Cables for Audio Research

I am using a Audio Research Ref 3 and Ayre V-5xe amp with Kubala-Sosna Emotion cables and it sounds incredible. BTW, I have heard the Kimber in my system before. You can definitely do better.

Pops, in response, it was/is KS1011, which was recommended to me by a guy I've done business with for years in Austin.

Breaking in gear is a major pain, you know? What I've heard about the Kimber Select is that it really needs 400+ hours to get where it needs to be. So far, my patience isn't that long. And I haven't figured out an easy way to set something up elsewhere in the house and leave it...it's complicated by most of my gear being tube gear.

Cheers

Eweedhome, I understand, breaking in cables is a PITA. The bad news is the 1011's do get much better after 200+ hours. They have a nice top end and pleasant full bodied sound right out of the box but they really open up with air and seperation after burn-in. I think they are more neutral than I initially thought even though I would say slightly on the sweet side.

I finally put a secondary system together for burning in cables because I can't stand to cook the tubes in my preamp breaking in wire! But, If you can hang in there with the 1011's I think you will be pleased. Good luck.

One other thing I like about the 1011's is the detail and pitch definition in the bottom in. Electric bass and bass strings on acoustic guitars have a very sweet tuneful sound, sounds closer to my Martin Jumbo with a big rich presentation.

acoustic zen Matrix Reference synergizes well with ARC