all in it was like 3k to do the job including parts and labor. If you can do it, it is a foundation for your system. All you need is a qb8 good grounding device after that. No purifiers or coloring devices at all. Just something solid and neutral. I think the 20 amp qb8 is like 2k new. Which i was advised to get by my friend.
Nordost Valhalla 2 - Susceptible to Noise?
I was over the moon with the improvements my Valhalla 2 speaker wire brought to my system, until the next day things didn’t sound so great. I thought maybe my first impressions were overblown, until I tried again after midnight and that glorious holographic soundstage re-emerged.
It seems that the Nordost cables are so resolving that I blatantly hear differences in power quality, and I’ve since gone down the path of investigating power conditioners.
But that’s another story. What I’m wondering is whether the Valhalla 2 cables themselves could be more susceptible to RF/EMF noise, given their unique ribbon design? And, if so, is their any way to deal with this issue?
I’ve seen some folks using Alan Maher’s Circuit Breaker Filters which you can simply tie to pretty much anything, but they don’t seem to be on his site anymore.
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@dancarlson10 , thanks, what grounding device did you use, and how does it hook up to your system? |
Nordost QB8. Either a 15 or 20 amp. I got the 20 amp and got a 20 amp V2 to go from the dedicated outlet to the QB 8 and then all my components plug into the qb8. It just lowers the noise floor which is what one wants. No coloration at all. Just like what a high end SOTM switch for converting optical to ethernet before the ethernet cable goes into the streamer/server. All just Lowering noise floor.
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