Nordost Purple Flare for GoldenEar triton One.R

I like Kimberkable 12TC on my GE Tritons.  No brightness here with tube gear.

I’ve owned the NORDOST PURPLE FLAREs and also the NORDOST FREYs in prior systems, so I know their sonic signature , strengths, and warts very well,

MY EXPERIENCES

(1) In brief, the NORDOST models can sound great but only when you play the NORSE 2 – HIGH PERFORMANCE CABLES line or better … ( the FREYs are the middle rung of the three in the NORSE model line).

W,R,T the lower LEIF – UNIVERSAL CABLE SYSTEM line , for which the PURPLE FLAREs are 2nd from the bottom… I saw them ranked as “meh” or trending lower at their pricepoint. Lesser priced Brit cable designs ( e,g AG over Cu CHORD RUMOUR or ODYSSEY ) were a step-up that stoked me up to sell them pronto.

(2) I owned the PURPLE FLAREs and auditioned both the BLUE HEAVEN and RED DAWN models ….. the LEIF range was a disappointment for comparatively premium-priced NORDOSTs,at their pricepoint strata, and a noticeable step-down from the NORSE line IMO that is not subtle.

(3) NOTE: I had an entire FREYs cables loom , and the FREYs loom worked fine for me until I upgraded to new and better cables with my new speakers .

KEY POINT: The FREY speakers performance was noticeably better only with matched stablemate NORDOST FREY ICs. …something of an all same brand and same model loom synergy I found. Mixing ICs and speaker cables was a step down both ways if mismatched.

MY TAKE

Budgets matter, for sure The PURPLE FLARES may stir your drink, but I would strongly recommend that you avoid buying them blind, without an actual audition first. The FREYs were a go for me and likely the NORSE line blind buy without a large fear for you too.

Carry on but choose wisely.

Thanks. I am sure the Freys are great, but my budget is in the Flare range.

nordost are bright wireworld better similar price

Nordost on GE speakers sound thin and a bit shrill.  On my GE Triton Refs, I use Canare 4S11 cable and it works fantastic with the McIntosh electronics driving them.  I do not know of anyone using Nordost with GE, sounds like a recipe for disappointment.   

Thanks all.

I have been hearing amazingly good things about the Canare. At that price, not much risk in trying them out.

My only hesitation on the Canare is they are 14 gauge and the speakers are 4ohm. Should I be concerned about that?

My only hesitation on the Canare is they are 14 gauge and the speakers are 4ohm. Should I be concerned about that?

Never mind, they are effectively 11awg.

GE easy that these are "compatible with 8ohms" whatever that means. Sterophile say that there are serious dips and a 4 ohm capable amp is required.

Ugh well, I will let you all know how the Canare's work.