wdw Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Hello All, Not sure where to post this so here goes; wanted to apprise you all of a new series of cables from Kimber Cable, named Carbon, that sits above the Summit and below their top of the line Select series of cables. I have recently moved to a complete "loom" of these new series and just wanted to relay just how good they sound (cable naysayer's: just go home and forget about it!). The Carbon XLR just spanked my Nordost Heimdall 2 XLR as did the speaker cable with the Heimdall 2 speaker cables. Musical and quietly accurate to the frequency extremes. WDW Link to comment
Popular Post Ralf11 Posted September 14, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2019 C16 or just the same crummy ol' C14? phosphorein and lucretius 2 Link to comment
wdw Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 41 minutes ago, Ralf11 said: C16 or just the same crummy ol' C14? Dunno, Was never a Kimber guy but took the advice of my local stereo hut....if the 14/16 is a nomenclature for the number of wires within the braid, the Carbon speaker cable is available in 8/16/pricey. nevertheless, surprised and recommended. Link to comment
One and a half Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 Like Audioquest , Kimber have a bewildering array of cables, in one series seems to be good better best extreme and the seven layers of each of these. Each one more $ than the other, far too much choice of the same theme, so no choice makes sense 😁. i built the classic in the 80’s from 16 gauge PTFE and WBT plugs, worked out reasonably well, but best results were with a screened PTFE 2 core RCA. AS Profile Equipment List Say NO to MQA Link to comment
wdw Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 hour ago, One and a half said: ...... i built the classic in the 80’s from 16 gauge PTFE and WBT plugs, worked out reasonably well, but best results were with a screened PTFE 2 core RCA. oh! Link to comment
Archimago Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 1 hour ago, wdw said: Dunno, Was never a Kimber guy but took the advice of my local stereo hut....if the 14/16 is a nomenclature for the number of wires within the braid, the Carbon speaker cable is available in 8/16/pricey. nevertheless, surprised and recommended. Hmmm... I think he was thinking about the various isotopes :-). Archimago's Musings: A "more objective" take for the Rational Audiophile. Beyond mere fidelity, into immersion and realism. R.I.P. MQA 2014-2023: Hyped product thanks to uneducated, uncritical advocates & captured press. Link to comment
wdw Posted September 14, 2019 Author Share Posted September 14, 2019 55 minutes ago, Archimago said: Hmmm... I think he was thinking about the various isotopes :-). Especially pricey! Link to comment
phosphorein Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 7 hours ago, wdw said: Especially pricey! Especially C16.... Link to comment
Popular Post EdmontonCanuck Posted September 14, 2019 Popular Post Share Posted September 14, 2019 10 hours ago, wdw said: Especially pricey! That's reserved for the upcoming line of braided bucky-balls Ralf11 and crenca 2 CAPS Pipeline with HDPlex Linear PSU running Win10 64 bit, AO 2.0, RoonServer, HQPlayer -> T+A DAC8 DSD -> Linear Tube Audio's MicroZOTL2 Headphone Amp with Mojo Audio's Illuminati Linear PSU -> Focal Utopia/Audeze LCD-3 Link to comment
Ralf11 Posted September 14, 2019 Share Posted September 14, 2019 15 hours ago, Archimago said: Hmmm... I think he was thinking about the various isotopes :-). Yes. And Kimber has as many cables as there are isotopes of carbon (tho the cables have half-lives that are longer than many of the isotopes. For the record, I have some Kimber speaker cables but stopped using them last year. Link to comment
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