i have gone to valhalla from xlo limited, quattro fil, and transpatent ref.xl. i compared the valhalla to all these interconnects in my system and the valhalla was clearly better to my ears. in specific areas the other cables were similar but the overall transparency and openness was on another level with the valhalla.
when first installed the valhalla was slightly thin sounding especially compared to the transparent and xlo. but after a few weeks of breakin and time on the nordost CBID 1 (cable break in device) the weight, bloom and solidity equaled the transparent and xlo. careful listening revealed a very slight blurring of details on the transparent and xlo compared to the valhalla.
the valhalla speaker cable was better than the transparent ref.xl and the FIM gold. but when compared to the transparent opus mm the valhalla was not competitive so i went with the opus mm speaker cable.
when first installed the valhalla was slightly thin sounding especially compared to the transparent and xlo. but after a few weeks of breakin and time on the nordost CBID 1 (cable break in device) the weight, bloom and solidity equaled the transparent and xlo. careful listening revealed a very slight blurring of details on the transparent and xlo compared to the valhalla.
the valhalla speaker cable was better than the transparent ref.xl and the FIM gold. but when compared to the transparent opus mm the valhalla was not competitive so i went with the opus mm speaker cable.