AQ Midnight 2 vs. Kimber 8TC
Johnny Y Boey
GromitKool wrote:
>
> I'm currently looking for speaker cables (used) and narrowed it down to
> two choices: Audioquest Midnight 2 or Kimber Kable 8TC?? Which of the two
> is better?
>
> FM
The Midnight.
JB
GromitKool
David Linsenmeier
Johnny Y Boey wrote:
>
> JB
Without some elaboration, this response is not particularly useful. In
what way or ways is the AQ wire better than Kimber? What sort of system
did you use for comparison? Might there be some systems served better
by one than the other? I've never listened to a system with AQ wire;
I've heard a system with 8TC, McCormack electronics, and ProAc speakers
sound absolutely stunning. In general, a one-line "A is better than B"
response is quite likely to be inadequate, given the intricacies of
system matching and such.
To the original poster: On what basis did you narrow your search down to
these two choices? What kind of music do you like? What other
equipment is in your system? The answers to the last two questions will
make it possible for the rest of the group to make well-informed
recommendations.
Dave Linsenmeier d-lins...@nwu.edu
http://pubweb.nwu.edu/~dml343/Audio/
Johnny Y Boey
David Linsenmeier wrote:
>
> Johnny Y Boey wrote:
> >
> > GromitKool wrote:
> > >
> > > I'm currently looking for speaker cables (used) and narrowed it down to
> > > two choices: Audioquest Midnight 2 or Kimber Kable 8TC?? Which of the two
> > > is better?
> > >
> > > FM
> >
> > The Midnight.
> >
> > JB
>
> Without some elaboration, this response is not particularly useful. In
> what way or ways is the AQ wire better than Kimber?
In every single way. Yes, the midnight is the best affordable speaker
wire IMO.
JB
John Scott Pattison
In <33889E...@lulu.acns.nwu.edu> David Linsenmeier
<dml...@lulu.acns.nwu.edu> writes (in reponse to J. Boey's
one-line comment that the Midnight cable is better than 8TC):
>
>
>Without some elaboration, this response is not particularly useful.
>system did you use for comparison? Might there be some systems served
>better by one than the other? I've never listened to a system with AQ
>wire; I've heard a system with 8TC, McCormack electronics, and ProAc
>speakers sound absolutely stunning. In general, a one-line "A is
>better than B" response is quite likely to be inadequate, given the
>intricacies of system matching and such.
>
>To the original poster: On what basis did you narrow your search down
>to these two choices? What kind of music do you like? What other
>equipment is in your system? The answers to the last two questions
>will make it possible for the rest of the group to make well-informed
>recommendations.
>
>Dave Linsenmeier d-lins...@nwu.edu
>http://pubweb.nwu.edu/~dml343/Audio/
David makes some valid points. People's requests for opinions and
responses that contain no context, such as the equipment used, really
don't tell this news group much.
I have not used Midnight, but I am currently using Crystal (the next
level down, just above Indigo) and do like it better than 8TC IN MY
ROOM AND SYSTEM.
I have owned 8TC multiple times and while I like it's clarity, I find
it a little "zippy" in my room. However, the bass of the Kimber is
quite deep and tight. I have some reflective walls, so maybe the
Audioquest works better in my room and sounds smoother with better
depth of image. I just find it better balanced.
In a more "dead" room the Audioquest would possibly sound too "muffled"
but I doubt it. The Crystal is good stuff. I would not hesitate to
buy Midnight.
I am using a set of tube monoblocks, a Van Alstine hybrid preamp, and
Monitor Audio MA-700 speakers.
John
Chuck Ross
> David Linsenmeier wrote:
> >
> > Johnny Y Boey wrote:
> > >
> > > GromitKool wrote:
> > > >
> > > > I'm currently looking for speaker cables (used) and narrowed it down to
> > > > two choices: Audioquest Midnight 2 or Kimber Kable 8TC?? Which of the two
> > > > is better?
> > > >
> > > > FM
> > >
> > > The Midnight.
> > >
> > > JB
> >
> > Without some elaboration, this response is not particularly useful. In
> > what way or ways is the AQ wire better than Kimber?
>
>
> In every single way. Yes, the midnight is the best affordable speaker
> wire IMO.
>
>
> JB
The Midnight sounds better, too! (:)
Chuck Ross
_-_-
Johnny Y Boey
and looks more impressive too, but less flexible.
JB
Alan Hsu
And it's cat-proof. My cats chewed on the 8TC so I had to replace tham
with Midnight 3.
Alan
Jun Zhang
David Linsenmeier (dml...@lulu.acns.nwu.edu) wrote:
: Johnny Y Boey wrote:
: >
: > GromitKool wrote:
: > >
: > > I'm currently looking for speaker cables (used) and narrowed it down to
: > > two choices: Audioquest Midnight 2 or Kimber Kable 8TC?? Which of the two
: > > is better?
: > >
: > > FM
: >
: > The Midnight.
: >
: > JB
: Without some elaboration, this response is not particularly useful. In
: what way or ways is the AQ wire better than Kimber? What sort of system
: did you use for comparison? Might there be some systems served better
: by one than the other? I've never listened to a system with AQ wire;
: I've heard a system with 8TC, McCormack electronics, and ProAc speakers
: sound absolutely stunning. In general, a one-line "A is better than B"
: response is quite likely to be inadequate, given the intricacies of
: system matching and such.
: To the original poster: On what basis did you narrow your search down to
: these two choices? What kind of music do you like? What other
: equipment is in your system? The answers to the last two questions will
: make it possible for the rest of the group to make well-informed
: recommendations.
: Dave Linsenmeier d-lins...@nwu.edu
: http://pubweb.nwu.edu/~dml343/Audio/
This depends your music taste and system. I myself have AQ Cobalt (better than AQ 2) and Kimber 4TC double run. Both are excellent for the price (I bought them used). The rest of the syetem are McCormack DNA-0.5, PSB Stratus Gold, ML aerius, Marantz CD-67SE, McCormack TLC-1. Both cables are the same class. AQ II is a lower class than my Cobalt. According to may ears and my audiophile friend. AQ Cobalt is more neutral and Kimber is more dynamic.
ZJ
JKnoettner
I've had AQ midnight bi-wired in my system (original not mk.2) with CJ
pv-11 preamp and CJ MF-200 amp. My system was very detailed, and bright,
but without any harshness. I recently tried the Kimber 8TC biwire combo
with their PBJ interconnects and the system came alive. Much more dynamic
and better balenced across the spectrum. I don't think one cable is
better than the other, I think it depends on your system. My system tends
towards warmth, and the Kimber works better.