I was a contributor to a thread about the AR cables, possibly the one that Sugarbrie referred to. I found them to be flat and dull sounding in my system but the owner of these cables found them to be VERY bright in his system. Since you are also changing interconnects when switching sources, this may be part of "brightness" problem.
As to your selection of Kimber 4PR, it is VERY well known that this is a bright and "zippy / zingy" sounding cable. Even Stereophile states this in their "recommended components" description. Transients are highlighted and spectral decay is minimized. As such, music tends to sound VERY fast and articulate upon the striking or playing of notes but lacks body and harmonic overtones. As such, it can work well in a system that is overtly warm and bloated but i would think that it would not be complimentary to speakers using metal domes. Sean
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As to your selection of Kimber 4PR, it is VERY well known that this is a bright and "zippy / zingy" sounding cable. Even Stereophile states this in their "recommended components" description. Transients are highlighted and spectral decay is minimized. As such, music tends to sound VERY fast and articulate upon the striking or playing of notes but lacks body and harmonic overtones. As such, it can work well in a system that is overtly warm and bloated but i would think that it would not be complimentary to speakers using metal domes. Sean
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