{"id":314,"date":"2014-04-29T16:52:16","date_gmt":"2014-04-29T20:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/?p=314"},"modified":"2014-04-29T16:52:16","modified_gmt":"2014-04-29T20:52:16","slug":"dennis-davis-introduces-valhalla-2-in-the-audio-beat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/dennis-davis-introduces-valhalla-2-in-the-audio-beat\/","title":{"rendered":"Dennis Davis Introduces Valhalla 2 in The Audio Beat"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/Nordost_FirstSounds_V2_2014.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-317 alignleft\" alt=\"Picture 1484\" src=\"http:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/V2-Spkr-Box_blog.jpg\" width=\"214\" height=\"303\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/V2-Spkr-Box_blog.jpg 595w, https:\/\/nordost.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/04\/V2-Spkr-Box_blog-211x300.jpg 211w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 214px) 85vw, 214px\" \/><\/a>Earlier this year <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theaudiobeat.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">The Audio Beat<\/a> published Dennis Davis\u2019 review entitled, First Sounds: Nordost Valhalla 2 \u2013 What Nordost\u2019s Valhalla 2 means for the existing Valhalla owner. The\u00a0article is Dennis\u2019 firsthand account of upgrading the reference cables in his system from Nordost\u2019s Valhalla to Valhalla 2. We find this piece to be a fantastic introduction to V2. It\u2019s great to see the reaction our products receive, and to get such positive feedback on all of the hard work and time that went into perfecting our Valhalla 2 cables, Nordost\u2019s most recent reference range.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2><strong><em>&#8220;My immediate reaction was that I was hearing an advance in the overall integration and musical geometry unmatched by any other upgrade I\u2019ve heard in my system. Ever.&#8221; \u00a0\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><strong><em>&#8211; Dennis Davis, The Audio Beat<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>To read Dennis\u2019 full review <a href=\"http:\/\/nordost.com\/images\/review-images\/review-pdf\/Nordost_FirstSounds_V2_2014.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Earlier this year The Audio Beat published Dennis Davis\u2019 review entitled, First Sounds: Nordost Valhalla 2 \u2013 What Nordost\u2019s Valhalla 2 means for the existing Valhalla owner. 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