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In Reply to: Compare Kimber 8TC to Audioquest Rocket 33 speaker cables posted by George S. Roland on May 21, 2015 at 10:40:24:
As with all cables, you need a proper burn-in device. I personally use an audiodharma Cable Cooker, but you can research other devices.
For those who actually do the grunt work, and use such devices, many discover that their existing cables are actually significantly better than previously thought.
Yes, my colleagues and I have used the Cable Cooker on Kimber's 4TC, 8TC, and 4AG. Since you have the 8TC, you should know that the Cooker treatment goes a long way, toward reducing grain, and allowing the cable to reproduce a larger soundscape.
If you have excess lengths of that 8TC, please read Unclestu's posts regarding the "puffing up" of the braided cable. When I compared a "puffed up" pair to a regular off-the-spool pair, the latter will sound more congested, as if you have a cold, or as if a cat is trying to cough up a hairball.
You should also know that the speaker cable comes near the end of the audio chain. If you use a more accurate speaker cable, that will allow you to hear more of what's really going on upstream.
As I have no experience with the AudioQuest Rocket 33, I am not at liberty to comment.
If you are going to stick with Kimber, I highly recommend the Bi-Focal XL, which, Cooked or not, does not sound as plodding and colored as Kimber's own KS-3033 plus jumper(s).
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Follow Ups
- If You Are Going To Maximize The 8TC... - Luminator 14:46:36 05/21/15 (13)
- Yes agree puffing up 8TC works. I insert cotton rope inside... - Smelly_Socks 16:39:25 05/23/15 (9)
- Central core provides resonance control and acts as a former... - Duster 19:37:03 05/23/15 (1)
- RE: Central core provides resonance control - unclestu 13:06:37 05/24/15 (0)
- Why doesn't Kimber just make decent cable to begin with? - madisonears 19:30:49 05/23/15 (6)
- LOL!!!!!!!!!! - unclestu 20:06:20 05/23/15 (5)
- KMA!!!! - madisonears 20:50:10 05/23/15 (4)
- Ignorance rules - unclestu 12:47:15 05/24/15 (3)
- Ignoring your calling me ignorant - madisonears 13:38:59 05/24/15 (2)
- Isn't that better than KMA ? - unclestu 13:53:16 05/24/15 (1)
- I know arguing anything with you is pointless - madisonears 15:43:19 05/24/15 (0)
- You can duplicate the bifocal - unclestu 17:26:03 05/22/15 (2)
- PS - unclestu 13:09:32 05/24/15 (1)
- now that's a clever idea - madisonears 09:40:21 05/25/15 (0)
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