Tekunda ,As long as you are looking at cables in this price range,don't forget to try Omega Mikros' Ebony i/c and Planar 4 spkr.I was at CES and heard the Analog 5/planar 3 combination absolutely demolish Nordost Quatrifil/SPM.Give them a shot,with a 30 day money-back guarantee,what's there to lose.Good listening and good luck on your quest. Tom
Cable shoot-out: Second summary
I received the Pure Note cables today and auditioned those with 2 friends and my wife against the Valhalla and Ensemble.
Let me just give a short summary for today:
The king of i/c are still the Valhalla, followed by a 20% margin by the Pure note i/c. The Ensemble still beaten by at least 50%
The Valhalla speaker cables are closely followed by the Ensemble (around 10% advantage for the Valhalla) and Pure Note fall behind by at least 50%.
So money-quality wise, if I were to buy cables today: Ensemble speaker cables and a tough decision between Valhalla i/c and Pure Note i/c.
Moneywise I would go for the Pure note i/c, but for the love of music I would have to take the Valhalla i/c. Maybe the Pure Note i/c will improve, once they are burned in. Then the decision would be a lot easier. But I have still lots of cables coming in. At the end of this shoot-out, I will post a detailed message, covering quality as well as prices. So please bear with me.
Let me just give a short summary for today:
The king of i/c are still the Valhalla, followed by a 20% margin by the Pure note i/c. The Ensemble still beaten by at least 50%
The Valhalla speaker cables are closely followed by the Ensemble (around 10% advantage for the Valhalla) and Pure Note fall behind by at least 50%.
So money-quality wise, if I were to buy cables today: Ensemble speaker cables and a tough decision between Valhalla i/c and Pure Note i/c.
Moneywise I would go for the Pure note i/c, but for the love of music I would have to take the Valhalla i/c. Maybe the Pure Note i/c will improve, once they are burned in. Then the decision would be a lot easier. But I have still lots of cables coming in. At the end of this shoot-out, I will post a detailed message, covering quality as well as prices. So please bear with me.