Nordost vs. Transparent...which is better?

I just went through a similar comparison - Cremona speakers with a Mark Levinson 432 amp, Classe CP-65 pre. We compared Nordost Baldur and Heimdahl and Transparent Plus, Super and Ultra interconnects and speaker cables. My experience was as Mikelavigne described - the Nordost were open but also thin and "edgy". The Transparent were much richer, with better base, better soundstage and still were very detailed. We ended up with the Transparent Ultra, although the Super were quite acceptable. As always, their is no substitute for demoing with your equipment.

Transparent actually has Guarneri speakers in their listening room. If you go to their website and take the "tour" there is a picture of Jack and Karen Sumner (actually the back of their heads) listening to Guarneri.

Just to be clear...I don't think Mike said the Nordost is "thin and edgy"...I think he said it can expose these qualities in other system components.
I think the Nordost can be excellent in the right application...as can many other cables.

asking which cable is better is like asking which is better, blue or red ?

the answer depends upon the characteristics you value in cable performance and only you can answer this question by comparing them in your own system.

A very logical response from Mrtennis which pretty much sums it all.

There seem to be a consensus everywhere on the brightness of Nordost that it's thin and edgy, and I cannot agree more on Mikelavigne on his comments that they are revealing the system's character than the cable itself. I own the Nordost Frey interconnect and having just recently upgraded from Blue Heaven speaker cable to SPM, I didn't find Nordost to be bright but instead very resolving. And just a note, my speakers are neutral-sounding while electronics are a tad to the warmer side of things which may explain the excellent results I've got with Nordost.

Wow. Mrtennis is on one helluva roll lately. That's two great posts from him that i've read today. Keep up the good work : ) Sean
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