Price Paid:  $0.00 from Trutone Electronics

Summary:
I think the AQ King Cobras are the best bang for the buck interconnects around. These cables are so good that my HT is full of them. I have 6 pairs in total along with a single subwoofer King Cobra. 5 King Cobras go to my Anthem MCA 50, 2 from my Sony SACD player, and 4 from my Pioneer CD recorder. The sound is so pleasant and open. I can listen for hours and not get fatigued or get a headache.

The King Cobra subwoofer cable has to be the best subwoofer cable I've heard PERIOD!!!!!! The bass that my M&K V-1250 puts out is just so tight and fast. The bass hits you in the chest. My old AQ Sidewinder subwoofer cable was ok but doesn't even come close to the King Cobra.

Anyone with a dedicated processor and amp shold demo the King Cobras. Fantastic cable.

Strengths:
Solid build quality. Flexible enough to put into tight spaces.

Weaknesses:
None.

Similar Products Used:
AQ Diamondbacks, AQ Sidewinder, various Ultralink cables which don't come close to AQ.

Price Paid:  $100.00 from Musicdirect

Summary:
Took awhile for this cable to reach it's full potentail.Well worth the wait.I can't talk about Bla Bla Bla about this and that and the other thing.All I can say it's one of the most significant links in my current system.In my opinion pay the extra $5 or so over the AQ dimondback as the dimondback is much less superior to the king cobra.If you go any further in the line up your getting into DBS territory.Also all the cables I buy are all AQ.Really don't look any further as the rest of the cable makers are just jumping on the band wagon.Enjoy

Similar Products Used:
CA auzr 640c v1; Creek 21se headphone amp : AQ NRG-2 PC : Sennheiser HD 650 with Cardas cable

Price Paid:  $150.00 from Magnolia Hifi

Summary:
Well I started out my Audioquest interconnect journey with a set of Copperheads. Thse cables for the money and a bit beyond are impressive except when compared to other cables in the Audioquest lineup. I next tried a set of Diamondbakcs but when they were too short to reach between my components I then decided to shoot for the King Cobras in a what the heck kind of purchase. I am glad I made the purchase. If I had to describe th difference between the Copperheads, Diamondbacks, versus the King Cobra I would say that the Copperheads and Diamondbacks are revealing. By that I mean that they are actaully adding detail to music that I had never heard before. Symbols and extra kicks on a bass drum as audible and are just not smeared. The King Cobra maintains the quality of resolution, but adds in a tonal quality of smoothness and a loss of very light graininess that the other cables barely possessed. However that removal of light graininess and the real difference in tonal balance is what makes these cables appealing to me. The interconnects begin to smooth out rough sounding CDs and still give you the clarity of detail that the previous cables provided. I would describe the Diamondbacks as the pinnacle of in the lower end of the audioquest lineup when it comes ot adding clarity. The King Cobras just refine the tone of that clarity.

After that it is DBS territory. I have compared these with a set of Cheetah Cables and was a impressed with the price difference: no. I was impressesed in the fact that the Cheetahs added more resolution and a bit bigger soundstage but the difference from $150 to over $900 doesn't impress me that much. To be honest the King Cobras seem to be the best buy since they add real tonal balance, good soundstage, and clarity that are the firm foundation of its suboardinate models, but adds tonal balance, that really gives it a sound that can't be beat by any cable for $150 and is hard to press me to buy better cables when comparing it to $900 Cheetahs. For $150 you are getting a good bang for buck value. I would recommend these cables for anyone whom is looking to get into mid grade audio. These cables give hifi sound at a mid grade price.

Strengths:
Tonal Balance, Clarity, and Soundstage. Price.

Weaknesses:
None, especially when taking price into account.

Similar Products Used:
Audioquest Diamondbacks, Cheetahs, and Copperheads.