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Kimber Hero I/C's and 8TC on C4's

Hello everyone

I have been upgrading my system for some time now but have kept my Kimber Hero interconnects and 8TC speaker wire throughout the process. Although I’m sure there are some gains to be had from much more expensive cables, I’m not sure how much of a gain there would be as I thought these cables and I/C's were reasonably good all-rounders. Am I doing myself an injustice by continuing to use these cables on my Dynaudio C4's with Plinius SA-103 and Tautoro or is it really time to step up. I do not have access to try different cables before I buy so any advice would be greatly appreciated.
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jkuc
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I still have Dynaudio speakers and used Plinius amp. I tried a couple of cables (VdH , Siltech, Slinkylinks (bad cables,'silverish' and gimicky), Analysis Plus and a few other) but it was always Acoustic Zen that stayed in my system. Currently AZ Absolute SC and... TSR Designers Edition IC.
Cables can completely transform the system, it can sound like a different system.
There are better cables then AZ but AZ cables are excellent value. Another safe option with Dynaudio could be Cardas.
jkuc
181 posts
 
One thing more, Plinius is 'sensitive' to power cords... Best results with Lessloss PC.
audio_madness OP
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Thanks Jkuc
Just out I curiosity I looked at the specs of Cardas and Kimber speaker cable sizes. Kimbers 8TC is 9AWG (6.6mm sq) 12TC is 8AWG (10mm sq) and Cardas Golden Ref is a massive 5AWG (16.7mm sq) which would suggest the Cardas would be a huge improvement over the 8TC just in current carrying capacity.
audio_madness OP
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I could just run 2 lengths of 8TC per speaker and save $2500...
jkuc
181 posts
 
Forget about AWG, there are excellent sounding thin cables, Auditorium 23, Crystal Cables, Audience...
AWG is only one of many factors affecting cable performance.
Cardas was reported by a few to work good with Dynaudio.
You don't need to buy brand new cables, especially if don't have opportunity to listen to them before purchase. Just buy used ones in excellent condition and if you don't like them ... resale them without loss.. And you don't need to try tens of cables, buy the ones that others used with great success in similar systems.
AZ cables are great value, hard to beat in their respective price ranges.
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