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Re: Kimber 8TC vs ???/comparisons, upgrades? etc....

Posted by Dave Pogue (A) on July 10, 2005 at 04:24:08

In Reply to: Kimber 8TC vs ???/comparisons, upgrades? etc.... posted by Lensman on July 9, 2005 at 10:26:20:

I used biwired 8TC for years between my then-amps (Conrad Johnson Premier 12s) and then-speakers (ProAc Response 3s). Kept hearing about Mapleshade Golden Helix and gave it a try. Pierre Sprey persuaded me NOT to biwire (tho it obviously cost him money to do so). This experience (the Mapleshades sounded better in every way) started me on a path to try increasingly INexpensive wire to see if I could match or better what I was using. Just for the hell of it, not to save money.

So I'm currently using Home Depot outdoor extension cord (the so-called "HD-14" reviewed last year in The Absolute Sound) between my 845-based SET monoblocks and Gallo Reference 3s. In direct comparisons in a friend's system, this cheap wire rather dramaticaly outpointed some $1200 speaker cable. My own system has never sounded better.

Works for me. May (or may not) work for you. And you can always cover the garish orange/black Home Depot stuff with Techflex.

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