{"product_id":"kimber-kable-select-ks-1116-interconnect-cable-xlr-to-xlr","title":"Kimber Kable Select KS 1116 Interconnect Cable - XLR to XLR","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\n\n\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\n\u003ctitle\u003eKimber Kable Select KS 1116 Interconnect Cable — Product Description\u003c\/title\u003e\n\n\n\u003cdiv style=\"max-width:720px;margin:0 auto;padding:32px 24px 48px 24px;background:#ffffff;\"\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:0 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eHow Far Copper Can Go\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eKimber makes interconnects with silver conductors, and others that mix silver and copper. The Select KS 1116 answers a different question: how good can an all-copper cable be? It is Kimber’s best copper interconnect and the entry point to the Select range.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eSix solid-core conductors do the work, drawn from hyper-pure, molecularly optimized copper. They are not round. Each has a 2:1 rectangular profile, which Kimber says extends the top end while keeping the warmth and ease copper is known for. The KS 1116 is the balanced version, terminated in studio-grade XLR connectors with silver-plated contacts, and it is sold as a pair.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eSelect cables are hand-built by the same small team, and Kimber spent more than a decade refining this one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eAn Orthogonal Braid Around a Solid Core\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eKimber calls the geometry a constrained matrix orthogonal braid. In practice that means the six conductors are woven at right angles around a central core compound Kimber calls X-38R, which holds the weave in a fixed relationship and damps micro-vibration in the cable body.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eThat matters. A braid that shifts as you move the cable changes its own electrical behaviour; one locked around a core does not. Each conductor is insulated with V-fluorocarbon dielectric, and an ESD yarn deals with static.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eKimber is direct about the goal, and it is not tone. The geometry and dielectrics are aimed at dropping the noise floor, on the logic that a quieter background lets more detail through.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eWhat Reviewers Are Saying\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eRobert H. Levi reviewed the KS 1116 and its single-ended sibling for \u003cem\u003ePositive Feedback\u003c\/em\u003e in Issue 51, September\/October 2010, and recommended both. His conclusion: \"I hear more of everything and a realistic, but relaxed presentation, that’s just magical.\" He rated the pair his top pick in their price bracket, praising the bass and top-to-bottom integration.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;line-height:1.55;\"\u003eHe was honest about the ceiling too. Against a far more expensive Jorma Origo he heard slightly less air, definition and depth. He also calls himself a detail maven who kept the all-silver Selects in his own second system. And he found the KS 1116 needed about 100 hours before it opened up, so do not judge it on the first evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2 style=\"font-size:1.25em;margin:1.4em 0 0.35em 0;font-weight:600;\"\u003eWho Is This Interconnect Best For?\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul style=\"margin:0 0 0.9em 0;padding-left:1.4em;line-height:1.6;\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBalanced systems\u003c\/strong\u003e — Built for XLR from the start, not adapted to it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eListeners who want copper’s character\u003c\/strong\u003e — Warmth and ease, with the top end opened up by the conductor shape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAnyone chasing a quieter background\u003c\/strong\u003e — Noise floor\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Kimber Kable","offers":[{"title":"0.5 Meter \/ New","offer_id":45981761405101,"sku":"NEW-KKKS1116-0.5-XLXL-PR","price":960.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"0.75 Meter \/ New","offer_id":45981152772269,"sku":"NEW-KKKS1116-0.75-XLXL-PR","price":1070.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.0 Meter \/ New","offer_id":45982738972845,"sku":"NEW-KKKS1116-1-XLXL-PR","price":1180.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1.5 MEter \/ New","offer_id":45981762748589,"sku":"NEW-KKKS1116-1.5-XLXL-PR","price":1400.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"2.0 Meter \/ New","offer_id":45981168533677,"sku":"NEW-KKKS1116-2-XLXL-PR","price":1620.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0750\/3708\/1773\/files\/KKKS1116_1PXLXL_02__22491.1690896077.1280.1280_05856685-c811-4b31-b6d5-afd184332608.jpg?v=1778116119","url":"https:\/\/www.audioadvisor.com\/products\/kimber-kable-select-ks-1116-interconnect-cable-xlr-to-xlr","provider":"Audio Advisor","version":"1.0","type":"link"}