It always depends were you are looking for? I always ask my clients what they use for equipment and cables. What kind of sound they are looking for. Because Nordost has there own properties/ talents? Depends if you are looking for these. I sold a lot of Nordost, you have to use it wisely. I sold a lot of Valhalla in the past. I just sold my Valhalla after 12 years of use. I bought this weekend a Audioquest Redwood. The big difference is that the Redwood has more different properties/talents. This makes it a much better cable than my older Valhalla.
