I’m a Nordost costumer using all the cables from the brand. I bought the Qnet and the Qsource that im using with the Nordost blue heaven from the router (Mesh Linksys) to the switch and then to the DAC i use the Heimdall 2 Ethernet Cable.
I’m thinking to up-grade buying the Valhalla to connect from the switch to the Dac, Heimdall goes from the router (Mesh Linksys) to the switch and put the blue heaven from the wall to the router (Linksys).
But i heard so much good things about the WireWorld Platinum Ethernet cable and some even say is better than the Valhalla. All the rest of my system is with Valhalla 2 and Odin 1 power cord from the wall and because the synergy’s im tented to buy the Valhalla, but i also can not ignore the price diference between the 2.
I would like to know if anyone have compare this 2 cables and if someone use the WireWorld with the Qnet and if is happy with the results.
I had order the entry level Chroma Ethernet and the WireWorld Sphere HDMI to use on my cinema room. I have to say im truly impress with the build quality of both cables and specially the Ethernet (i think the build quality is if not better at the same level of the Heimdall Ethernet but for almost 1/10 of the price) and out of the box the picture quality of video streaming was amazing.
I don’t have experience with the Valhalla Ethernet cables or Qnet, but I use a full Odin Gold loom and actually a combo of the wireworld Platnum Ethernet and the red colored ones… So in my system I can tell you that it’s a great match to my ears with Nordost.
When I added a Taiko server, I did not like the Valhalla USB cable at all—ended up with a Jorma USB which I love. I also didn’t like the Nordost PC into the Taiko server and used the Jorma there as well.
So I am mostly Nordost guy for my system, but not exclusively. Wireworld makes an excellent product—but if you can, try both the red one and the platinum. In my case, it really depended on the application for which one sounded best.
I had a Heimdall 2 Ethernet running from my router to the Rossini APEX DAC and swapped that with the Wire World Platinum Starlight 8 Twinax I had running from my TV. The change was noticeable IMO in that it offered more detail than the Nordost product. My dealer seems to also be of the opinion that the WW Ethernet cables - specifically the Platinum series are the best cables WW makes and David Saltz strives to excel in that “digital” area. So, in short, I’m keeping the WW Platinum on the dCS and the Heimdall 2 on the TV.
Bob