Kimber Kable TAK Cu Tonearm Cable - 1.5 Meter - WBT 0102 RCA

TAK Cu at 1.5 Meters, With WBT-0102 Connectors

This is Kimber Kable's TAK Cu tonearm cable at 1.5 meters, sold each, terminated with WBT-0102 Cu connectors rather than Kimber's standard Ultra-plate RCAs. Same cable, a different plug at each end.

A connector is not an afterthought on a phono cable. It is a mechanical joint carrying the smallest signal in the system, and the contact area, the material and the grip all sit directly in the signal path.

OCQ/2 Braiding and Proprietary Shielding

Fit and Materials

1.5 meters, terminated WBT-0102 Cu at both ends. It suits a junction box with RCA sockets where you want the WBT connector specifically. Kimber also builds this cable with its own Ultra-plate RCAs at a lower price.

Kimber's OCQ/2 braid — Orthogonal GyroQuadratic, two channel — is the company's answer to interference. Braiding the conductors so they cross at right angles means induced noise arrives on both sides of the pair equally and cancels, which is why Kimber can claim it virtually eliminates electromagnetic and radio interference along with crosstalk.

Beyond the braid, Kimber uses a proprietary shielding material that it says drastically reduces low-frequency hum. On a phono cable that matters more than on any other interconnect: the signal is the smallest in the system and hum is its constant companion.

Who Is This Cable Best For?

• You want WBT connectors — the reason this version exists rather than the standard one
• Your phono stage is a shelf or more away — 1.5 meters covers most racks
• You want copper conductors — Varistrand hyper-pure copper, as in the standard TAK Cu
• Your sockets are worn or slack — a WBT clamps rather than merely pushing on
• The connector is not what you are paying for — the Ultra-plate version is the same cable for less; see tonearm cables

What Length Do You Need?

Measure the path the cable will take rather than the gap it crosses, and allow enough slack that it hangs rather than pulls. Terminations are fixed, so check what your arm presents before ordering.

Pairs Well With

What most owners fitting a tonearm cable shop next.

• Phono preamplifiers — the other end of this cable, and the bigger variable
• Phono cartridges — the signal source everything downstream is serving
• Cartridge alignment tools — geometry first; no cable fixes a misaligned cartridge
• Tonearm cables — the other lengths and terminations in the range

Frequently Asked Questions

How many do I need?

One. A turntable takes a single tonearm cable, and this is sold each.

What is a WBT-0102?

A precision RCA connector from WBT, clamped rather than simply pushed on, with a small contact area chosen deliberately. It is the alternative to Kimber's own Ultra-plate RCA on this cable.

Do I still need the ground wire?

Yes. A tonearm cable carries the signal; the separate ground strap carries the chassis connection that keeps hum out. Connect it before deciding anything is wrong with the cable.

What does OCQ/2 braiding do?

It crosses the conductors at right angles so induced interference arrives equally on both sides of the pair and cancels. Kimber uses it to address electromagnetic interference, radio interference and crosstalk together.

Will it fit an arm with captive leads?

No cable will. An arm wired straight through to fitted RCA leads has nothing to unplug, so changing the cable there means rewiring the arm itself.

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