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Wen
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: March 30, 2012
Bottom Line: For the price, this cable does well but it's overall still veiled, like listening behind a thick curtain or at the back of the hall. There's little involvement and it misses out the deep ranges of the bass. The treble performs well, as does the midrange.
I got what I paid for but I will be replacing these in the near future.
Used product for: Less than 1 month
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Product model year: 2010
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Andrew
a AudioPhileDate Reviewed: April 16, 2011
Bottom Line: Absolutely love this cable. Open with great definition,awesome low end and no fatigue. Give them a try! The sound of my system is just so liquid and highly detailed.Big up to Bill from audioquest...
Used product for: Less than 1 month
Duration Product Used: AudioPhile
Product model year: 2010
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positivefiction
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: February 16, 2011
Bottom Line: Bought a pair of the King Cobras in the hopes that they would replicate the magic of my favorite interconnects, the Audioquest Emerald, in a different application.
In short, they do, and don't.
In descriptive...
The Emeralds are very balanced from top to bottom, with a pleasing balance and just the right amount of midrange weight that makes music sound downright seductive. The shortcomings, which I notice on rock, is that they are on the polite side of rhythmic attack, and their staging, while good, isn't the best I've heard.
The King Cobras, at first, sounded good, but a bit hollow. They had good bass, and a sparkling treble that never got harsh or tinny or anything else that takes away from just serving detail up, and they served it up very kindly. But, the midrange seemed hollow, as though someone pulled two edges of fabric, leaving the center thin, while the bass and treble were overemphasized.
So...I plugged the King Cobras into the preamp outs of my receiver into the HT inputs of my Classe Integrated, left them there for two weeks, then placed them into my CD player again. That two weeks, I had the Emeralds in that position, so now, broken in, I could give them a fair shake.
The detail was still there, but now the midrange was breathing and filled out nicely. It wasn't the same weighty midrange I'm used to with the Emeralds, but more transparent without sounding hollow or thin. Somehow, the bass managed to get even deeper, and the highs, which were already very good, relaxed even more. Overall, it was a similar presentation, if not as seductively weighty in the midrange, but it introduced one element the Emeralds do not have...rhythmic punch. It doesn't go over the top with this attack by grabbing you by the throat and making a point of it...all the gentle staging and harmoonic rightness of the Emeralds exists in the King Cobras, only trading a bit of euphonic midrange seductiveness for better transparency and bouncy rhythm.
The one thing that I'm most happy about with the King Cobras, listening to them as I write this, is they preserved the gentle presentation of fine detail I remember from older Audioquest models, without forcing it down your throat. Broken in, these cables came into their own, and while on certain songs, like jazz and vocals, I enjoy the more romantic sound of the Emeralds, the King Cobras added transparency and punch make up for it on rock and classical. Like moving forward a couple of rows, trading some of the ambiance of the hall but getting more transient attack and a touch more immediacy.
Are they perfect? Who or what is? But they have a home on my CD player, while he Emeralds will go to my music server, to help bring some romanticism and weight to my slightly analytical sounding computer rig.
Used product for: 1 to 3 months
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: 2010
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balloonknot32
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: August 28, 2006
Bottom Line: 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.
Used product for: 3 Months to 1 year
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: 2006
Purchased At: Trutone Electronics
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Fergymunster
a Audio EnthusiastDate Reviewed: May 12, 2006
Bottom Line: 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
Used product for: 3 Months to 1 year
Duration Product Used: Audio Enthusiast
Product model year: 2004
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$100.00
Purchased At: Musicdirect
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