Kimber Hero vs Nordost Blue Heaven vs VDH mk iii

I have a Linn System (Genki, Wakonda, LK85) with Blue Heaven IC and Solar Wind speaker cable. I tried the Kimber PBJ and Hero in my system vs the Blue Heaven. The Blue Heaven showed much better synergy in this system, mainly because all the advantages of my Solar Wind speaker cable (detail, speed) are now kept throughout the system. The Heros in comparison sounded almost hollow in the midrange. With the Blue Heavens I noticed a slight brightening of the sound with extended highs, however not as much as when changing speaker cables from the Kimber 4VS to the Solar Wind. The main improvement as with all Nordost cables were in speed, timing and pace. Needless to say I kept the Blue Heavens throughout the system.

If your interested in a detailed transparent cable, and on top appreciate fast transients and speed, I would give the Blue Heavens a try, but be careful trying new cables, they did take more than 80 hours to be broken in.

Good luck,

Rene

I had an pair of Heros and Nordost Solar Winds. I thought the Heros may have had a sliver of better bass, but I thought the Solar Winds clearly played with with a bit more life and pace. I could more clearly hear detail with the Nordost.

Thank you for sharing your experiences. So as a result all responses valued nordost more than kimber.

I live in a country where you cant take cables at home for a trial period so i am going to buy the interconnects without trying on my system.

My audio refinement complete amp has a very tube-like sound so from what i get from your responses Nordost will be a better choice for me.

I would like to hear more ideas if possible, and thank you again.

I had two half-meter runs of the Kimber Hero and loved them. I agree with everyone here that they're somewhat lean-sounding. But if you like a detailed, very "hi-fi" sound, these are the cables for you. I used them between my Rotel CD player and Rotel preamp/amp. I've bought and sold a lot of cables, and I don't miss any except for these. They were detailed but non-fatiguing. One other thing: the quality of the WBT hardware and the braided cloth jacket are hard to beat for the price. Great value.

I use Blue Heavens (balanced) throughout my system, with Blue Heaven bi-wire speaker cables. IMO, the Blue Heavens lean towards a slightly brighter sound; transients seem to be faster and the overall presentation is pacy and lively. Although bass comes across tight and fast, it does sound a little leaner to my ears. May not suit brighter sounding systems. I have no experience with Kimber Heros, but I did have an older range of multi-strand vdH speaker cables before, and I do prefer the Blue Heavens for clarity and timing.