nordost cable interconnect

bolelet1

How good is this brand compared to Monster or Fusion. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

shack

Better than Monster. I'm not familiar with Fusion.

Here is a thread of several club members that demoed a Nordost Solar Wind IC. Several folk had really good things to say about the Nordost.

http://www.polkaudio.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=15779

John K.

B1, the best info is that there's no good reason to seriously consider spending what any of the three, especially Nordost and Monster, charge. Cables which handle the rather simple job of an interconnect without audible flaws are available at a reasonable cost from sources such as MonoPrice and Total Signal .

shack

John K. wrote:

B1, the best info is that there's no good reason to seriously consider spending what any of the three, especially Nordost and Monster, charge. Cables which handle the rather simple job of an interconnect without audible flaws are available at a reasonable cost from sources such as MonoPrice and Total Signal .

One person's opinion. Nothing more, nothing less. I suggest you read all available information, if possible demo them, then decide for yourself.

F1nut

And especially ignore whatever John K. aka, The Crackpot, has to say.

tonyb

John K. wrote:

B1, the best info is that there's no good reason to seriously consider spending what any of the three, especially Nordost and Monster, charge. Cables which handle the rather simple job of an interconnect without audible flaws are available at a reasonable cost from sources such as MonoPrice and Total Signal .

Yet another deaf member.

bolelet1

Thanks for all your input. Reason I ask is that someone from Audiogon is selling me his nordost interconnect (3 cables) for $115 shipped. so I don't know exactly if this a good deal or not. But after reading the the thread (thanks Shack), I think it is worth the investment. Again, thanks to everyone.

schwarcw

Good price for the cables. If you don't like them or you don't hear an improvement, you can probably sell them for what you paid. Not much of a risk.

karpiel666

heh tony, you just confirmed what people were saying about the "pro expensive cable group"

heiney9

I demoed the Nordost and they are a fine cable. I found the silver to be a bit bright and the bottom end lacking a bit. However (in my system) the midrange was very rich and buttery smooth. Best midrange clarity and openess I've heard so far in my system. I just couldn't make them work because of the siblance (extreme in a few cases) and lack of authority on the bottom end. Too bad, I really tried to make them work.

H9

bolelet1

If it will tend to brighten up my system, as it already is, then I don't think this is for me. BTW, I forgot to mention my current system:

RTi10
CSi5
FXi5
Yamaha RXV1400
Onkyo 282
PSW10
B&k 3140 (arriving very soon)

I am currently using monster and I thought nordost could somehow minimize the brightness in my speakers. Would it then be better for me just to change my RTi10 to the LSi series? What do you guys think? Thanks. BTW I do 50/50 HT/music.

F1nut

IMO, RTi speakers are bright by design. Maybe good for HT, but bad for music. Draw your own conclusions.

heiney9

bolelet1 wrote:

If it will tend to brighten up my system, as it already is, then I don't think this is for me. BTW, I forgot to mention my current system:

RTi10
CSi5
FXi5
Yamaha RXV1400
Onkyo 282
PSW10
B&k 3140 (arriving very soon)

I am currently using monster and I thought nordost could somehow minimize the brightness in my speakers. Would it then be better for me just to change my RTi10 to the LSi series? What do you guys think? Thanks. BTW I do 50/50 HT/music.

All I can say is if you can get a good deal, give 'em a try and flip 'em if they don't work out. The only way to know for sure is to listen for yourself. As F1 stated RTi's are bright that's just part of their sound signature. My RTA's with the original sl2000 tweets have their own issues as well.

Good luck

H9

P.s. Of course +1 on changing to the Lsi's. You've got the B&K on the way.