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

Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9 Speaker Cable - 8 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 8-foot pair with spade terminations at both ends — probably the most common length in the range, suiting speakers set a comfortable distance either side of the rack.

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 Copper, Braided and Hand-Terminated

Oval 9 is a substantial 9-gauge oxygen-free copper cable, with enough conductor to deliver deep bass at high volume without strain. Rather than a solid conductor — which kinks and deforms over time — Analysis Plus uses a patented woven braid that places every wire statistically as close to the return current as every other wire.

That braided hollow oval can't be machine-terminated. Each cable takes over an hour of handwork to finish properly, which is why these arrive feeling like something built rather than extruded.

Is This Right for You?

A few things to confirm before you order:

• This is a complete pair. Two 8-foot cables, one per channel — everything a stereo pair of speakers needs. No need to double your quantity.
• 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.
• Nine gauge is a serious cable. It's heavier and less limber than thin zip cord, so allow a gentle bend radius behind the speakers rather than forcing a tight corner against a wall.

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.

Eight feet suits speakers positioned a comfortable distance from the rack. Measure the actual routing path rather than the straight-line distance, and leave a little slack so no weight hangs on the terminations.

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 delivers deep bass at high volume without compression or strain.

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: 8 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.

Should I choose spades or bananas?
Spades offer excellent contact area and work well with conventional binding posts. If your gear uses shrouded or recessed posts where a spade is hard to tighten properly, bananas are the better pick — we're happy to check your specific amplifier and speakers.

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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