Black Cat Cable's/Coppertone wires are amazing good!


I had recently borrowed from Mike Kay (Audio Archon), who is a retailer of Black Cat Cables, a full loom of the entry level Coppertone IC's and speaker wire.  The Coppertone IC's retail for $200 a pair and a ten foot run of the speaker wire costs $350.  Damn reasonable, indeed.  The materials and quality of build is as good as any cable I have had in my house for review, regardless of cost.  If you want all the details regarding the theory behind these wires you can go to the Black Cat Cable website and read the four superlative reviews on the Coppertone model.

The first aspect that strike me was the beauty of this cable at producing beautiful timbres and colors in the tonality of different instruments.  Next, was a vanishing noise floor that allowed the smallest micro-details to be clearly heard. The Coppertone loom was very balanced throughout all frequencies with an excellent airy top end and a taut/accurate bottom end. Sound-staging was excellent in height/width/depth and layering/placement of individual instruments was precise in this acoustic space.

Finally, the Coppertone cables took my whole system's ability to render a sense of relaxation/ease without out losing any speed, micro-dynamics, or punch was at a higher level then compared to my reference cables.  I have always had a very high level of liquidity in my system.  However, these wires are not just "silky" in their overall presentation, but allowed me to relax into the music and connect with it in an emotional manner that was quite delightful.

Please remember the Coppertone cables are not just good for the money, but are reference level performers that compete with cables that are dramatically more expensive. 



  

 
teajay

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Hey Bon,

No, the Coppertone loom is in the big downstairs system. Just remember how much you enjoyed that system, with these wires everything is better, plus this subjective aspect of just relaxing almost like hearing what a great SET amp offers without losing dynamics.  

The PS system's wires are very good, but these Black Cat cables are at a higher level.  There's no doubt that I'll be purchasing a full run for this system too.
Hi jtcf,

I strongly believe what speaker wire you use to drive your subs does not have to match the wire you use for your main speakers.  However, to drive your main speakers, if I got it right they are Tekton Speakers, the Black Cat Cables would give you a superlative improvement over the Clearday cables.
The Stereo Times website list of "MOST WANTED COMPONENTS OF THE DECADE" just went up this morning.  The Coppertone IC's and speaker wires are on it for the reasons that are stated in the description section of the list.