I have not heard any other power cords other than these PS Audio pluses which I was given and seem to not do much for the sound. I'm located in Fitchburg, Wi right next to Madison.
Is it worth to get 2 m Nodorst vs 1m
I have the opportunity to buy a couple of Nordost power cords, Tyr and Frey at a 15 discount. I auditioned the cords in a one meter length and they made a nice improvement. The dealer quotes NOrdost as saying, it will sound better in a 2 meter. I have a dedicated circuit for my Qbase strip which has the whole stereo plugged in. I thought i read somewhere that a dedicated circuit makes the longer length improvement questionable. Adding another meter to both increases cost by about 1000. They already cost close to 5,000 so this would be closer to 6,000. I can’t test any of this. I just have to make a decision. Would like your thoughts. Thanks.
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Chayro, you hit on the audiophile neurotic FOMO thing. I haven’t bought anything in forever and this is huge price. I will wonder. I did audition the 1 meter Frey and Tyr...they were great. As far as the length, it will be difficult for me to manage the 2 meter because all the components plug into my Qbase, which is a short distance. I shouldn’t trust them but I have a tendency to believe Nordost. Of course it’s in their financial interest to say so...(they say the same thing about 2m cable vs 4m.. They say 4 sounds better) |
I am not a technically inclined audiophile. I am a listener who doesn't want to "squint his ears' to hear an improvement in my stereo. As I said, it's been many years since a purchase. My interconnects have broken, I've lost my Krell amp to repair for the umpteenth time and I contacted Nordost about some interconnects to consider and their response was that a power cord made more of a difference than the interconnects. When I tried the cords, Tyr and Frey 2's, I was flabbergasted at the difference they made ( yes the prices are stupid high) but the sound improvement was equivalent to a component change. I have Valhalla 1 as my speaker cables and a Valhalla 1 power cable feeding the system from the wall to the Qbase. I was amazed at the difference the Tyr made when I replaced the stock cord on my Krell KCT pre-amp. The dynamics, imaging etc. just exploded to an open engaging sound. This was surpassed when I combined the Frey with my old PS Audio DAC...it got way better. I have a Rotel amp that is the very weak link in my system (i bought it because the Krell will be gone for months in order to play my Theil CS6 speakers.) I tried a Heimdall on the amp with the other two and didn't notice a further change. My Krell has a captive cord so unless i finally change that, I will buy only two cords. A dealer i spoke with felt that these cords make the biggest difference on lower current components like cd players, pre-amps and Dac's. I have to say that while I feel dumb paying these prices, when you get an effect so captivating it's hard to ignore it because of price. |
@lak Are there any specific cords you'd recommend to me for audition that would rival these Tyr and Frey 2's...that are so much lower in price? |
I ended up getting the 2 meter lengths and I must have auditioned the 2 meter length now that I see them. All I can say is these two cords, Tyr (pre-amp) and Frey (Dac) lifted my system to a dynamic and resolving level that is noticeable without even doing A/B comparisons anymore. My level of enjoyment is reflected by my foot tapping and singing to the music and I've had 5-6 hours listening sessions of extreme enjoyment. Now, if i could only get my Krell amp back from repair, I will be in heaven. |