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Tara Labs Prism Omni Speaker Cable
Tara Labs Prism Omni Speaker Cable
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Reviewed by:
Matt Irmscher
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
June 6, 2000

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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Review 1 of 12

Summary:
I have this cable on my second system. It was a big improvement over the lamp cord that I was using. I know alot of people say that there is no difference in cables. I was in the middle, but now I am starting to lean a little!
I connected the Omni cables and the Prism 11 interconnects that I bought at the same time! The music became clearer! It was like opening the window! Really!
This is a great cable for the price ($1.00 foot)
System:
Philips 940 DVD/CD player
Kenwood Basic M-1 AMp
Kenwood Basic C-1 Pre-amp
Infinity RS-3 Speakers

Strengths:
Clarity! for an inexpensive speaker cable it was a big improvement over zip cord!!

Weaknesses:
none yet!


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Reviewed by:
Anthony Green
(Audiophile)

Review Date
May 1, 2000

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
3 months to 1 year

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Review 2 of 12

Summary:
For a relatively inexpensive speaker cable the Omni is not all that bad, but not perfect. However, it certainly outperforms any cables I've used up to and including its price.

The only problem is that the cables are very stiff. The construction uses several low gauge strands of copper bundled together, and whilst this is sonically superior to both fine multi-strand and simple single strand cables, it is difficult to make a really solid mechanical connection to the amp output terminals & speaker input terminals.

If you are using the Omni, best results are obtained by soldering a good pair of spade connectors (WBT or Kimber) to the amp ends, and using tight banana plugs or soldering spade connectors to the speaker ends. Don't even think about just crimping the bare wires into binding post holes - the mechanical connection is terrible due to the stiffness of the cable.

I'd agree in general with the perception that these cables are best suited to an otherwise bright, forward system.

Strengths:
Good bass & midrange, open sound

Weaknesses:
Difficult to use

Similar Products Used:
Chord, Kimber, Audioquest


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Reviewed by:
Markus
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
April 29, 2000

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

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Review 3 of 12

Summary:
This cable was sold to me as neutral and allround. I guess people with a too bright sounding system could like it, but with a well balanced amp and cd-player (which I belive I have...)I have problems standing the held back sound of this cable. I know use ordinary cheap copper wire instead, though this cable lacks in bass and tightness.

"This cable simply doesn't sing!"

Strengths:
Good low freq. handling

Weaknesses:
High freq. just disappears, vocals etc sounds held back

Similar Products Used:
Cheap ordinary copper wire


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Reviewed by:
Craig
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Review Date
April 17, 2000

Overall Rating
 2 of 5

Value Rating
 2 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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Review 4 of 12

Summary:
I did not notice any improvement sonicaly over the other cables that I was using. But the main problem is that the wire is so stiff. This makes it difficult to get a good clampling when using the binding post and its almost impossible to get a good grip using screw on banana plugs as the wire constantly slips out. Because I did notice any impovements and the unfriendly nature of the cable I would not recommend it. The Clara is much better buy.

Strengths:
none

Weaknesses:
stiff, stiff, stiff

Similar Products Used:
Tara labs prism clara, monster cable powerline 2


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Reviewed by:
Ken
(Audio Enthusiast)

Review Date
March 26, 2000

Overall Rating
 4 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

Used product for
1 to 3 months

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5.00 of 5, 2.00 votes

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Review 5 of 12

Summary:
Before the Omni, I used a pair of cheap speaker cables to connect (single-run) my Nakamichi AV-10 to Mission 771.

Using the Omni to biwire the speakers, the sound does improve by revealing higher level of clarity and details of music.

For US$90 (around $5.5/ft), I'm quite satisfied with the performanace it brings to my system.

Strengths:
Better level of clarity

Weaknesses:
None so far


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