Nothing is better than Kimber 4TC for my money and ears. I've been in the hobby for over 45 years and have yet to hear anything better either above or below its price. Anything more for me yields no improvement...thus...the point of no returns.
Comparison - Kimber 4tc to Anti-cables
System -
Green Mountain EOS HDx's,
Ayre QB-9,
Ayre Ax7e,
custom built music server in Silverstone case with J-River, Audio Magic Liquid Air balanced interconnects.
Lot's of high res music.
I have been using Anti-cables for a number of years. I have tried a number of different inexpensive cables and settled on the Anti-cables. Not sure what changed but they started sounding very grainy and fatiguing. I kept having to turn my music down. I haven't changed anything for years. So I researched cables. Since I don't believe in spending mega bucks on speaker cables, I ran across a lot of positive reviews for Kimber 4tc and 8tc. I decided on 4tc as I have easy to drive speakers with small drivers. I ordered bare wire, soldered on my spades and gave em a try.
It took a little while for my ears (or the cables) to brak in but I have to tell you everything improved. More musical (warmer? maybe), voices are very present with more depth, soundstage is deeper and wider. There is a lot more separation between instruments. I listen to a large variety of musical styles and have found improvement in everything from folk (Iron and Wine) to R&B, (Mishelle Ngdeocello). I have a wonderful hi-res of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, it sounds quite amazing. I have to listen to everything again now!
This was a real upgrade from the Anti-cables. Highly recommended. I also recommend The Cable Company, great price and service with super fast shipping.
Drew
Green Mountain EOS HDx's,
Ayre QB-9,
Ayre Ax7e,
custom built music server in Silverstone case with J-River, Audio Magic Liquid Air balanced interconnects.
Lot's of high res music.
I have been using Anti-cables for a number of years. I have tried a number of different inexpensive cables and settled on the Anti-cables. Not sure what changed but they started sounding very grainy and fatiguing. I kept having to turn my music down. I haven't changed anything for years. So I researched cables. Since I don't believe in spending mega bucks on speaker cables, I ran across a lot of positive reviews for Kimber 4tc and 8tc. I decided on 4tc as I have easy to drive speakers with small drivers. I ordered bare wire, soldered on my spades and gave em a try.
It took a little while for my ears (or the cables) to brak in but I have to tell you everything improved. More musical (warmer? maybe), voices are very present with more depth, soundstage is deeper and wider. There is a lot more separation between instruments. I listen to a large variety of musical styles and have found improvement in everything from folk (Iron and Wine) to R&B, (Mishelle Ngdeocello). I have a wonderful hi-res of Stravinsky's Rite of Spring, it sounds quite amazing. I have to listen to everything again now!
This was a real upgrade from the Anti-cables. Highly recommended. I also recommend The Cable Company, great price and service with super fast shipping.
Drew