Kimber Kable Silver Streak Interconnect Cables
Kimber Kable Silver Streak Interconnect Cables
[Mar 01, 2003]
trew
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
good balance, excellent speed/pace. Tight bass(though limited extenion), a fun,lively cable.
Weakness:
Glad I only paid 1/2 price, dosent sound realistic, puts a sheen on everything. I still prefer the half it's price Monster M850i,same balance, more detail, more realistic! The Kimber Silver Streak is the 4th, and (most expensive) interconnect I've tried in my new MID-FI system. NAD C370, NAD541i cd player, NHT 2.9 speakers. This is the strangest sounding cable! It's fast. It's slick. It makes the music seem as if it comes out on greased rails. I let the thing burn-in for 2 day's solid before doing any listening. The first thing I noticed, was the change in how the flow of the music had seemed to have smoothed out, with lot's of detail, a good balance from top to bottom. I agree with other reviews, that it could sound bright in some systems. I found the over all effect a little hypnotic, a nice cable for a sluggish system with flabby bass. I would not use it between pre-amp and amp. Similar Products Used: Phoenix gold, Audioquest Topaze2 (junk) Monster M850i. |
[Jul 18, 2002]
Solude
AudioPhile
Strength:
transparent, highly detailed but not fatiguing
Weakness:
have to get back to you on this one I normally give a nice long write up but... two words "Holy Crap!" :D If KCAG is better than this, I don't care. I'm using two .5M balanced pairs between my DAC-Pre-Amp and the improvement over the Hero is unreal. If your system is where you want it, these come highly recommended. If you feel your system is overly bright or loose see the Hero. Regis Poirier Similar Products Used: Kimber PBJ, Kimber Hero, Monster 550i |
[Mar 12, 2002]
Billyjo
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Nice and open sound, tight bass. Get the sound of silver interconnects with a reasonable price tag.
Weakness:
Can add character to the sound. Poor shielding. Not exactly the best for the price. Not recommended for use between turntable and phono stage. I''ve had them for a good few years now. They are very good indeed for tube equipments. Nice and tight for mid and low freq. Treble isn''t bad too. The only problem is it offers poor shielding. Tend to add character to the signal though (in a way not a good thing). Nice and bendy unlike some big thick cables. Offers nice and open sound esp with tube equip. Similar Products Used: Nordost Blue Heaven. Solar Wind. Ecosse The Quartet MS2 VDH The First 0.6M |
[Mar 28, 2000]
Tim
Audiophile
Strength:
Easy to connect, neutral, accurate, transparent full sound, especially in the mid-range and treble. Nice tight bass.
Weakness:
Looks weird, because there is no big jacket for the whole set of cables. Each individual cable is jacketed, but I'm used to seeing all of them in one large jacket. I had been using Vampire Wire OSC silver 1.0 m interconnects ($125) for my CD player and just for the hell of it I decided to try some Kimber Kable Hero ($140) in 1.0 m length, which I purchased from Audio Advisor. They have a 30-day money back guarantee, so I figured what could Similar Products Used: Vampire Wire OSC 1.0 m, Kimber Kable Hero 1.0mm and Monster Cable Cable I400MKII1M. |
[Dec 30, 2000]
Tom O
Audiophile
Strength:
Value
Weakness:
none They sound better than anything for the money. Great full range sound, great soundstage, dynamics, and timbre. Take them home and try them with the 4TC speaker cables. I did and didn't bring them back. Similar Products Used: Monster |
[Feb 17, 2001]
Daniel Pascual
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
More detail and focus than hi-pure copper
Weakness:
Virtually un-shielded as whole These cables make a difference in smoothing the harsh graininess that is common in most copper cables. I especially noticed the difference in the upper-midrange frequencies and all the way up to the top where its alot better than my Monster Cable which smeared everything out. The silver conductor keeps details clean, precise, and consistent. Similar Products Used: Monster Cable M1500 and Sigma 2000, Monster Cable 'mid-fi' Interlinks |
[Jul 30, 2000]
Rob
Audiophile
The Kimber silver streak is a great cable to start with. KCAG is marginally better but I know a somewhat cheaper alternative for those who can handle a soldering iron...Make a four wire braid using 2 of kimber's silver wires for signal and 2 of the regular TC wires for ground. Kimber's Hero cable is a 4 wire braid in case you need some help with the configuration. And remember, it should be counter-rotating so if it looks funny and not elegant like Kimber's stuff, then you did it wrong! This set up beats even the KCAG! My sound stage has opened way out to the walls! Bass is deeper and tighter. In short this is a fantastic DIY interconnect! If you like things done for you then stick with the original silver streak. It's still a bargain! |
[Feb 12, 2000]
JIM
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
DETAIL,DYNAMICS
Weakness:
MAY BE TO BRIGHT IN SOME SYSTEMS. I COULD HEAR A DIFFERENCE OVER MY KIMBER HERO WITH IN ABOUT 20 SECONDS OF THE 1ST TRACK.THE VOICES WERE MOVED TO THE FRONT OF THE SOUNDSTAGE.I COULD HEAR SOUNDS THAT I HAD NOT HEARD BEFORE.I THEN TRIED THEM ON MY MARANTZ ST-17 TUNER AND WAS JUST AS IMPRESSED.THEY DO NEED TO BE BROKEN IN.HIGHLY RECOMMENDED. Similar Products Used: KIMBER HERO,AUDIOTRUTH EMERALD |
[Dec 31, 1999]
alastair cox
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
much better than hero which I thought was more crisp than pbj. Very clear lovely natural but detailed treble
Weakness:
none found yet A BIG stepup from the Hero Cable. The Hero gives the treble a harshness(could be my Legato link Pioneer CD player though)that grates. The Silver streaks are wonderfully neutral yet warm and detailed(!). They seem to both bring out the clarity but not at the expense of musicality. These cables sound really smoooth. Similar Products Used: pbj, hero, cable talk monitor |
[Nov 07, 1999]
Alex
Audiophile
Strength:
Transparence, detail, image and surely better than kimber hero.
Weakness:
not for all system; in bad matching can sound dry. a good cable that sometimes can solve many problems of the system. Similar Products Used: kimber hero; monster cable 350 & 1000; |