{"product_id":"kimber-kable-8tc-speaker-cable-5-0-meter-spade-to-spade-pair","title":"Kimber Kable 8TC Speaker Cable - 5.0 Meter - Spade to Spade - Pair","description":"\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Component 2025 – \u003cem\u003eStereophile\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e8TC has not been officially reviewed in Stereophile but was previously used in reviewing by Jon Marks in his column \"The Fifth Element\" and has impressed so much as to be included in the Recommended Components list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStereophile\u003c\/em\u003e, March 24, 2025\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eListed in \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound High-End Audio Buyer's Guide\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"The 8TC speaker cable has the elusive ability to remain musical no matter what is happening fore or aft, ideally mediating detail, liveliness, tonal neutrality, and dynamic contrasts within a very realistic, holographic soundstage.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound \u003c\/em\u003e magazine, November 2018\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"Superbly neutral, transparent, and never, ever guilty of wrongdoing, 8TC has been the one constant in my system these last twenty years. Though I've enjoyed other cables, I always wind up returning to these stalwarts, which, despite their relatively modest cost, manages to go the distance against anything else that come by way.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRecommended Component 2024 – \u003cem\u003eStereophile\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e8TC has not been officially reviewed in Stereophile but was previously used in reviewing by Jon Marks in his column \"The Fifth Element\" and has impressed so much as to be included in the Recommended Components list.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eStereophile\u003c\/em\u003e, March 15, 2024\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003e2019 Editors' Choice Award –\u003cem\u003e The Absolute Sound\u003c\/em\u003e\n\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"8TC has that elusive ability to remain musical no matter what is happening fore or aft, ideally mediating detail, liveliness, tonal neutrality, and dynamic contrasts within a very realistic, holographic soundstage.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound\u003c\/em\u003e, March 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\"Superbly neutral, transparent, and never, ever guilty of wrongdoing, 8TC has been the one constant in my system these last twenty years. Though I've enjoyed other cables, I always wind up returning to these stalwarts, which, despite their relatively modest cost, manages to go the distance against anything else that come by way.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003ePaul Seydor, \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, October 2010\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"Justify\"\u003e\"Paul Hillier’s baritone and Andrew Lawrence-King’s harps and psaltery in their beautiful Harmonia Mundi Bitter Ballads recital are captured in a rich ambience, which Kimber’s 8TC renders with rare coherence and extension.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"Justify\"\u003e\"With orchestral music such as Christopher Seaman and the Rochester Philharmonic’s excellent new recording of Francesca da Rimini [Harmonia Mundi, PCM to SACD], the 8TC suggested an even superior tonal balance to the reference, offering a wide soundstage and again superb detail, tympani clearly audible through densely scored passages.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"Justify\"\u003e\"This cable has been around for a commendably long time. Having used it for many years through countless changes in equipment and rooms, I can personally vouch for its versatility and benefits: great neutrality, transparency, and musicality, and a comfortable fit with amplifiers that never causes them distress. Tilting a tad toward the Yin on the Yin\/Yang spectrum, the 8TC has that elusive ability to remain musical no matter what’s happening fore or aft: an outstanding performer by any measure.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"Justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePaul Seydor, \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound\u003c\/em\u003e, February\/March 2004\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"Justify\"\u003e\"In terms of sheer value the Kimber Kable 8tc remains an excellent choice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"Justify\"\u003e- \u003cstrong\u003eNeil Gader, \u003cem\u003eThe Absolute Sound\u003c\/em\u003e, April\/May 2004\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kimber Kable","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":45980634251437,"sku":"NEW-KK8TC-5-SPSP-PR","price":1238.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/KK8TC_Spade_1600__26576.1691607491.386.513__63543.1727368504.1280.1280_0524e13e-5f64-4167-8d00-742cc6efe1a4.jpg?v=1778137351","url":"https:\/\/www.audioadvisor.com\/products\/kimber-kable-8tc-speaker-cable-5-0-meter-spade-to-spade-pair","provider":"Audio Advisor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}