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Revisiting the Kimber KCAG

I've been using RCA KCAGs between my preamp and amp for about 15 years. I've tried many other ICs (in approximately the same price range or lower) including Siltech, XLO, Cardas, Staightwire, and some of the internet-only jobs like Oritek, Signal Cable, and Guerilla. Some worked well in my system (I kept those), others not, but what I keep hearing is how incredibly transparent the KCAG cables are (in my system). Do they do everything perfectly? No. With some music you can hear juuuust a little bit of hardness in the mids, and the soundtsgae is not as big as with some other cables.

What I would like to hear from the gang here is whether there are any other cables in this price range (or maybe a bit more) that have the same information retrieval, speed, and transparency (while still remaining very musical) as these classic cables... and maybe improve a bit on those areas where the KCAG may be a little weak. At this point I can work with either RCA or XLR.
tonyptony
brooks
55 posts
 
You are going to get a thousand responses; everyone will be hawking his or her favorite find!

I've owned KCAG in the past and then moved on to silver foil. The Chimera cables have moved in and replaced everything. I can't compare them directly to the KCAG as I don't have both on hand at the same time, but I can say that the Chimera's are good enough that I've stopped looking. And money back if you are not happy!
Have Fun,
Steve
tonyptony OP
617 posts
 
Yeah, I suspect that will happen, Steve. I guess what I'm looking for is a better KCAG. Did you have the Kimbers when you moved to the Chimeras?
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the_kid
465 posts
 
I used the KCAG for a long period of time and think it is a fantastic cable. So much of a fantastic cable, I used KCAG to re-wire some of my Amps Internal Wiring. (SLI-80) Then a friend of mine, brought over his Audience Au24 interconnects.

I must say in my setup the Audience bested the KCAG in several ways. I now use all Au24 and their powerchords throughout my system. If my buddy had not brought them over after raving about them, I would probably still own the KCAG.

Please keep in mind that everything is system dependant. But, if you are looking for a similiar priced cable that might be better in your system, the Audience Au24 should be on your shortlist.

Good Luck!

Chris
tonyptony OP
617 posts
 
Chris, since you had the Kimbers, can you tell me what it was about them (in your system) that made you hold on to them, and then what in particular about the Au24 caused you to replace them?
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