Kimber Kable 8PR

[AcuDefTechGuy]

My B&W 802D2 gets Kimber banana-banana & Revel Salon2 gets Kimber banana-spades.

Oh, yeah, of course, the soundstage is now larger than life, bass is now faster than the speed of light, midrange is clearer than crystal clear, and treble is sweeter than chocolate.

 

[brianedm]

They're certainly fancy looking

 

[fuzz092888]

You would

 

[gene]

My B&W 802D2 gets Kimber banana-banana & Revel Salon2 gets Kimber banana-spades.

Oh, yeah, of course, the soundstage is now larger than life, bass is now faster than the speed of light, midrange is clearer than crystal clear, and treble is sweeter than chocolate.

Actually it should sound more like dark chocolate based on the color of the jackets These are good cables, I have them too!

 

[Steve81]

Oh, yeah, of course, the soundstage is now larger than life, bass is now faster than the speed of light, midrange is clearer than crystal clear, and treble is sweeter than chocolate.

Naturally!
What were you using before? Any comments on more practical matters, ie flexibility?

 

[cpp]

Oh sure is all about the cables

 

[3db]

They look sweet. How much? I would buy them for aesthetic reasons only as we know cables/interconnects to absolutely didly squat for sound quality.

 

[Irvrobinson]

The cables don't do anything for me, but the WBT connectors are nice. I have a couple sets. They use crimped-sleeve technology with a screw-down mechanism for the collar. Very secure. The only thing better is Blue Jean's Sonobond welding. Solder is difficult to get right on a 10ga cable.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Naturally!
What were you using before? Any comments on more practical matters, ie flexibility?

I suppose medium flexibility - like the BJC grey. Not as flexible as my previous C2G Velocity blue 12 gauge cables.

The Kimber 8PR is about 10 gauge.

 

[j_garcia]

There are a dozen knock offs of the WBTs that are basically identical and cost about 1/10th the price. The only difference with the WBTs are the sleeves. I prefer BFA style bananas. I bought 48 of the Nakamichi ones for like $25 and have had no problems with them so far. On the cables on my mains I use the Knukonceptz ones.

I've heard those Kimbers too on some Paradigm Studios when the shop was trying to sell them to me. Can't say that it made a difference

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

They look sweet. How much? I would buy them for aesthetic reasons only as we know cables/interconnects to absolutely didly squat for sound quality.

I bought from The Cable Company. MSRP is $156/pr of 10ft cables already prepared (already stripped, ready to hook up bare wire, Kimber Kable label heat shrink jackets installed). However, with big orders over $300, I get 11.5% discount & free FedEx shipping.

Unprepared Kimber 8PR cables (not stripped yet) are $5/ft bulk, so $100/pr of 10ft cables.

So for the additional $56 fee/pr, they strip the cables, install the Kimber Kable label jackets. All I had to do was install the GLS locking bananas & Sewell spades.

 

[Steve81]

I suppose medium flexibility - like the BJC grey. Not as flexible as my previous C2G Velocity blue 12 gauge cables.

The Kimber 8PR is about 10 gauge.

Good stuff. I'm cheap, so I primarily use BJC cabling (the 12AWG grey terminated with locking bananas for the center and surrounds), though on my mains I've got some stuff I picked up from Heartland Cables a while back (looks like they died?) which is basically Canare 4S11 with techflex and basic bananas. I'm actually really impressed with the flexibility of the Canare given the thickness, and I like the techflex look.

 

[Irvrobinson]

There are a dozen knock offs of the WBTs that are basically identical and cost about 1/10th the price. The only difference with the WBTs are the sleeves.

The sleeve technology is the most important part for a secure connection. The price is high if you pay MSRP, which I didn't, but price isn't everything (or even significant to some folks if you're talking only a few hundred dollars).

 

[Irvrobinson]

So for the additional $56 fee/pr, they strip the cables, install the Kimber Kable label jackets. All I had to do was install the GLS locking bananas & Sewell spades.

Those aren't WBTs? My mistake.

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Good stuff. I'm cheap, so I primarily use BJC cabling (the 12AWG grey terminated with locking bananas for the center and surrounds), though on my mains I've got some stuff I picked up from Heartland Cables a while back (looks like they died?) which is basically Canare 4S11 with techflex and basic bananas. I'm actually really impressed with the flexibility of the Canare given the thickness, and I like the techflex look.

The Kimber Kable 8PR is just sooooooooooooooooooooo sexy though.

The Kimber 4PR is $3/ft bulk, so a 10' pr = $60/pr. With discount, that's about $50/pr of 10' bulk cable. A lot of other brands cost a lot more than $50/pr, and you don't even get the Kimber Kable fancy braiding and badge.

 

[j_garcia]

The sleeve technology is the most important part for a secure connection. The price is high if you pay MSRP, which I didn't, but price isn't everything (or even significant to some folks if you're talking only a few hundred dollars).

Except that I've never had one fail without the sleeve either You can buy the sleeves separately and use them with the GLS/Sewell/Parts Express ones too.

Knu

BJC locking

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Those aren't WBTs? My mistake.

They are GLS, which are just like BJC locking bananas. I also use the BJC on my other cables. Both the GLS bananas & Sewell spades use the screw-down mechanism (2 screws per connector).

 

[Steve81]

The Kimber 4PR is $3/ft bulk, so a 10' pr = $60/pr. With discount, that's about $50/pr of 10' bulk cable. A lot of other brands cost a lot more than $50/pr, and you don't even get the Kimber Kable fancy braiding and badge.

Well now I need to see a picture of the badge! For some reason, I'm picturing you walking around with a sheriffs badge that says Kimber Kable on it

 

[AcuDefTechGuy]

Well now I need to see a picture of the badge! For some reason, I'm picturing you walking around with a sheriffs badge that says Kimber Kable on it

 

[Bryceo]

Kimber cables <3 I have kimber sub cables