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You may have seen Dennis Davis\u2019 “First Sounds: Nordost Valhalla 2 \u2014 What Nordost\u2019s Valhalla 2 means for the existing Valhalla owner<\/a>”\u00a0published in The Audio Beat<\/a> this past January. The article is Dennis\u2019 firsthand account of upgrading the reference cables in his system from Nordost\u2019s Valhalla to Valhalla 2 and served as a fantastic introduction to V2.<\/p>\n

Last month, The Audio Beat published its second look at V2. Marc Mickelson\u2019s review takes a harder look at the Valhalla 2 range and is a great tool to get a better picture of the cable\u2019s construction and what that means in terms of sound.<\/p>\n

“[With V2] there is no highlighting, backlighting or soft lighting anywhere\u2013 the presentation is too evenhanded for that. Instead, these cables come by the wealth of detail naturally\u2013 in more ways than one. It is naturally rendered and integral to the nature of the music signal.” – Marc Mickelson<\/p>\n

Mr. Mickelson\u2019s full review is now available on the Nordost website under Reviews<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Read the full article here: Nordost Valhalla 2 Interconnects, Speaker Cables and Power Cords<\/a><\/p>\n

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