Nordost Tyr vs Audience Au24e

What i really love in Cardas is timbre. The resolution is crap, rolled of highs and muddy bas. I would like to have the best of both worlds without me having to rob a bank. I don't know if it is possible, but heard much about Au24s and Tyr not being lean or harsh and still delivering all details in music.I know that It's down to my ears, but Audience cables are hard to get in my area and I want to know if it's worth some extra effort to get them for an audition.

My friends say "just go with MIT", but i would have to sell my kidney to get those... ;-)

You can always try the Cable company with their lending program. I own Nordost Frey's (ic and sc) and never thought of them as bright or edgy. Now I am currently demoing the Nordost Series2. Much more liquid and warmer sounding. I really like the Tyr2 ic with my original Frey sc but the Frey2 sc is even better. Personally the Tyr2 ic and sc seem too warm for my tastes or maybe it's what I am accustom to hearing. But that is my opinion.

Go straight with Nordost Tyr. The nordost sound is very neutral.

I have never heard Nordost, however, I used to own Cardas Golden Reference and Audience AU24, and auditioned the AU24e in my system. I never found the Golden Ref rolled at the top. I too enjoyed its timbre, but also found its imaging/soundstaging to be excellent. To my ears, its full sound comes considerably closer to resembling what I hear at live concerts than all other cables I have heard with the exception of KCI Silkworm Plus and Purist Proteus Provectus. By contrast, both the AU24 and 24e sounded hi fi-ish in my system. But, of course, we're dealing with individual tastes and differences in associated equipment. Your own ears are all that matter...and all you have.

I just upgraded from AZ Satori SC's to Nordost Tyr with the sales going on, couldn't resist. Huge improvement in detail and speed. They are still breaking in, but the detail is there without being lean, just sounds higher quality :-).