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


I’m going to buy some new speaker cables and the two above are what I’ve narrowed it down to. My amp is a McIntosh MC452 and my speakers are Aerial 7t’s. Right now I have bjc 10 ga. I’m not interested in other cables that are twice as good for half the price. It’s way too confusing and these are the price range cables that seem to have great reviews. Also should I bi-wire or not? Thanks in advance for the help.
gphill

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The oval nine is coherent , same from bottom to top .Most rock is recorded with a "bump" at around 120hz to simulate bass .   Almost every rocker hears real bass , clean sound from around 32hz on up as "flat "  , no money in that .


The Kimber is not really any clearer but less bass fools you into thinking
it is , many cables are made like this because the market is 90% rock .
Guys at AA are most skilled engineers in the business and make something based on on non-amplified music aka reality .
You are correct !  Plus Silver is, IMO. not worth the upgrade , oval 9 is all a sane person needs . 
Every recording sounds different as well .I went for the oval 9 because I listen to classical and jazz .
If I did rock(perish the thought) I'd go Kimber ..
Well, straight up I'll tell you what i thought , YMMV .
The Kimber was tighter,faster and clearer .AA sounded more like live music
and played better with other brands .Listen to FM , when people talk the Kimber has a hard edge to voices and  AA sounds  like people really talk .Most people are so used to that "Hi-Fi" edge they prefer it over reality IMO .
Thanks for the update gphill .Looking forward to your review . I owned both and had a distinct favorite .