Kimber Kable 8PR Speaker Cable

Full-Bodied and Powerful 8PR Speaker Cable Now with VariStrand Conductors

Kimber Kable 8PR speaker cable incorporates eight red and eight black conductors arranged in a large format braid. 8PR provides a sound that is full bodied and powerful, making it ideal for subwoofers and the low frequency section of bi-wired speakers. 8PR also excels in full range applications.

Kimber Kable 8PR loudspeaker cable has 2 x 9awg conductors consisting of 16 strands of OFE copper (Oxygen-Free Electrolytic). Kimber's patented Varistrand™ technology incorporates seven specifically selected strand gauges within each conductor. This cable uses polyethylene dielectric.

Now Featuring Patented VariStrand Conductors

In 1979, Ray Kimber created his first speaker cables, the 4PR and 8PR. These models quickly became an industry favorite and were found in home systems and dealer showrooms around the world. His next speaker cable innovation came years later with the introduction of VariStrand conductors and with it the creation of 4VS and 8VS speaker cables.

As raw materials and manufacturing expenses have risen, the cost to produce PR has increased to be nearly that of Kimber Kable's VS speaker cable line. In order to simplify its speaker cable offerings and to mitigate the confusion of having two product lines essentially priced the same, Kimber Kable has combined the two products by creating PR with VariStrand conductors. Combining the PR and VS product lines in this way gives the performance of VS while maintaining the more recognizable name of PR.

Back-to-the-Roots Red and Black Colors

In order to help distinguish this new version of PR with VariStrand conductors from the previous version with regular stranding, Kimber Kable is going back to its roots and using the original Red and Black colors that were used when Ray Kimber launched PR back in 1979.

• Braided loudspeaker cable
• 2 x 9awg conductors
• 16 strands of OFE copper (Oxygen-Free Electrolytic)
• VariStrand conductor design
• Polyethylene dielectric

"The Kimber 4PR and 8PR, although pricey, probably offers some of the highest quality-to-value ratios I’ve seen in exotic cables."

"Overall I am a big fan of the Kimber 8PR speaker cables and I plan on utilizing my review samples in my reference system quite heavily not just because they perform well, but also because the package as a whole is of excellent quality and design."

"It’s refreshing to find an exotic cable vendor that discloses all performance metrics of their products, doesn’t wrap them in snake oil and delivers a reference level performing product that scores high in pride of ownership. Highly recommended!"

- Gene DellaSala, Audioholics.com, May 19, 2009

"We found this Kimber cable the most involving, enjoyable and musical here. Combining good tonality, detail and long-term listenability at this price is a smart trick that's not to be missed."

- TechRadar.com, September 19, 2007

"There is a warm coherency from top-to-bottom... The speaker drivers, a slightly strange term to use with Magnepans, seemed to now play as one. The lowest bass, never a strong point on the Magnepans, was better too."

- Paul Westwood, 6th Street Bridge tube blog, February 22, 2010