Holographic 3d life-like sound. What more could you ask for. Very reasonably priced, very.

None at this price point. Try these or Kimber's 4tc before you lay out some serious cash. If you're not happy then return them.

kimber kable 8tc best cable ever purchased and has stayed with my system as upgraded to better ancillaries , as a musician i like the naturalness of the cable everything in the correct place if your system is high resolution this cable will astound you.
current system
cyrus pre qxpd and power supply, two power x amplifiers momoblocked, linn sondek ortofon rondo bronze cartridge, lehmann se phono stage, liinn genki cd player, cambridge np30 streamer, kef reference one speaker with bespoke super tweeters and silver and gold glasshouse interconnects

Finally purchashed two run's of 12 feet with banana plug temination's. I must admit, I was very skeptical about spending that kind of money for speaker kable. Having used lower lines of kimberkable and having fantastic result's with them.So clean sounding very impressed,so the big decision was how much was I willing to spend?. After further review on my part and reading all the review's posted(great input by the way).I decieded I would go for it,I knew my linn keilidh were capable of so much more.And I was right,but not right away. Right out of the box I was not impressed at all,has kimber let me down on this one. The monster cable I had hooked up prior sounded better!But after approximately 50hr's or so, they really started to open up and every day since then. Every day I hear pleasant change's everywhere,from top to bottom.I can finally justify spending the extra dough now(to myself anyway's) but I know what I like and kimberkable has not let me down again. Very glad I did'nt step outside the box on this one,kimberkable for life.

Moved from a 22'X14' listening room to a12'X10' room and downsized my system from a B&W 605s and an old Denon reciever as a pre-amp thru an Adcom 125 w amp. I had built 2 pairs of cat5 speaker cables(different lengths) and thought they were great. Now have an all Vincent system with small NHT Classic 3's. Been listening to this for 6mos. Added Kimber Kable and noticed tha the sound stage has opened up and the detail is wounderful...even without a sub woofer. Crystal, like opening you eyes thru clear lenses not cloudy ones. Best money I've spent in a long time!

This is without a doubt the best cable I have heard !!

I have been an avid fan of QED Silver Anniversary for a long time, but this stuff has blown my socks off!!

From the minute I pulled it out of the box I was impressed. The quality is exceptional and the weave of the individual strands is something very unusual indeed. Its supposed to reduce interference which took me a while to understand the point until I wired them up. The cables were running past several others including mains!! A good reducer of interference is therefore essential and then you start to appreciate and understand the magic behind the design!!

The sound quality is everything you expect from a cable of this price approx £400 2.5m pair with bananas. To me its a very natural sound which has got to be the best way surely. Its very open and a real pleasure to listen to for hours.

I am a big fan of dance music, some commercial, and lot of older stuff, reggae, pop etc. a real mix and so far there has not been anything I think sounds bad, or harsh or anything.

To me you dont put these cables in your system and immediately go wow, but after you have had them for a while you will be very glad you forked out for them and you will want to listen to a lot of music back to back.

I have written this review to help you in deciding wether its worth investing or not. I always do a lot of research before buying anything and I have read many of reviews on this website. If you are reading this then chances are you are doing the same.

If that is the case then rest assured you will be very happy with this purchase unless of course you can afford the more expensive set - The Crystal 24s I am sure they would be better still.......

The blue is a very noticeable colour, the newer white/silver is better I am guessing at hiding hence the colour change. This is the only negative I can think of.!!

Speakers used on are B&W Nautilus 805

Detailed and "airy" without sharp edges at high frequencies. Balanced presentation without emphasis on specific spectral areas. Extreme value!

None at this price point, personally I would not go any further than this.

“To Cable or not to Cable?”

I am positive here: cables make a difference!

But is this a good or a bad thing? In most cases it is not very good…most companies nowdays seem to be able to predict the acoustic effect of a cable (possibly using computers) and they manipulate the signal so that it sounds as desired…

This behavior does not fit my goal: I want to hear the real thing (as close as I can get to it anyway) and NOT your cables guys, I’ m sorry!

Rumor had it that Kimber were “sharp” cables. Did I mention I can’ t stand “sharp”??? Well I hate it. But I love analysis. The beauty of seeing the instruments floating independently in space…this is a blessing.
So having in mind Kimber=sharp, I never tried Kimbers…

Not until a pair of Hero interconnects were sighted used at a low price…at the time I was looking for a replacement for VDH 102mkIII on a secondary source (FM radio). Well, the Hero cable was too good for the money, except a minor metallic timber in the vocals (maybe not a fault of the cable itself). So the door for Kimber stayed open…

Lately I realized that the “air” of the high frequencies was thick and dense in my system…I could not blame any component for this (they have been selected with so much care and pain) except for the speaker cables or the speakers themselves.
Thank God I chose to start with the most inexpensive part to replace…

It has been a week now that a single run of Kimber 8TC (8ft) carry the burden to feed them Spendors with signal.
Not fully broken in, I love what this cable does for me…

1. Balance: no particular emphasis anywhere in the spectrum, results in a very detailed but at the same time relaxed presentation. Bass is not as strong as my previous cable, but this is good as it unveils information at the lower end that used to be covered.
2. Analysis: tons of masked info came to light. Breathing, smacking lips, pops and cracks on wooden floors, piano pedals, you name it…
3. Lively: music seems to be…well…more musical! Instruments are more lifelike, same with voices, no colorations, just the real timbre.
4. Transparent: no more instruments glued together. Each one has its own well defined space, especially high frequency percussion is alive and vivid (and it does sound as percussion).
5. Expanded: music occupies more space. Instruments come from all-over the place. Behind, left and right of the speakers. Live performances are so much more realistic…
These are just first impressions. The cables have been in use for less than 30 hours, I expect further improvements in time.
Summary: this is a top-sounding-cable regardless of price. It does so many things right that you just can’t focus on anything negative. I am so impressed that I think I will replace all cabling in my system with Kimber. This is my top recommendation for a speaker cable. If you intend to spend more, keep the money and enjoy other things too…
If I changed the speakers and got the same effect, I would say I made a very good choice, now I just can’t say enough!

System info:

Spendor S8e, 2way floorstanders
TACT (Lyngdorf) SDA2175, semi-digital power amplifier
Pass X2 line preamplifier
Marantz SA17S1 SACD/ CD player
Interconnects: VDH Integration (XLR), Kimber Hero (RCA), Ultralink, Monster, others.

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Audioquest midnight plus, Audioquest Type 4, Ultralink bi-wire

Very transparent. Makes good-quality component systems come alive....

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Originally I was using Tara Labs RSC Prime Bi-Wire cables in my system. After recently moving, I hooked the Tara Labs cables up and my system sounded 'muddled'. I tried numerous tweaks and adjustments to determine what the cause could be.....My last attempt was to replace speaker cables (as I thought the Tara Labs could not be causing my system to sound this way) with Kimber Kables. Once I hooked up these cables, I was amazed at how my system came alive - the highs and mid-range was clear, and the definition I was able to hear was eye-opening. Highly recommend trying these cables out....

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Tara Labs
Audioquest

Detail and flow
Natural organic sound that avoids 'spotlighting '

Price when new. I think it's an excellent cable but over priced

I trialled these cables with by Naim/Spendor set up. I had been told that the Kimber could be 'risky' when used with Naim.I t was quite the opposite. The timing was excellent and it brought out detail I hadn't previously heard. It gave music a fluid and organic feel.It is a subtle cable that does most things right. It doesn't get in the way. There's no excessive bass and no 'pulling about' of the sound.
When I compared it to the Naim cable, it won hands down. The Naim seemed to choke the music and gave a 'bathroom acoustic' feel to the Dab radio. No reall synergy and quite disappointing.
I bought it for £200 for two good lengths and termination.A fantastic bargain.

Live sound, clear, the music is in the room with you. Great Bass

none that I know of

Excellent cable..it makes such a big difference to my set. Unbelievable. The bass feels palpable it is so good. The instruments are very clear and sort of jump out at you, out of the speakers. Other more expensive cables like, Nordost, were warmer, but they were less ALIVE. I prefer the kimber 8 tc I use them terminated with WBT plugs on the amplifier side , and great spades WBT 0660 on the speaker side, bi-wire. I would highly recommend this, as the WBT plugs help you get the most out of your kimber cables. Expensive...but still considered a best buy (see hifichoice !)because the sound you get out of them is phenomenal.

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Nordost red dawn, QED silver anniversary, cheapo IXOS cable, powervocal.

After a good 60 hours of break-in these things smooth out and come to life, very natural. Can't say enough good things.

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Very nice cable. Timing is just right, tonal balance cannot be beat for the dough. I have 2 pairs for my bi-wired system. I consider them a "reference cable".

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Too many.