New Speaker Cables are in!

EndersShadow
EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
edited September 2012 in The Clubhouse
Went with some Kimber Kable 8VS from NeedleDoctor (since there are apparently a bunch of knock offs online). 6 foot pair of internal bi-wire 8VS with their bananas for my LSi 15's. Still need a 4 foot single 8VS internal bi-wire with banana's for my LSiC as well as 5 PBJ interconnects. Those will come later.

Stoked to get home and get these hooked up!

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"....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • hochpt21
    hochpt21 Posts: 5,423
    edited September 2012
    Those suckers look pretty sweet. I'm sure you'll let us know how they sound vs the MIT's.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2012
    hochpt21 wrote: »
    Those suckers look pretty sweet. I'm sure you'll let us know how they sound vs the MIT's.

    Well the MIT's have been out of my system for a couple weeks and I went back to using stock jumpers and some 14/4 Audioquest speaker wire. I still have them packaged up ready to go to Doro but dont want to open them up at all :biggrin:.

    I will make comments after giving them time to settle in.

    I would like to throw a shout-out to steveinaz for putting up with my ridiculous amounts of questions via PM :redface:
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited September 2012
    Lookin good!
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  • pietro944
    pietro944 Posts: 720
    edited September 2012
    How much were they?,if you don't mind me asking......peter:smile:
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  • Oldfatdogs
    Oldfatdogs Posts: 1,874
    edited September 2012
    Very nice,I look forward to the review.
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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited September 2012
    yea and can I just buy the ends for my existing one I have?

    pietro944 wrote: »
    How much were they?,if you don't mind me asking......peter:smile:
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  • stretchl
    stretchl Posts: 1,334
    edited September 2012
    It's a good day in Polkieland. I just got in my new subs for the 15's.

    Good to be celebrating with you, Dan!
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    Cabling by Groneberg
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  • BlueFox
    BlueFox Posts: 15,251
    edited September 2012
    I have used Kimber XLR Hero ICs, but not their speaker cables. However, I have only read good things about them. Of course, the people doing the writing knew what they were talking about. It really makes you wonder why some people refuse to believe that cables are a valid component, and they each have a sonic signature.

    Enjoy, and give us a review in the future.
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  • Ern Dog
    Ern Dog Posts: 2,237
    edited September 2012
    Nice looking cables. I'll be interested in reading about your impressions.
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  • TNHNDYMAN
    TNHNDYMAN Posts: 2,145
    edited September 2012
    Congrats Dan. Sorry I've been busy and missed your call. Talk to you soon.
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited September 2012
    Those look really good. Enjoy bro.
    Shoot the jumper.....................BALLIN.............!!!!!

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  • PolkieMan
    PolkieMan Posts: 2,446
    edited September 2012
    http://www.needledoctor.com/Kimber-Kable-8VS-Speaker-Cable?sc=2&category=33396


    PolkieMan wrote: »
    yea and can I just buy the ends for my existing one I have?
    POLK SDA 2.3 TLS BOUGHT NEW IN 1990, Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-198
    POLK CSI-A6 POLK MONITOR 70'S ONKYO TX NR-808 SONY CDP-333ES
    PIONEER PL-510A SONY BDP S5100
    POLK SDA 1C BOUGHT USED 2011,Gimpod/Sonic Caps/Mills RDO-194
    ONKYO HT RC-360 SONY BDP S590 TECHNICS SL BD-1
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2012
    pietro944 wrote: »
    How much were they?,if you don't mind me asking......peter:smile:

    228 for the pair of 6 foot internal bi-wire. If I would have gone with regular wire it would be ~60 bucks cheaper. So if you dont need bi-wire they are quite nice. Same with banana's. The standard spades wouldnt fit on my LSi 15's so I had to go with banana's so I decided to go bi-wire rather than making custom jumpers.
    TNHNDYMAN wrote: »
    Congrats Dan. Sorry I've been busy and missed your call. Talk to you soon.

    No worries mate, I was getting worried though I hadn't heard from you in a bit. Glad all is well. Will catch up with you later :biggrin:.
    PolkieMan wrote: »
    yea and can I just buy the ends for my existing one I have?

    I would assume so, but email kimber. They were very quick to respond to my questions and make recommendations. Both them and Needle Doctor (who I had no less than 15 emails back and forth with).

    As any FYI to everyone, either NeedleDoctor or AudioAdvisor will do custom lengths but you have to call them to ask about it. It gets kinda tricky as there is a actual formula they have to calculate for price :biggrin:.


    I havent had a bunch of time with these but I will say that from the brief listening I got in on Friday they had a BUNCH more detail in the high end and some nice authority in the low end that I didnt have before.

    Now keep in mind I havent had the MIT EXp2's in my system for about a month at this point and was using Audioquest FLX 14/4 wire I custom made myself.

    I will write up more after I have given them a good break in time but so far I think a worthwhile investment and looking forward to grabbing the center channel SC as well as the IC's (PBJ's) hopefully for Christmas to myself.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited September 2012
    Your welcome bud, hope they meet your expectations. I've had my 8TC's and Hero's for years now and haven't had any desire to replace them.

    PBJ is hard to beat for the price. I still have a couple sets on the patio rig.
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2012
    steveinaz wrote: »
    Your welcome bud, hope they meet your expectations.

    So far they have exceeded them.
    steveinaz wrote: »
    I've had my 8TC's and Hero's for years now and haven't had any desire to replace them.

    PBJ is hard to beat for the price. I still have a couple sets on the patio rig.

    Yeah, I am loving the 8VS right now and cant wait to jump up to the PBJ's or even maybe the Timbre or Hero's.
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • steveinaz
    steveinaz Posts: 19,538
    edited September 2012
    I could go back to PBJ tommorrow, and not feel like I was missing anything; FWIW.
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  • Dawgfish
    Dawgfish Posts: 2,554
    edited September 2012
    Careful with those PBJs you know they are rascist cables don't you? ;-)
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  • EndersShadow
    EndersShadow Posts: 17,590
    edited September 2012
    steveinaz wrote: »
    I could go back to PBJ tommorrow, and not feel like I was missing anything; FWIW.

    Yup, I saw you say that in another thread :biggrin:. Good to know as well :biggrin:.
    Dawgfish wrote: »
    Careful with those PBJs you know they are rascist cables don't you? ;-)

    Yeah, thats what I just learned :wink:
    "....not everything that can be counted counts, and not everything that counts can be counted." William Bruce Cameron, Informal Sociology: A Casual Introduction to Sociological Thinking (1963)
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  • tonyb
    tonyb Posts: 32,957
    edited September 2012
    Dawgfish wrote: »
    Careful with those PBJs you know they are rascist cables don't you? ;-)

    Well, they do have a black and white twist on them, could very well be. Better make sure there isn't more white strands than black or you could get a knock on the door. The older version where Blue......don't know of any blue race out there so they were pretty neutral. Maybe a smurf or 2 would complain about the blue, but hey, those dudes are creapy anyway.

    Congrats on the cables, give us a review when time allows.
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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,194
    edited September 2012
    Kimber Kable is a fantastic company , every single cable they make is stellar.

    Sweet cables , round them off with some Hero's. PPj's will also work just fine , they are one of our industries Gems. Cheap and perform better then most.
    Dan
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