Dave’s Faves – Kimber Kable Hero Interconnects

Kimber Kable, Hero Interconnects, Ultraplate 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 significantly more muscular sound. You can perceive this difference on a system where the speakers and electronics are north of about a grand each.

An example of a system that would benefit from Heroes, would be one that includes fine speakers like Axiom M-60s or Magnepan MG .7s. It would make sense to run Heros with any Atoll integrated amp and CD player. If you’re thinking Bryston, Mac or Rogue electronics, Hero is a slam dunk.

Pricing above is with Ultraplate connectors. That’s the version I want you to buy. There’s no reason to spend more. Because… if you want to spend more, you should buy the Kimber Carbons, not the Heroes with fancier connectors. While the Hero is terrific, Carbon competes with any cable at any price!