I recently had a Nordost demo case to evaluate (for 6 weeks). It had the blue havens through the Frey's. Personally I did not care for the ic's at all and the power cables at best were OK in my system. I currently have fusion audio ic's and power cords. Now for speaker cables. I would have to say they all sounded good but if I make a short summary starting with the blue haven they were the brightest (not harsh) of all the cables I demoed. As you move up the line I found a little more detail and air between the vocals and instruments. I also noticed an improved decay as I moved up the line. I noticed very little improvement in the bass or dynamics through the line. At the same time I also demoed the jps superconductor3. I felt the jps had better dynamics and bass EXCEPT for the very lowest of bass notes. I my opinion the jps distorted the bass slightly but only in the lowest of bass notes. I did buy the frey's.
Some will say (with my first initial reaction I agree) that Nordost cables sound 'thin'. But the added 'air' and tonal neutrality is why I chose the Frey's. Now I mostly listen to jazz and rock and to me I found the Frey's more to my liking. With heavy metal and hard rock I prefered the jps.
So before plunging into the Nordost line try to get some demo cables and see if they are a good match for your system with the type of music you listen to the most.
Some will say (with my first initial reaction I agree) that Nordost cables sound 'thin'. But the added 'air' and tonal neutrality is why I chose the Frey's. Now I mostly listen to jazz and rock and to me I found the Frey's more to my liking. With heavy metal and hard rock I prefered the jps.
So before plunging into the Nordost line try to get some demo cables and see if they are a good match for your system with the type of music you listen to the most.