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Nordost Tyr 2 Spkr Cables - Alternate for less $$

For the last few days I have had these Nordost Tyr 2 cables in my system replacing my Goertz MI-2 Bi wire cables. The Nordost are significantly better with improved dynamics, improved spatial presentation, blacker background, and just overall sound better.

I have never really been a fan of or explored high priced speaker cables, and although the Nordost are clearly better, I don't really want to spend that much on a pair of speaker cables even though I am buying used and getting a very good deal.

I would like input from users that have heard the Nordost Tyr 2 as well as less expensive cable. It would be great if there were something close to the performance of the Nordost Tyr 2 for quite a bit less.

My system details are posted on the "System" tab below.

Thanks for your comments and suggestions.

Best Regards,

Jim Perry
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zd542
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I have no idea how compare different cables to the ones you already have aside from listening to them all in the same system. For your ProAc/V4 combo, some brands I like are Audioquest, Tara, JPS and Kimber Select. Cable Company should have demo's for all of them.
zd542
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"03-16-15: Polk432
Shouldn't your speakers and components have Nordost wires inside them to, to be even more effective? IC's cables and power cords only go so far. What about the entire trail?"

Its not necessary to do something like that. Components and speakers are designed as individual units. (As always, there's bound to be an occasional exception.) For example, someone who's designing a speaker, and trying to achieve a certain sound, may use brand A internal cables. Those cables are judged as part of the whole speaker, and not individually. Some people call this type of thing voicing. They may have settled on Brand A because brand B cables were too bright, and maybe Brand C cables were dull sounding. Brand A happened to be the best choice for that particular application.

Its no different than any of the other parts that go into the end product. Would you go and swap out all of the resistors in every component you own so that they're all the same brand? Its no different with internal cables.
zd542
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"Zd542 and Mrmb, thanks for your input. I thought of doing the Cable Company trial. Probably the right thing to do, but I know my system well enough to hear when I have a significant improvement, which the Nordost Tyr 2 have caused."

Yes, but that's the point of it all. The cables will sound different. That's why its so important to listen to them first.
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