Anyone heard nordost baldur speaker cables??


I was going to buy the Red dawns but want to hear what people say about baldur...is Baldur a leaner sounding cable?

Thanks,

bobrock
I did quite a bit of research and spoke with a few dealers about Nordost Cables. Initially I was going to get entry level cables, but ended up moving up the line in the used market. Currently I use Quattro Fil XLR's and Red Dawn rev II speaker cables.

Reading from the specs, the Baldur just doesn't seem like it's much of an improvement over the Red Dawns and most folks I talked to agreed. I think if you are in the Norse line, the Heimdall would be the ones to get. They are the first in the nordost line to use micromonofilament technology and are not very expensive like valhallas.

In my system, the RD's do not sound lean at all. I would suggest you try the RD's and if you don't like them, move up to Heimdalls, instead of Baldur's.
I've heard the Baldur speakercables and XLR interconnects, on some C.E.C. equipments and Dynaudio 52SE speakers. And it sounded very good. It was very dynamic to me, but I have never compared them to Red Dawn.
My dad have the Red Dawn, and I have to say that it's an amazing cable. Details and clarity, but it's also a very fast cable. It could maybe be a bit too cold to some. Try listen to it.
I just auditioned both Red dawn and Baldur speaker and the Baldur is definitely smoother. Red Dawn was to aggressive, lacked finesse. Bass on Baldur was good too. For long-term listening it's a superior cable.