Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9 Speaker Cable - 8 Foot - Spade to Banana - Pair

Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9 Speaker Cable - 8 Foot - Spade to Banana - Pair

What It Does in Your System

The Cable That Made This Company's Name, With Mixed Ends

Oval 9 is the design that put Analysis Plus on the map. Reviewers kept pointing out how little it costs for what it does. Black Mesh Oval Nine is the current version. It adds better connectors, a faster insulation material, and a slightly reworked shape for more even current flow.

This is a matched 8-foot pair with a spade at one end and a banana at the other. Eight feet is the length most stereo systems actually need. The mixed ends suit setups where your amp and your speakers take different connectors.

An Oval Shape That Keeps the Sound Even

Analysis Plus started out as an engineering firm. The Michigan company built its name testing and modeling cables for other manufacturers. Their computer work showed a problem with round wire: the signal bunches up in certain spots, and it bunches differently at different pitches.

So they built a hollow oval shape instead, with the wire woven so every strand sits about the same distance from the return path. Current spreads evenly. Resistance — how much the cable fights the signal — stays about the same from the lowest bass to the highest treble. You hear that as a cable that sounds consistent top to bottom.

Nine Gauge of Copper, Finished by Hand

This is a thick cable. It uses 9-gauge high-purity copper with the oxygen removed. That mass keeps resistance low, which helps your amplifier hold a firm grip on the woofer. Analysis Plus aims this cable at harder-to-drive speakers, longer runs, and louder listening.

The wire is a flexible braid rather than one solid strand. Solid wire kinks and flattens, and that hurts the signal. The braid can't be finished by machine either. Each cable takes over an hour of hand work.

Is This Right for You?

A few things to check before you order:

• Check which end goes where. This cable has a spade at one end and a banana at the other. Make sure each of your components takes the connector it will get. Some recessed binding posts won't let a spade tighten down properly.
• Eight feet is a common but tight length. Measure your actual routing path with the connectors seated, including the drop behind the amplifier. Thick 9-gauge wire doesn't take sharp bends to make up a shortfall.
• This is the standard version, not the bi-wire one. It has two wires per end, and one cable goes to each speaker. If your speakers have two sets of posts and you want to bi-wire, Analysis Plus makes the Bi-Oval 9 for that.

Setup & Installation

The banana end pushes straight in and holds by spring pressure. No tools needed. For the spade end, loosen the binding post, slide the spade over it, and tighten it firmly by hand. It should be snug enough that the spade can't turn. Match positive to positive and negative to negative at both ends, and wire both channels the same way.

The cable is about 20mm by 8mm across, so it's a wide flat oval rather than a round bundle. That shape lies flat along a baseboard. Thick 9-gauge wire doesn't like sharp corners, so give it a wide curve where it leaves each component rather than forcing it flat to take up slack.

Features & Specifications

Patented Hollow Oval Geometry
Keeps the signal from bunching up in the wire, so resistance stays steady across the whole range of pitches.

Woven Braided Conductor
Every strand sits about the same distance from the return path, which spreads current evenly and moves the signal better than solid wire.

9-Gauge Oxygen-Free Copper
Thick copper keeps resistance low, so your amplifier holds its grip on the bass.

Handcrafted Termination
The oval shape and braided wire have to be finished by hand — over an hour of work per cable.

Specifications

• Type: Full-range speaker cable, matched pair
• Length: 8 feet
• Terminations: Spade at one end, banana at the other
• Conductor gauge: 9 AWG
• Conductor material: High-purity oxygen-free copper
• Geometry: Patented hollow oval, oval-coaxial configuration
• Outer dimensions: 20mm x 8mm
• Jacket: Black mesh
• Included: One matched pair of terminated speaker cables

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a pair or a single cable?
This is a matched pair. You get two 8-foot cables, one for each speaker. That's everything you need to wire a stereo system.

Why would I want different connectors on each end?
Because equipment doesn't always agree. Many amplifiers have shrouded posts that only take a banana. Speaker terminals often hold a spade more securely. A mixed cable lets each end use whatever fits best.

What's the difference between this and the Bi-Oval 9?
Same copper, same shape, same gauge. The Bi-Oval 9 uses four wires so your speaker's bass and treble posts each get their own pair. This standard version is what you want if your speakers have one set of posts.

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