2chnlben, My goodness, your request went unanswered by me. If this thread
was not pointed to by a different, but similar query, I would have never seen
your post.
Frankly, on most systems, cable difference can be hardly discernible. That is,
unless the radically different cable is introduced. Magnet wire is one example.
Cerious, on the expensive side, is another example with their viscous ceramic
conductor.
The Kimber Kable was not really bad. I couldn't really tell much difference
between it and other normal cables in systems past. With my former Pass
gear, I couldn't tell the difference in any cable.
It wasn't until I acquired my present system when cables divulged their true
identities. Though the hose cables remained similar, they all erred on
poisoning the conductor. The worst were the most expensive, like MIT,
Cardas, and Jenna. Anyone can hear the hiss when using hose cables, the
Jenna being the least offensive.
The magnet wire reveals magic in the mids, but leaves the frequency
extremes lacking. The ribbon retains the clear mids, and brings the hi's and
lo's to equal baring.
I must make it clear, I am talking about findings in my own system. Your
need for 8 feet runs makes the ribbon possibly unusable. The magnet wire
changes not over the same distance.
