Follow up video to my text review and comparison of Kimber KS1036 "high-end" RCA cable vs ultra low cost Amazon Basics:
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Kimber RCA Cable vs Amazon Basics (Video)
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Good one Amir, will watch. 
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But but ... but...
- Ears are more discriminate than an analyzer.
- We don't even know how our brain works.
- Your system isn't good enough.
- All happy owners can't be wrong.
- Did you burn in the cable.
- You have to live with the cable for a few months before you can appreciate the differences.
- You did not even listen to the cable (by your own admission).
- You are too old to hear the minute differences.
- You have not measured all relevant aspects.
- I can even hear differences between mains cables so why would RCA cables not sound different.
- I can clearly hear differences... I don't even need to do a blind test as it is so obvious.
- Music is different to test signals.
- How do you measure the 'soul' of music ?
- You can't measure the emotion that is conveyed.
- Surely the designers at Kimber will know what they talk about.
- etc....
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Thank you Amir, If they now don't believe you..love your humor.
The answer is there in the first minute. Amir has had the Amazon cable for years….
Clearly the Kimber hasn’t had time to burn in. Unfair comparison
Clearly the Kimber hasn’t had time to burn in. Unfair comparison
Sorry, but I don't really see the point of going over this AGAIN. It's a cable. it's not broken, it transmits the signal correctly & it probably costs around $2.00 or less to manufacture. What has happened to all the SMSL & Topping reviews promised, which are what the majority of people here want to see? Sorry for being so negative, but it's probably becoming a bit of a joke now.
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Reviewing another DAC or small amp? Is that really better?
It might be a repeat but the cable debate gets eyeballs.
Looks like Reddit agrees...
If I bought a $4000,- cable, my brain sure as hell would make it sound better no matter what your measurements show 
But thanks for addressing this. If people with loads of money want to show off cables like expensive watches that's fine with me. But at least your video may prevent some people from spending their hard earned money on this crap.
But thanks for addressing this. If people with loads of money want to show off cables like expensive watches that's fine with me. But at least your video may prevent some people from spending their hard earned money on this crap.
I'm not sure Kimber bothered to read this review... therefore I informed their customer service.)))
If you want to gain technical knowledge of your next purchase, well yeah. Constantly reviewing cables that you already know before testing are going to work exactly the same as a cheaper cable, is just dumbing-down what this site is supposed to be.
A little reading now...
"The 6065 is a delicate balance of 2/3 copper and 1/3 pure silver utilizing both VariStrand and solid core conductors. This synergistic blend of metallurgy and conductor design strikes a keen balance between detail, transparency and a natural tonal presentation. The 6065 will maintain complete dynamic control over your loudspeaker while preserving balance within the audio spectrum.
Incorporating both VariStrand and solid core copper conductors, the 6063 was engineered to extract all the performance copper has to offer. The all copper design results in a rich, dynamically robust presentation while producing naturally layered lifelike soundscapes"
"The 6065 is a delicate balance of 2/3 copper and 1/3 pure silver utilizing both VariStrand and solid core conductors. This synergistic blend of metallurgy and conductor design strikes a keen balance between detail, transparency and a natural tonal presentation. The 6065 will maintain complete dynamic control over your loudspeaker while preserving balance within the audio spectrum.
Incorporating both VariStrand and solid core copper conductors, the 6063 was engineered to extract all the performance copper has to offer. The all copper design results in a rich, dynamically robust presentation while producing naturally layered lifelike soundscapes"
The “your system isn’t good enough” infuriates me haha they use that line for pretty much every component. That’s a vicious circle right there!
Audiophile gobbledygook. A coat hanger with the correct connections would still transmit the signal... the only other thing you would have to consider is shielding.
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What promise? I don't recall promising anything. Members send me stuff and I review them. Usually these take priority over company sent gear.
To be sure, there will be more Topping/SMSL reviews. Just that like the membership, I enjoy the variety.
You said (I'm guessing) a year ago that you had a huge backlog of SMSL & Topping gear to review. In the last year (again I'm guessing) we have only seen one.
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We all knew what the test will show before it even started.
In my opinion, RCA cable testing would be much more useful with cable going next to different sources of electromagnetic noise like mains cables, noisy power supplies, desktop computer maybe etc..
In my opinion, RCA cable testing would be much more useful with cable going next to different sources of electromagnetic noise like mains cables, noisy power supplies, desktop computer maybe etc..
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True, but that's not cable testing, that shielding testing.... which is the most important consideration with any cable.
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