Nordost Tyr vs Audience Au24e

Go straight with Nordost Tyr. The nordost sound is very neutral.

I have never heard Nordost, however, I used to own Cardas Golden Reference and Audience AU24, and auditioned the AU24e in my system. I never found the Golden Ref rolled at the top. I too enjoyed its timbre, but also found its imaging/soundstaging to be excellent. To my ears, its full sound comes considerably closer to resembling what I hear at live concerts than all other cables I have heard with the exception of KCI Silkworm Plus and Purist Proteus Provectus. By contrast, both the AU24 and 24e sounded hi fi-ish in my system. But, of course, we're dealing with individual tastes and differences in associated equipment. Your own ears are all that matter...and all you have.

I just upgraded from AZ Satori SC's to Nordost Tyr with the sales going on, couldn't resist. Huge improvement in detail and speed. They are still breaking in, but the detail is there without being lean, just sounds higher quality :-).

I would like to try Nordost 2 series, but I usually buy used gear. If I go with Tyr, i might get a new one since there are sales of the old series with good prices. I tried the Frey. The detail and speed was breathtaking, it wasn't bright or sharp at all, but in my system it sounded a bit lean. Frey with a bit more body to the sound would be perfect! I heard that Tyr is a more analog-like and fuller sounding. Any suggestions on what other stuff I should audition would be much appreciated guys.

I tried the Frey. The detail and speed was breathtaking, it wasn't bright or sharp at all, but in my system it sounded a bit lean.

I though the same thing when I first auditioned the Frey but later realized what I was hearing was more 'air' between the instruments and vocals. Unfortunately at that time my local Nordost dealer didn't have the Tyr's. Valhalla was the best but too far away from my price range.