Recommendation for an audiophile speaker cord that is not "bright"?


A friend has loaned me the Nordost Valhalla I and II as well as Nordost Frey 2 cables. They are wonderful speaker cables but do emphasize the "brightness" of my system including my Wilson audio Sahsa 2 speakers.

Any suggestions? Would used Transparent cables provide a richer bottom end? What about Audience Reference?

Any recommendations would be greatly appreciated. - Thank you - Gerry
128x128ruraltraumasurgeon
Like the OP i also have a sasha 2 speakers.

i am using audience 24sx ever since, i have tried the cardas
(2nd below top of the line) which made by system bright, my
purpose was to upgrade from audience sx24 which is almost
perfect for my taste if not for a slightly thin vocals (i want
more meat to the bones). Right now im trying out a 2nd hand
transparent reference xl ss, a goliath in term of size and weight
compared to any cables i have tried, if i judge by size alone
this would be a clear winner especially compared to my mal
nourished audience 24sx but........my audience just sounds better
to my ears, better more airy highs, better seperation of instruments,
bigger wider soundstage,better dynamics and although transparent has more “meat vocals”, i find the audience vocals more natural.

i think a lot of people will prepare the transparents presentation,
after all, it bettered the audience since it has a lower noise floor,
deeper soundstage, and more bass . Note that transparents ad-
vantages percentage wise is quite small as compared to the
audience advantages which is more glaring. Also forgot, if i may
add; audience is faster with more prat while transparent is smoother

note: from my forum search, transparent reference xl needs
          To be recalibrate based on your existing components.




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I recently audition some amps and speakers. Nordost Frey 2 speaker cables sounded bright with a major brand SS amp. We switched to Luna and the brightness disappeared.  Switching to another ss amp and the Frey 2 speaker cables sounded better than the Luna. Tone control via cables. Who knew?
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