Because my local dealer has a liberal loaner policy, I've had a chance to try several cables at home in my own system and I've found the Kimber 4TC to be the steal of the century for speaker cables. Definitely a major improvement over 4VS, and more detailed, dynamic, and natural sounding than much more expensive wires from the likes of Siltech, Wireworld, Highwire, Alpha Sterling, and Straightwire. If you like a bright punchy, dynamic sound go for the 4TC. If you want a little warmer sound with more bass weight, the Straightwire Quartet is the best bet at about the same price. I love the sound of the 4TC, and it's my favorite I've heard yet at any price.

Everything

Nothing

This is the stuff. If you can afford it, get this. If not the 4VS is half the price and also thoroughly recommendable: warm and detailed, (the 4PR is half the price of the 4VS and is also great value). But the 4TC reigns in the big bass of the 4VS a little, without losing that warmth, and offers slightly more detail again. But the big difference between the two is in stereo imaging where the soundstage offerd by the 4VS is not that deep. With the 4TC I can really lose myself in the music.

I was using Monster MCX 1s biwire, but that is annoyingly bright; 4TC makes it sound like a joke.

Basslines are full and well defined, midrange is smooth and meets the treble neatly, and the high end is detailed and crisp without being a strain on the ears.

I give it three stars for value because it's expensive to me, (a student), and the rating guide says "3 stars - fair deal". It is a fair deal, and in my experience of shoping around for cable, you get what you pay for. Overall though, I'm as happy as a muddy hippo.

My system:

NAD C521 CD player
NAD C350 Amp
Mission m74 speakers
Interconnects made locally

Similar Products Used:

Monster MCX 1s, Kimber 4PR & 4VS

Good top and low end.

Terminating

Excellent cable for the price. This cable gives you clean mids,high with tight bass.If you are looking for cables under $300.00, make no mistake " Get this cable biwired" you would not regret it.

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Ixo 6003 and monster Z2

I bought these cables for two reasons - one, because I have all Kimber interconnects and was curious about the quality of the speaker cable, and two, because I'm trying out some speakers that are not biwireable, and my regular cable (Tara Labs) has a biwireable configuration.
I put these on my regular speakers (Paradigm Studio 20) to test them out first. The only differences I noticed were that things sounded much cleaner and a little smoother. There was a sort of metallic sound with my old cables that went away with the 4TC. After having them for about two months now, I don't think I'll be changing back. I may update this review when I find speakers that I like better than the Paradigms.

Great sounding cable. Very neutral and unobtrusive. Mids are very clear and highs are not harsh, but insted very smooth. At $6.00/ft., they cant be beat. Tight bass and very flat response. I have to give them the highest rating.5 speakers for these bad boys!!!

Musically involving

none except this cable needs to be broken in.

I needed an 8/ft pr cable and I was originally going for the 4VS.

The dealer only had 10 ft pr 4VS for $90. He then told me that an 8 ft pr of 4TC w/o terminators would be a better value for $120.

I took the speakers home and I thought it was just ok at first. Bad actually for a cable this price.

I heard someone said that some cables need break in. So I let it run for 24 hours straight at very low volume. I'm glad I did!

I am not an audiophile but I'm a musician. I may not know what imaging and all these other terms audiophiles use but I think I know what music supposed to sound like. All I can say is this...

This sh*t is AWESOME!!!

My Gear:
NAD C370 Integrated Amp
NAD C451 CD Player
NAD C420 Tuner
Vienna Acoustics Bach 2 way Speakers

Similar Products Used:

Monster 1.2s

neutral, transparent, balanced, clean clean clean

no comment

No use to comment further here. All said by other reviewers are true as far as I know. Fantastic Cable fantastic!

I am just raising up the rating here.

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Kimber 4PR

Detail, Transparancy, Flexibility

Spade terminations

The kimber's won a close race with the T2s. My guess is that the only reason it was close, is I have a relatively (or very!) bright system, and the T2s smoothed it out a bit. Comparing the T2s to the AQ and XLO, it sounded as if a veil was lifted and I was that much closer to the performance. But when I compared the T2s to the 4TC, it was the T2s that sounded artificial. The kimbers were increadibly transparent, making even my cheap system seem to disappear into the performance and resolve the detail.

As others have mentioned, it's also nice to have a cable that's much easier to handle when compared to others. I was disappointed in the terminations, however, feeling that of these 4 cables, the Kimbers had the poorest spades by a long shot.

Similar Products Used:

MIT T2, Audioquest Type 4, XLO ER-11

Controlled Bass, Smooth transients, wide open soundstage, accurate imaging.

None.

Excellent value for money. This should be on every serious listener's short list. A dynamic cable that will complement any system. No hesitation in recommending this.

Similar Products Used:

QED Profile 4x4, Monster

Dynamics, image, soundstage, strong bass, balance

No

I have used Kimber 8 TC loudspeaker cable for 4 years. Last week I decided to biwire 8 TC to double 4 TC. I at once heard what I have been missing the last years. 8 TC is much too warm sounding, undynamic and undetailled.
The double 4 TC cable is imo a near perfect high end loud-
speaker cable.
My system:
Marantz 63SE (with modified reference clock, bitumen glued to the sides, standing on a Mission Isoplat);
Musical Fidelity X24K (with modified opamps: AD 825);
digital cable: Kimber AGDL/KCAG
Preamp: MF Xpre plus Xpsu KCAG cable
Poweramp: Bryston 3B (old model) AudioNote ANV cable
Speakers: Dynaudio Nuance (self build with Esotec tweeter
and Contour woofer)
Tuner: Onkyo 9990II Audionote ANV cable
Target four shelves rack

Similar Products Used:

Kimber 8 TC