Revisiting the Kimber KCAG


I've been using RCA KCAGs between my preamp and amp for about 15 years. I've tried many other ICs (in approximately the same price range or lower) including Siltech, XLO, Cardas, Staightwire, and some of the internet-only jobs like Oritek, Signal Cable, and Guerilla. Some worked well in my system (I kept those), others not, but what I keep hearing is how incredibly transparent the KCAG cables are (in my system). Do they do everything perfectly? No. With some music you can hear juuuust a little bit of hardness in the mids, and the soundtsgae is not as big as with some other cables.

What I would like to hear from the gang here is whether there are any other cables in this price range (or maybe a bit more) that have the same information retrieval, speed, and transparency (while still remaining very musical) as these classic cables... and maybe improve a bit on those areas where the KCAG may be a little weak. At this point I can work with either RCA or XLR.
tonyptony

Showing 1 response by brooks

You are going to get a thousand responses; everyone will be hawking his or her favorite find!

I've owned KCAG in the past and then moved on to silver foil. The Chimera cables have moved in and replaced everything. I can't compare them directly to the KCAG as I don't have both on hand at the same time, but I can say that the Chimera's are good enough that I've stopped looking. And money back if you are not happy!
Have Fun,
Steve