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Brought a new Tweak home today to try out.

Today I stopped by the local hi end store to compare speaker wires and ended up listening to my $7 hardware store wires to a pair of Nordost that retail for $2,000. Admittedly, there was a difference, but not enough to justify the cost. I'd rather spend $5,000 for the Pathos integrated amplifier that I was listening to that made the $7 speaker wires and a pair of Focal 807v speakers (not as good as mine) sound better than my speakers. It was an amazing display of clarity.

In any case, when I told the owner/salesman my thoughts and the reality of my budget, he pointed me toward a set of Nordost Sort Kones. I've heard them in the store on an expensive CD player and he promised he'd take them back if I wasn't sold on them with my system. So far, I think I'm impressed, but need to do more listening this week.

Mceljo (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-11-10

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10-12-10 My second impression of the sort kones is that they are as i ... Mceljo

10-12-10 When i swap things like cables in my system i try not to mak ... Timrhu

10-12-10 I think i'm sold on the sort kones. i just spent some time ... Mceljo

10-13-10 Mceljo, you should also try the audioprism ground controls o ... Ozzy

10-13-10 Which kones did you buy? thanks. Bander

10-13-10 2nd that on ozzy's suggestion for audio prism ground control Moonguy

10-13-10 I got the ac kones. they are the 2nd step up and the only o ... Mceljo

11-07-10 Mceljo, i agree completely with you about the sort kones. i ... Gbmcleod

11-07-10 I have mine big end down, i wouldn't have guessed it would b ... Mceljo

11-07-10 How tall are the sort kones? Drubin

11-07-10 A couple of inches i would guess. Mceljo

11-07-10 I like snow kones. cherry is my favorite. Audiofeil

11-08-10 Mjelco, usually cones fit with the wide part under the compo ... Gbmcleod

11-08-10 I wonder if the concept of placement has as much to do with ... Mceljo

11-08-10: Mrtennis
i assume that the nordost kones are hard objects. my experience with such devices is that they harden the sound and provide more resolution, which may be beneficial if one's stereo system is on the "soft" side.

since i have not auditioned this product i cannot presume that the material used is hard or that its shape is conical.

i prefer more compliant materials, e.g., polyeurythane, as they render timbre in a more realistic manner.

of course , if the nordost cones are relatively inexpensive. not much is lost if someone doesn't like its effect.
Mrtennis (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

11-08-10 Mrtennis - according to nordost, "sort" is danish ... Mceljo

11-08-10 well, that's sort of the whole idea of the placebo effect -- ... Drubin

11-08-10 True enough, but i fairly confident that i'm enough of a ske ... Mceljo

11-09-10 You can tell i'm from the south, because i went the redneck ... Pep21