Garrett Hongo has posted a review of the Nordost Norse Tyr phono cable($1079) at Soundstage!Hi-Fi. Here is some of what he had to say:
The Norse Tyr’s plainness was only on its surface. From the start, in comparison to my Ortofon arm’s stock cable (not bad in itself), there was an immediate upsurge in presence — a feeling of "aliveness" in the system, a new sensuousness to the music, top-end sparkle, and big gains in intimacy, drama, and scale…
When Thad Jones doubled on trumpet with Hawkins on the theme, there was no "incisive" aspect to the sound, no overhang of upper mids, no sharp tang to any of the notes that, though they sometimes shadowed each other, all stopped and started on time and in rhythm…
The Tyr was extraordinarily resolving within the six musicians’ playing, revealing intricacies of interplay and musicianship I hadn’t before heard in this recording…
With each one, vocal timbres were clean and pliant, with a tonal saturation that impressed me but did not obscure the microdynamics of the performance, as is sometimes the case with digital reproduction or when a cable is overly lush…
The Tyr both tutored me and transformed my listening experience. Supremely balanced and natural, its sound is something I won’t do without anymore.
You can read the full review here.
