Jena cables

I have listened to them and am ordering a 5meter Symphony line(there midline) XLR balanced cable for use with my new CD player. For there money I don't think they can be beat, some claim they are better then Valhalla, I don't know since I haven't compared the two back to back, how ever there is a member who uses the moniker MikeLavigne who knows a lot about all of the cables we are talking about. He favors the sound of the Valhalla, and uses Transparent Opus speaker cables(which I don't think much is in the same league as them) but he can give you a very honest opinion on them. Also the member Jtinn is a dealer for them and will be able to offer some sort of recomendation and opinion on these compared to other cables that he sells, and has heard. I am currently using Cardas Golden Reference cables which I feel are slightly warm, and slightly colored in the midrange-though I am still VERY happy with them, but am leaning towards the more nuetrel side of sound lately. www.jenalabs.com

~Tim

Hi Gladstone, I use the Gemini digital cable and like it alot. I have not tried their ic's. The Gemini is a well built cable with Cardas rca's and the first cable I have seen that uses two cables into the rca's vs the one that you normanly see. Hence the Gemini name. Best of luck.

Since I am a audiophile myself first and foremost and not a cables salesman and since I have had the chance to listen to above mentioned cables, I think I can post my personal findings here.
First of all, we need to make clear what line of cables we talk about.
All the mentioned cables companies have a broad range of a cables from entry level to top performance level.
Which ones are we comparing here? If somebody says they are better than the Valhalla, which of the Jena Labs line did he compare it to?
I think that he did not mean the Jena Symphony line of cables, since this is Jena Lab's medium line. There is still two more lines of cables to the top.
In my opinion, the mid-level Symphony Jena wire does not hold a candle against the Valhalla, or top Synergistic Research Designer's reference.

I think that the $3000 Valkyre comes close to the Valhalla and the $6000 Pathfinder can be the better cable in some systems. I would say that the top Synergistic Designer's reference has not the famed Valhalla performance. Its lacking some of the incredible details of the Valhalla.
So depending which of the Jena labs cable we speak here, if someone has deep pockets, he can get Valhalla or better performance with Jena Labs cables. But that means to buy the Valkyre or Pathfinder line of cables.
I believe that the Jena Symphony line is like Nordost's Quattro Fils cables.

Tekunda-which of the Jena labs cables have you listened to? I thought the Valkyre surpassed the Valhalla on every level and the symphony was so darn close it was hard to chose a winner. Don't let the low MSRP fool you, with these cables it is hard to compare apples to apples. I have no experience with the Pathfinder, though they were the cables used in what is being called the best sounding room ever at CES, which was of course the Audio Aero, Tenor, Rockport, Jena room.

~Tim