Nordost Blue Heaven to SPM Reference

If your taste is in to Nordost the difference is significant. The spm is great, a huge leap over blue heaven. Actually I heard a difference from blue heaven to red dawn. Its a taste thing. I have used nordost and still have a system with it, but have gone to a different style on my main system. In some respects I think the speed I hear in Nordost is somewhat artificial and gives the music a speed it is not naturally producing. I have gone to sonoran plateau, which, while far less expensive, is nonetheless competitive in quality. It is also extremely warm and transparant. Anyway I still like Nordost.

How can a cable be said to have a "fast transient response"?

Ksales
Thanks for your response. If you heard a difference between the Red Dawn and the Blue Heaven then it should further reinforce my belief that the SPM is just greater. Some people have pointed out that the step-up from the BH to RD is not too significant but from the BH to the SPM the difference is huge.

Well have to keep saving up for those purple candy-coloured wires and they are certainly not cheap!

A few years ago I tried the Red Dawn's, Blue Heaven's, and SPM. I agree with Ryder the jump from Blue Heaven's to SPM was significant…..but so was the cost. I opted for Harmonic Tech's at that time (prior to any advertising/reviews), because of the cost difference, and their 30-day trial program. Because the SPM's while perhaps a little better than the HT’s in some areas, their sonic differences weren’t justified by their significant extra cost.

Since then, I've changed some of my components, and have gone with a cable fabricated by a local fellow hobbyist. His cables were so close to the positives of Nordost Valhalla's it was scary, and their cost was less than my Harmonic Tech's -- an absolute no brainer for me.

I suggest you try as many cables in your system that you can get your hands on. If no local dealers are nearby, the Cable Company has a lending program that may be beneficial.