Kimber Kable, Hero Interconnects, Ultraplate or RCAs or XLRs
.5m $231, 1m $296, 1.5m $361, 2m $426
Kimber makes cables from modest to esoteric. The sweet spot for most of our customers is the iconic Kimber Hero. It is used in some of the highest end systems going, yet is still reasonably priced.
Hero consists of a four wire, Varistrand, braided geometry, interlink cable. With high purity copper cable and FEP dielectric, Heros are warmer and richer sounding than Kimber’s less expensive cable, the Tonik.
Compared to Tonik, Hero has a more muscular & airy sound. You can perceive this difference on a system where the speakers and electronics are north of a grand each. An example of a system that would benefit from Heros, would be one that includes Wharfedale Lintons or Magnepan MG .7s, and any Hegel or upper level NAD integrateds or separates. By the time you’re talking Bryston and McIntosh, Hero should be locked in.
Pricing above is with Ultraplate connectors. That’s the version I want you to buy.
Hero is also available with fancy schmancy WBT connectors- for fancier money. The price is $380 or $520 depending on which WBT. But… I don’t want you to spend more for Heros than the Ultraplate price.
That’s because …1m Hero runs $296- how far do you have to go to beat it? You have to double the money and buy Kimber’s Carbon, $620. Carbon sounds better than Hero with WBTs. It’s smarter to buy the Carbon than Hero with WBTs!