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Nordost Frey series 1 or Heimdall series 2?

I am debating on whether I should buy the original Frey series speaker cable or pay a little more and get the new Heimdall Norse 2 speaker cables.

From the threads I have been reading the difference between the original Heimdall and Frey series is quite slight. If this is true and the Norse 2 series is marked improvement over the original line I am wondering if I should just buy the Heimdall Norse 2 instead.

With the discounted sale price going on now, the original Frey and Heimdall 2 are somewhat similar in price.
maobacks
maobacks OP
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Xti16, thank you for the response. I am now leaning towards buying the Heimdall 2 speaker cables instead of the old Frey. I wanted to do an in person comparison but my local dealer does not have the gen 1 Frey in stock.
xti16
1,525 posts
 
I demoed them for several weeks and the difference is quite huge. I again have to say they have more weight to the sound. As you may have read in previous posts a lot of folks always considered Nordost to be 'thin' sounding. Not with the Series 2.
kosta123
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Maobracks,

I have the Heimdall Norse 2 Speaker Cable 4 meter and one meter interconnect.

Thinking of upgrading to the Tyr Norse 2. Willing to let go of the Heimdall Norse 2 Speaker Cable and Interconnect for $2200.
bjesien
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Maobacks, what are you looking to change? What are some of your components?

Series 2 has the same clarity, staging, dimension, and transparency as the original series. It adds more weight, body, warmth, "whatever," you want to call it. The decision can go either way based on components. It is also more neutral to me.

Great cable choice.
mawong17
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Any Thoughts. Pricing is not that far apart. Or is TYR far superior?
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