Kimber Forum

[Rod#S]

Originally Posted by G8YU

Count me in as a Kimber Kable user since I'm satisfied with my Hero interconnects (terminated with WBT 0144). When I go speaker cable shopping the Kimber VS and TC series will be on my short list. I don't know if I would work my way up their line as they seem to get very expensive quickly. An audition might change my mind though.

If you have a chance just see if your dealer has a pair of Monacle XL's to try, they sort of fall in the middle of the entire range, more or less. I demoed those a few years back and they made me a believer in cables can make a difference. At the time they were tested with a pair of Paradigm Reference Studio 100v2's. If someone had of switched my speakers I would have been none the wiser, the difference was that dramatic.

[G8YU]

Originally Posted by Rod#S

If you have a chance just see if your dealer has a pair of Monacle XL's to try, they sort of fall in the middle of the entire range, more or less. I demoed those a few years back and they made me a believer in cables can make a difference. At the time they were tested with a pair of Paradigm Reference Studio 100v2's. If someone had of switched my speakers I would have been none the wiser, the difference was that dramatic.

Thanks for recommending those. They would be a bit over my spending limit; but I've passed that limit before.
I really need to quit auditioning the "next level up". It keeps putting my bank account in peril. Of course, playing music after a new upgrade makes me forget what I spent while I'm

[Rod#S]

No prob. After that experience I didn't buy them as I also couldn't afford them at the time but it was a very useful and informative experiment. The Monacles according to Kimber are made up of 2 separate conductor types, those of the VS and TC series which I thought was interesting.

[CLEE]

I adore Kimber cables. I have a 12TC and a Monocle XL. The 12TC has the one the best CP in audio. I am also using ks1026 and ks1021 IC's.

[phunge]

I am very happy with my KS3035 speaker cables!

Also running 8tc for my rears, sounds great even over a 20' run

[essjay]

I have Bi-Focal XL's and will never part with them, they handle bass like no other cable i have tried and do everything right with the mid range and treble.

an awesome cable from an awesome company, plain and simple......without all the hype.

[sidvee]

I have the KS3033 speaker cables and the 1011's (2 pairs) from my source to pre and power. I just love these cables, and have not looked back after introducing them into my system about 3 years ago. To me they sound very neutral and let the other components do their work.
Finally got off the cable upgrade wagon with these.
Cheers,
Sid

[Formerly YB-2]

Use Wasatch, which were a 2 or 3 engineers/techs that came out of Kimber in the '90s and made some nice cables. But, but like many folks in this business did not stand on their own long-term. Believe they were absorbed by Zen, who is also in Utah. Have 0.5m Kimber Silver Streaks for my phono preamp to line preamp run and use PBJs for non-critical RCA runs from vintage tuners. Good sounding and well made products.

[Glisse]

Originally Posted by Formerly YB-2

Use Wasatch, which were a 2 or 3 engineers/techs that came out of Kimber in the '90s and made some nice cables. But, but like many folks in this business did not stand on their own long-term. Believe they were absorbed by Zen, who is also in Utah. Have 0.5m Kimber Silver Streaks for my phono preamp to line preamp run and use PBJs for non-critical RCA runs from vintage tuners. Good sounding and well made products.

I think you mean Zu, not Zen?

[Formerly YB-2]

Zu, Zen............... zis all ze zame to me. (you are correct - thanks).