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Nordost Heimdall warm???

Hi, I have been reading here that some people think the Nordost Heimdall speaker cables are warm? Warm has never been an adjective used to describe Nordoat in the past. I currently have Blue Heaven speaker cables and I am actually pretty happy with them. They have been the one cable in my system that has survived my frequent component upgrades (maybe more out of laziness than its performance). Anyway, I was looking to get two sets of speaker cables to try true biwiring and the Heimdalls are on my list to try. I really like the speed, transparency, and detail of the Blue Heavens but am looking for a bit more fullness, especially in the bottom end. I wonder if I can get this in the Heimdalls? I am not looking to add or attenuate any part of the signal. I just want a really neutral cable. Your thoughts are greatly appreciated.
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davt
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Having actually listened to and auditioned the Heimdal I would say that it is definetly not bright and lean. I found much of the other Nordost line brighter but the Heimdal very balanced.
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tboooe OP
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thanks ssglx, you mentioned that the Heimdall ics added warmth and fullness. Would you say they are adding something to the signal? I am trying to achieve as neutral a sound as possible.

davt, did you find the Heimdall sc to be full bodied in a natural way? I mean, does it accurately reproduce whatever it is fed? Are there any areas where you think it may not perform as well?
brizonbiovizier
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A cable cannot be cold warm full bodied etc etc

You are all being conned
wwshull
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brizon this is true but a cable can put your system farther forward or further back from the stage
ssglx
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Tboooe,

When either was switched in, the Heimdall IC's and SC's each made my system sound noticeably more accurate to my ears. Instruments sounded more correct to me.

With the IC's it was striking and I have tried many and have several to compare with. Most give the impression of "messing with the signal". The Heimdall did not. It was also exceedingly transparent, meaning my system sounded very transparent afterwards. The one possibly deviation from real was a slight sweetness to the upper mids and highs, which I absolutely love.

The Heimdall speaker cables were new out of the box. Again, they were very accurate sounding, very quick, very authorative, but very revealing in the midrange. I heard deeper into the instruments, but I felt I was hearing too much and didn't enjoy listening as much as with my other favorite SC's. I do attribute this to my good but mid-fi electronics. I heard a similar effect once when I tried a higher end Transparent interconnect on my CD Player.
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