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Recommended Component 2024 – Stereophile
Top-Performing Hero with Four Silver Conductors, Black Ultraplate RCAs
'AG' is the chemical abbreviation for 'silver,' and Kimber Kable's top-performing Hero AG is a four-wire braided analog interconnect using four stranded silver conductors and premium Black Ultraplate RCA termination.
Hero AG relies on the same advanced GyroQuadradic geometry that's used to such great success in critically acclaimed Hero copper interconnect. The insulation is single and dual layer low loss fluorocarbon dielectric.
"Recommended Component" Honors
Stereophile honored Kimber Kable's Hero Interconnect by awarding it the magazine's coveted Recommend Component status for 2024.
According to Stereophile, Hero is "the 'strong, silent type' when it comes to cables, says the inestimable JM. 'And reasonably priced, into the bargain.'"
"Best Interconnect"
Hero has been listed in The Absolute Sound High-End Buyer's Guide and/or praised as a "Best Interconnect" by the magazine dating back to at least 2003!
That kind of longevity gives Hero 'legendary cable' status. Superb performance never goes out of date, and the November 2018 issue of The Absolute Sound brings more raves for Hero. "Yielding only a tiny bit in control, top-end transparency, and detailing to PS’s reference, Hero’s bass lives up to its name, prodigious in amplitude and definition," says the magazine, which terms Hero as "dead neutral, with dynamics at once powerful yet finely resolved in an essentially grain-free presentation."
"Bass is Prodigious"
The Absolute Sound magazine rated the Kimber Kable Hero interconnect and Kimber Kable 8TC speaker cable as the "Best Interconnect and Speaker Cable" in the Winter 2008 / Spring 2009 issue. "The Hero's bass is prodigious; the mids are either dead neutral or a notch light, with dynamics at once powerful yet finely shaded."
"Ray Kimber has always delivered exceptional sound and value in his low- and mid-priced cables and interconnects; the Hero takes the Finalist honors in a very competitive category. With an accurate tonal balance, great transparency, and wonderful bass definition, the Hero sets the standard in affordable interconnects."
"Increased Image Focus, For Extraordinary Realism"
Among its many other benefits, Hero AG offers increased noise rejection capability, allowing you to hear the details of your music as if against a silent, 'black' background.
Treating your system to Hero AG as opposed to lesser cables, you'll enjoy bass response that is tighter more defined. You'll also notice increased high frequency extension and bass impact. Increased midrange transparency and dynamics accompanies a wider soundstage. Vocals and instruments have an increased image focus, for extraordinary realism.
Proprietary Black Ultraplate RCA
Hero AG offers exceptional speed, clarity, and spaciousness at a very reasonable cost. A great cable deserves a great connector, so it uses proprietary Kimber Kable Ultraplate™ Black RCA connectors. At the heart of these connectors is the Ultraplate contact surface. The Ultraplate surface provides high conductivity, great durability, and compatibility with all other plating surfaces. The Ultraplate connector, which is precision machined out of solid metal stock, also features a solid fluorocarbon dielectric and split center pin for enhanced performance.
"A Sonic Near-Twin"
Kimber Kable Hero Interconnect won an "Editors' Choice" award in the Winter 2007 Home Theater Buyer's Guide from The Perfect Vision magazine.
"A sonic near-twin to the more costly Kimber Select KS-1021, Hero yields by direct comparison only a tiny bit in sheer control, ultimate transparency, and inner detail to its pricier brother," reports The Perfect Vision.
