Also locally availability leaves much to be desired - there may be "official distributors" but they rarely hold any stock and only import upon order.
Cheers
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I have spoken to some Nordost owners who have said that the Heimdall is certainly warmer than other Nordost cables but still quite forward in the mids/highs. The likes of the AP and AZ seem like they would be a better fit. Right now, the AZ Matrix Ref. II's are the primary candidate.
Unfortunately trialing is not really an option. Living outside the US (in Africa) using someone like The Cable Company is not really viable; even if they would allow a trial here, shipping back and forth would be cost prohibitive. Also locally availability leaves much to be desired - there may be "official distributors" but they rarely hold any stock and only import upon order.
Cheers
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