Some to many (including a reviewer in Stereophile Aug, 03) claim the Audience Au24 speaker cables are superior to the Nordost Valhallas.
It's amazing what the Au24's have done to remove time-smear in the bass regions and to remove grain and hash at the higher frequencies.
I recently purchased the Au24 ic's and find them to provide similar benefits and far exceeded my previous ic's which some others also rated as being superior to the Valhallas.
And the Au24 are priced well below your $2500 range.
-IMO
It's amazing what the Au24's have done to remove time-smear in the bass regions and to remove grain and hash at the higher frequencies.
I recently purchased the Au24 ic's and find them to provide similar benefits and far exceeded my previous ic's which some others also rated as being superior to the Valhallas.
And the Au24 are priced well below your $2500 range.
-IMO