Analysis Plus Spker Cable Excellent Cable or Hype?

Excellent cable. I use lots of it and prefer it to most other things I've tried.

I agreed with Bigkidz. Spend a little bit extra and get the Acoustic Zen cables. I have both but the AZ is better in everything department.

I have used both the copper oval IC and the oval 12 speaker cables, biwired, for about a year. I have been very happy with them, somewhat warm, good bass, and nice detail. However, I have not compared them to any others as these were my first gander into quality stuff.

Matty

I have Oval 9 speaker cables and a Crystal Oval interconnect in my system. They are great. I would like to try some other speaker cables for comparison, but it seems that I need to spend more money to better these cables (as Bigkidz stated).

But, they certainly do have their detractors. You will find people that love them and people that hate them. I think these speaker cables are very system dependant, but definitely worth a try. There are always used cables available for sale.

jd

I love them. They were, however, beaten by the (far more expensive) Cardas Golden Cross in my system. I prefer the AP Oval 9 copper over the AP 12 gauge silver hybrid in the systems I've tried them with. Oval 9 is very natural, rich, with deep bass. Treble detail and extension nd speed are natural as opposed to extreme as in some cables or gear. I feel that the Cardas Golden Cross was more refined. Also in a head to head comparison with Harmonic Tech Pro9, I personally found the AP a bit more natural sounding. The HT had a little more speed and treble detail but to my ear was just a hair less natural. I could be happy with either of these though.,