Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9 Speaker Cable - 15 Foot - Spade to Spade - Pair

Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9 Speaker Cable - 15 Foot - Spade to Spade - Pair

What It Does in Your System

A Cable Designed by the People Other Cable Companies Hired

Analysis Plus built its reputation in Flushing, Michigan doing the testing and analysis work for cable brands you'd recognize immediately. Having examined the field from the inside, they concluded they could do better — and the hollow oval conductor is the result. Oval 9 has been their bestseller for years, and Black Mesh is the current version: same core design, upgraded connectors, and a dielectric with faster rise time.

This listing is a matched 15-foot pair with spade terminations at both ends — the length for speakers set well apart, or an equipment rack positioned to one side of the room.

Hollow Oval Geometry for Even Current Distribution

Extensive computer modeling led Analysis Plus to a hollow oval cross-section, chosen because its resistance changes very little across the audio band. In a conventional cable, current crowds unevenly through the conductor as frequency rises — one of the reasons cables can sound tonally uneven. The oval geometry, refined further for Black Mesh, spreads current far more uniformly.

You'll hear it as consistency: bass that doesn't lag behind the treble, and a tonal balance that stays put as the music gets complicated.

Nine Gauge Earns Its Keep Over Distance

Every foot of speaker cable adds series resistance between your amplifier and your drivers, and that resistance is what erodes damping control and dynamic authority on a long run. At 9 gauge, Oval 9 carries enough copper that fifteen feet costs you very little — bass stays tight and the amplifier keeps its grip on the woofer.

The conductor is a patented woven braid rather than a solid core, which resists the kinks and deformations a long run inevitably encounters, and that braid places every wire statistically as close to the return current as every other wire.

Is This Right for You?

A few things to confirm before you order:

• This is a complete pair. Two 15-foot cables, one per channel — everything a stereo pair of speakers needs. No need to double your quantity.
• Match both channels, even if they don't need to be. If one speaker sits closer to the amplifier, resist the urge to buy different lengths. Equal cable on both channels keeps the two sides electrically identical, and a coil of slack behind the near speaker costs you nothing.
• Check your binding posts before committing to spades. Spade lugs give a broad, solid contact patch and suit conventional five-way posts well. If your amplifier or speakers use recessed or shrouded posts that make torquing a spade awkward, a banana termination is the safer choice — give us a call and we'll help you sort it out.

Setup & Installation

Connect the spade lugs to your amplifier's binding posts and to your speakers, observing polarity — red to positive, black to negative — and tighten each post firmly by hand so the spade sits flat against the contact surface. Both ends are terminated identically, so orientation is up to you.

At this length you're likely routing along a baseboard or under a rug. Measure the real path rather than the straight-line distance, keep the cable clear of power cords where practical, and coil any excess loosely in a wide loop rather than a tight bundle. Nine-gauge cable is stiff enough that a sharp bend near a termination puts real stress on the spade.

Features & Specifications

Patented Hollow Oval Geometry
A computer-optimized oval cross-section keeps resistance nearly constant across the audio band for even current distribution and consistent tonal balance.

Woven Braided Conductor
Every wire sits statistically as close to the return current as every other, and the braid resists the kinks and deformations that degrade solid conductors.

9-Gauge Oxygen-Free Copper
Substantial conductor cross-section keeps series resistance low across a long run, preserving bass authority and amplifier control.

Upgraded Dielectric and Connectors
The Black Mesh revision brings a faster rise time dielectric and improved connectors over the original Oval 9, with each cable hand-terminated in over an hour of work.

Specifications

• Length: 15 feet
• Termination: Spade to spade
• Quantity: Matched pair (two cables)
• Gauge: 9 AWG
• Conductor: Oxygen-free copper
• Geometry: Patented hollow oval, oval-coaxial configuration
• Conductor Construction: Woven braid
• Jacket: Black mesh
• Termination Method: Handcrafted
• Made in: Flushing, Michigan, USA

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this one cable or two?
Two. This is a matched pair — one cable for each channel — so a single order completes the connection between your amplifier and a stereo pair of speakers.

Is fifteen feet too long for a speaker cable?
Not at this gauge. Long runs cause trouble when the cable is thin enough that series resistance starts robbing the amplifier of control — 9 gauge gives you a great deal of headroom, which is exactly why the heavier gauges exist.

How does Black Mesh differ from the original Oval 9?
It keeps everything that made Oval 9 a longtime bestseller — the hollow oval geometry and braided copper conductor — while adding better connectors, a dielectric with faster rise time, and further optimization of the oval geometry for more uniform current distribution.

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