Kimber Kable 4PR Speaker Cables
Kimber Kable 4PR Speaker Cables
[Mar 17, 2001]
Andrew
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Sounds damn good to me, cheap,cool lookin weave
Weakness:
none yet Well I just recently bought 120' (for the price of 100' @2.40/foot) set up 5 speakers for a guy I know, then brought what was left home and did my fronts and center with the leftovers... so I ended up stripping 8 wires per end * 2 ends * 8 speakers = 128 wires..not fun, and those little plastic bits stripped off the ends were all over the place! It sounds a lot better than whatever was on buddies before and on mine too. It came highly recommended by the guy in the shop and I think his judgement is sound. I think they are pretty damn cool looking though..if only I could pick the colors :) Similar Products Used: lampcord, thick as possible copper cables (not specifically for stereos) |
[May 31, 2001]
Rob Peters
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Bandwidth, puts through whole freqency range. How cable can make a difference! I wasn`t aware that speaker cable can make one. After reading that it can, I started to look for some decent (not to expensive) speakercable. I went to an online hifishop and saw the Kimber 4PR wich was good priced and had some awards from hifi magazines. Then I went to this site and also here (the consumers) say that the cable is good. AND it IS! I was using cheap powercable, after installing the Kimber 4PR there was an immediate earopener. The sound is more balanced and has a better 3D soundstage (there`s more depht in sound). My cheap powercable couldn`t handle high volumes, then it sounded like the cable was drowning in the sound wich has to be transported through it. That means there is a loss of detail. The new Kimber 4PR doesn`t drown! Detail isn`t lost. Example: There is music with 5 instruments, one of them plays loudest. Cheap powercable `only` transports the loudest instrument, Kimber 4PR transports all in full detail. Also at lower volume settings the sound is still very detailed, you can still here the small instruments at the background. Bass sounds more full and thight. Highrange is more crispy. Voices, DAMN the voices sound great! I`m very happy that I did bought them. ( price paid: $70 / 12m=40ft). |
[Mar 31, 2001]
Trent
Audiophile
Strength:
low price, excellent sound Quite simply, if you're still using basic wire, BUY THESE CABLES! Before trying them, I didn't doubt the value of good cables, but I was surprised at how big an improvement could be had for so little money. Even in my budget-level system (NAD, Marantz, B&W), the improvement in sound quality between a decent grade of zip cord and the 4PR's was dramatic. |
[Mar 04, 2001]
Jay Kapur
Audiophile
Strength:
Low cost, high durabiliyt, good looks
Weakness:
Have to terminate them yourself I'm using the Kimber Kable 4PR for my surrounds, so I don't notice too much magic with these cables. But for the low price, they are very sturdy and durable and will probably last many many years. The 4PR replaced some Monster Cable XP which was totally falling apart. Similar Products Used: Monster XP, Kimber 8TC, Kimber 8PR |
[Sep 19, 2000]
Demian Kessner
Audiophile
Strength:
Clarity, price, longevity, everyone hears the difference, Cheap upgrade that makes Monster look/sound like crap!
Weakness:
Bare wire termination is a little on the thick side when trying to fit into those little holes in the receiver and speakers but well worth the effort once they're in. Try soldering if you move your stuff around a lot. I bought these to upgrade the performance of a Vector Research satellite system about 5 years ago in college at UCSC. Kimber Kable goes from receiver to sub and then from sub to satellites. The difference in sound is definitely more than audible, people think my sh*t sounds cleaner than theirs and it does! Yeah it looks funny but I have friends that have spent thousands on equipment and they are still in shock when they hear my now ancient system. I haven't upgraded anything in a couple of years because it's indestructible and keeps sounding good everyday...Get some! Similar Products Used: Monster, various cheap cables |
[Jan 26, 2000]
Arvin
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Bass is tight, deep but not overblown. got good rhythm but never too bright. One of the greatest tweak that i had done for my system, this cable gave me deep but not overblown bass, unlike my gamma 6003 which gave very light bass. great overall value for your money. Similar Products Used: Ixos Gamma 6003 |
[Feb 12, 1997]
Andrew Edmonds
an Audio Enthusiast
It doesn't cost much more to wire your speakers right. I'm on a pretty tight budget, and the Kimber 4PR speaker cables work great. They're $1.25/foot (although my local dealer raised them to $1.60/foot now), and unless you need 50 or 100 feet, they are affordable for even entry level listeners. Even if you have a psice of junk receiver and mediocre speakers, the $20 investment is better cable is worth it, and very competitive even with Monster 12 guage. I'd love to buy Kimber interconnects, but simply can't afford them, but it's nice to have something of quality I can afford. Recommended. |
[Mar 30, 1999]
chris
an Audio Enthusiast
I have a Yamaha/Paradigm system and I wasn't all that happy with the musical performance I was getting. It was great for HT, but I quickly became fatigued when listening to music. At higher volumes I would be literally driven out of the room by some albums. At first I blamed the harshness of the sound on the reputation for brightness that Yamaha and Paradigm have. In desperation, I figured I might as well try upgrading from my Radio Shack cables. I really didn't think it would make much difference since the R.S. cables were a decent gauge and I didn't put much stock in higher priced cables. |
[Jan 10, 2000]
Brundrass
Casual Listener
Strength:
Good bass, godd value and great sound
Weakness:
Injoy stripping the wires Bought for my Kenwood Series 21 system and I must say that I have a new system. I wasn´t satisfied enough with the bass but after I bought this cables I now can make the windows in my room boogy. The bass is amazing, the treble is great and the value good. I recomende the Kimber 4TR to everbody who want´s good cables |
[Jul 07, 2000]
Richard
Audio Enthusiast
Strength:
Clarity, control, imaging and balance
Weakness:
Kimber 4PR has such good control that the first listen gives the impression that it has slowed the dynamics of the music. Tring different speaker cables is akin to trying to pick the best cologne. It becomes extremely difficult to find one that stands out as they seem to blend together. Similar Products Used: Wireworld Solstice, XLO ER-16, Audioquest silver |