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AudioQuest Kingcobra audio cable - RCA plugs 0.5m (1.64') stereo pair

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I thought it was time I upgraded my interconnects and speaker cables . I had read a lot of good things about Audioquest's King Cobra interconnects so I bought two pair . I collect audio equipment so I have quite a bit of stuff here . Right now I'm going with Revel M20s for speakers and I'm pushing them with a Krell KAV250p amp and an Audible Illusions pre- amp . I have a Cal. Audio Labs Cd player . Considering that's roughly $9,000 worth of equipment I would still be considered to be in the lower tier of the high end audio world .
I had been using XLO ( not to be confused with xlr-balanced ) interconnects . They're mid priced cables that cost around $ 79 at the time .
Anyway , I hooked my King Cobra's up and low and behold as hard as I tried I heard no difference . To really find out if I had just blown a few hundred dollars I played a specific piece of music . Al Stewart's " The Ear Of The Night " . The song is impeccably recorded ..a great acoustic guitar intro with nice tight bass and some snare drum . I played this song over and over switching from the new to old interconnects . No Difference . Nothing . I did the same with a few tracks from the original cd release of Cat Stevens' Tea For The Tillerman , one of the worst recordings I've ever heard . Both cd's sounded exactly the same with both cables and frankly it wouldn't surprise me if I got the same sound from a pair of $10 Radio Shack inters.
Don't buy into the hype . Yea , they look cool , and I can brag about having fairly expensive , well respected cables , but they do nothing as far as improving the sound quality of your stereo system goes .

The answer is yes of course. Unless you have been using cheap audio equipment and somehow got used to listen to all that distortions in the signal and think that's what you are suppose to be listening. Audio cables do make a difference on how good your entire audio system performs and sometimes in a very significant way. I was a non-believer until I actually try it myself. Some people claim that they couldn't hear any difference between a pair of cheap cables and the better ones, that's totally bull crap. It only makes me wonder what kind of sound system they own or maybe they are simply being biased.

I have a pair of Kingcobra connected to a HD AM/FM tuner and a pair of $100 speaker cables. They sound much more smoother and focused compare to the original free cables that come with the tuner. I later switch the speaker cables to a pair of Audioquest CV8 (72V DBS) and boy what a huge difference they make! It's almost as if I have upgraded my entire system. Anyway, after the burn-in period is over, the sound stage becomes a little more deeper and extends out farther by about 2 feet from where my left and right speakers are. Vocals and instruments seem to be even more focused and carry more weight (especially in the mid to lower region). But what baffles me the most is that the volume appears to be a little louder after the cable upgrade (probably due to lower noise background.) I could close my eyes and point out exactly where the singer and each piece of instrument is placed as the original recording studio intended. Everything in the music suddenly becomes well, more life like to me. This experience is similar to a person who used to watch standard TV all his life and for the first time being shown a high definition TV. I could tell the difference when I hear music being play back in higher resolution, how about you?

The King Cobra is the best interconnect I've ever come across.It's like water flowing down a stream connected to my Cambridge Audio Azur 640c and then to my Creek 21se headphone amp.If you go further up in the Audioquest line up your getting into DBS territory.The purpose of DBS is to leave a constant electrical charge on the cable at all times meaning no warm up period is necessary.I'm content with the King Cobra as it needs just about 10 or 15 minutes to reach it's full potentail and about that long for my whole system to shine.Also pay the extra few bucks over the AQ Dimondback as the King Cobra is far superior.

The best pair of rca cables i have ever owned to date, thats for sure. These things sound amazing clear, detailed, smooth and punchy bass. The build quality is just exceptional A+. I bought them to connect my DAC to my receiver and boy do they deliver the goods. Definitely worth it you will notice a difference not to mention that there fun to look at too.