Kimber Kable Silver Streak Interconnect Cable - 3.0 Meter - WBT 0114Cu RCA's, Pair

Silver Streak Is Kimber's Copper and Silver Hybrid

Kimber Kable's Silver Streak pairs two copper conductors with one silver one. Kimber calls it its first copper and silver hybrid cable and places it in the Summit Series. It has been in the line since the mid-1990s. Like every Kimber cable, it is braided and terminated by hand in Ogden, Utah.

Two Strands of Copper, One Strand of Silver

Kimber names the conductors: two strands of its TCSS copper and one strand of its AGSS silver, each in VariStrand form with mixed gauges. The three are woven in Kimber's three-wire braid. The braid does the noise rejection. There is no separate shield around it.

Low-Loss Fluorocarbon and Hand-Soldered Ends

Each conductor sits in a low-loss fluorocarbon dielectric. Kimber publishes the result: 53 pF of capacitance, 0.75 µH of inductance and 0.061 ohms of resistance per meter. The plugs are soldered on by hand under nitrogen, which keeps the joint clean as it cools.

The WBT-0114 Cu Plug, Explained

Silver Streak ends in the WBT-0114 Cu, a plug WBT builds under its nextgen name. The signal contacts are pure oxygen-free copper. A brass sleeve tied to the ground contact provides the shielding, and WBT rates the plug at 75 ohms to 400 MHz. The metal parts are a copper alloy plated in 24-carat gold.

The barrel locks on with WBT's patented collet clamp, a two-section sleeve in a ruthenium finish that works like the chuck on a drill. Twist the barrel and the plug tightens onto the jack. The center pin is slotted so it springs against the socket.

What Reviewers Are Saying

Sam Tellig, writing in the November 1996 issue of Stereophile, said the Silver Streak "represents a major performance breakthrough for the price." He added: "The sound is cleaner, quicker, less confused."

Todd Warnke, reviewing for SoundStage! in April 1996, wrote that "the Silver Streak sets a new standard for me." Both reviews date from the cable's first year, and Kimber has kept the design in the line since.

Who Is This Interconnect Best For?

• You want a taste of silver without an all-silver price — Silver Streak puts one silver strand among two copper ones, and reviewers heard a cleaner, quicker sound, so busy passages untangle
• Your sources sit near power supplies — the three-wire braid cancels induced noise along its length, so the shelf stays out of the music
• You dress cables in tight spaces — three thin jacketed wires bend where a fat cable will not, so the plugs sit square on the jacks
• You want a plug that locks — the WBT-0114 Cu's collet clamp tightens onto the jack, so the connection cannot work loose
• Your components both offer XLR — Silver Streak is single-ended RCA. If both your components have balanced XLR jacks, choose the Kimber Silver Streak XLR instead. Or call us and we will match the connector

How Does It Connect to Your System?

Run Silver Streak from a line-level output, a DAC, streamer, CD player or phono stage, to a line-level input on your amplifier or preamp. Keep left to left and right to right. Slide each WBT plug onto the jack, then turn the barrel to tighten the clamp. Loosen it before you pull the plug off.

Then listen. Other and longer lengths available. Call for prices.

Pairs Well With

An interconnect is one link in the chain. It usually joins these categories.

• Integrated Amplifiers — the usual input end
• Digital-to-Analog Converters — DAC output to amplifier
• Phono Preamplifiers — phono stage to line input
• Speaker Cables — the last link to the speakers

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the WBT-0114 Cu connector?

A WBT nextgen RCA plug with pure oxygen-free copper contacts, a shielding brass sleeve on the ground side, gold-plated copper-alloy metalwork and a twist-to-lock collet clamp.

Is WBT 114 the same plug as WBT-0114 Cu?

Yes. Audio Advisor titles write it as WBT 114, WBT 114Cu or WBT 0114Cu. They are all the copper version of WBT's 0114 nextgen plug.

What does VariStrand mean?

Each conductor is made of strands in more than one gauge. Kimber uses this stranding in every interconnect it makes and says the mix of gauges spreads the signal across the bundle.

Is Silver Streak shielded?

There is no separate shield. Kimber relies on the three-wire braid to reject noise, which is why the cable has no outer jacket.

Why mix copper and silver?

Kimber built the Silver Streak as its first hybrid, with two copper strands and one silver. The silver strand is Kimber's AGSS, the copper its TCSS.

Is there a step up from Silver Streak with WBT-0114 Cu plugs?

Kimber Hero HB is the next rung. It moves to four conductors of hyper-pure copper and silver in Kimber's GyroQuadratic braid.

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