Analysis plus ova 9‘S vs. Kimber cable 8tc’s.

Thanks for the link. I need 5ft cables.

Thanks for everyone’s input. I’m going to give this thread a couple of more days before I decide.

I’m leaning toward the oval 9’s. Any other thoughts?

Thanks Elizabeth.

I was all set to buy a new set of the oval 9’s and I noticed a used set of 8tc’s for sale on this site. Got them for about half price of what a new set would cost. I may buy some oval 9’s also, but I’m going to wait for the Kimbers to get here and give them a listen. Thanks for all the advice.

So I hooked up my Kimber 8tc’s this morning and have been listening to music all day. Mostly on the radio. I have a Kenwood KT 8300 that’s been worked on that sounds pretty good, plus we have a great NPR station in Louisville, WFPK that plays a lot of good music. The first thing I noticed is that my stereo sounds different. At first I couldn’t decide if was better or not. The more I listened the more I liked it. When the news came on at 5 , I couldn’t shut the music off for news. Since I wasn’t drinking or anything else, this was significant.

A few minutes ago I put an Analogue Pressings re-master of Cat Stevens 
“Tea for the Tillerman”.  Listening to that right now and I have to tell you that I never thought a pair of speaker cables could make so much difference. This is my go to record to see if changes make a difference and the difference is not minor to my ears. This comes from a skeptical person who doesn’t believe in much unless there is data to back it up. The sound is much fuller and richer. The soundstage seems much larger. I realize this may just be my imagination, but today these are my impressions.

Just a little follow up. The music sounds more natural and fleshier, more meat on the bone compared to the bjc cables which are thinner sounding. This was one of my best upgrades.

I found a pretty good deal on some oval 9’s and ordered them. It will be interesting to compare the two.

 I was using the Belden 10 ga.

I received the Analysis plus oval 9’s Wednesday and hooked them up yesterday. It’s way too early to tell anything yet. Just listened to the radio as background music for a little while. Should have some time this weekend for some more critical listening.

This is going to be close. Both sound really good. Still getting some time on the oval 9’s.

They are really close. Both sound really good. I’ve been listening to the oval 9’s for the last 10 days or so and I’m going to change back to the Kimber’s tomorrow. I think Schubert May be right about the Kimbers clearer and cleaner sounding. I just need to decide which ones I like the best. I could live with either and not be disappointed.

In my opinion they both bettered the bjc’s. They are a little different but both enjoyable. 

The new ones.

I hope this test is not going to send me down the proverbial rabbit hole. There are things I like about both sets of cables. The clarity of the Kimbers is outstanding, but I think the Oval 9’s are more organic and fuller sounding. So I was thinking, wonder what some of the Analysis plus silve speaker cables would be like. Maybe the best of both?

After changing these cables several times over the last few weeks, I’ve settled on the oval 9’s. Like I said before both sound good but the oval 9’s were just a little better to my ears.