Kimber Monocle-XL™ speaker cable
5 out of 5
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- 24 VariStrand™ conductors - 12x TC and 12x VS
- Hyper-Pure Copper
- Fluorocarbon, titanium dioxide & polyethylene insulation
- Proprietary X38R Stabilizing Core
- WBT nextgen® banana or spade options
MONOCLE-XL™
Monocle-XL forms a bridge in the Kimber range between their traditional woven cables – from 4PR to 12TC - and the more technically-advanced Select range.
What you get with Monocle XL™ is a hybrid of the two designs making for a high-performance cable at a more widely affordable price.
Inside MONOCLE-XL™
Monocle-XL™ utilises a 24 wire braid, combining twelve TC and twelve VS conductors (for more about the 'TC' conductors, click here). Each wire is manufactured from VariStrand™ copper, ensuring that no particular frequency range dominates. This combination brings the best of both TC and VS attributes, creating a lower noise floor and, as with the Select range of cables, these conductors are then woven around Kimber’s own proprietary X38R stabilizing core.
This expanded braid geometry offers better mechanical and electrical damping, as well as extending dynamic range on both ends of the spectrum, giving you a huge soundstage and precise imaging. The result of all this technology is a cable which is capable of allowing you to hear more of the full potential from your valued system.
The right connection
Monocle-XL™ cable comes with WBT™ terminations – banana or spade. A key feature is WBT’s nextgen® technology which utilises low mass principles for improved performance and sound quality.
The WBT-0610 bananas are a locking, slanted design which puts less strain on heavier gauge speaker cables and are available in two models: the Cu version which uses gold-plated pure copper and the Ag model which features platinum plating over a fine silver base. (The second pin underneath the main 4mm pin of the banana is a safety feature to prevent the plug being inserted into a power socket. It can easily be removed if necessary to allow the fitting of the plug into your binding post).
The same materials are also used on the Cu and Ag versions of the 0661 and 0681 spades. 0661 will fit binding posts up to 6mm and 0681 up to 8mm. We recommend the use of the bananas as a more reliable connection.
If you'd like to upgrade to the silver WBT plugs, please contact us first letting us know whether you'd like banana or spade connectors and we can quote the best price for you. If you don't see the combination of plugs you require, please contact us.
What to use it with
We’ve paired Monocle-XL™ with budget kit before now and the results were impressive! In most practical applications though, it’s well suited to mid-level systems upward. So, components from brands such as Arcam, Audiolab, Naim, etc up to higher end equipment from the likes of Musical Fidelity, Chord and Audio Research. Get the set up right and all of this kit is capable of superb results with Monocle-XL™ speaker cable.
Optional Upgrades
We offer a number of additions and treatments to take the performance of your cable to the next level. To find out more, click on the 'What's this?' link next to each icon above right.Money Back Guarantee
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Specifications
- Hyper-pure copper
- Fluorocarbon, titanium dioxide & polyethylene insulation
- 24 VariStrand™ conductors
- 29mm outer cable diameter
- X38R core compound
- WBT Connectors
Basic Electrical Measurements
- 2 x 9AWG(6.63mm²) conductors
- (Cp) parallel capacitance: 1,199.0 pF / meter
- (Ls) series inductance: 0.874 µH / meter
- (Rdc) dc loop resistance: 0.015 ? / meter
"this cable manages to deliver superb high frequency resolution without any glare or grain and it is very revealing and open"
Read Jason Kennedy's thoughts on Monocle-XL here
"I have been knocked out by the detail, clarity and fresh depth and perspective that these cables have given my much loved faves. This may sound silly, but in the background to 'Bill Evans Live at the Village Vanguard' there are dinner conversations going on. For the first time, even though I don't listen for such things. The actual words could clearly be heard. Luckily the huge improvement in the detail of the Bill Evans trio more than compensated for this! Total, unreserved recommendation!!!
"I have been knocked out by the detail, clarity and fresh depth and perspective that these cables have given my much loved faves. This may sound silly, but in the background to 'Bill Evans Live at the Village Vanguard' there are dinner conversations going on. For the first time, even though I don't listen for such things. The actual words could clearly be heard. Luckily the huge improvement in the detail of the Bill Evans trio more than compensated for this! Total, unreserved recommendation!!!
Mr Ross, Oban
Customer Reviews
Overall product rating
5 / 5
5 / 5
reviewed by Paul Norton
29 Jul 2024
Yes, I recommend this product.
"Outstanding"
I first considered these as an upgrade around a year ago, it’s a serious investment, had a conversation with the RA team and started saving. Anyway replaced Black Rhodium speaker cables, set up is Luxman amp to Quad speakers, Graham Slee Dac, Innuos Server and Arcam CD, RA interconnects and power cables. Much wider soundstage, vocals are great, all feels very “grown up”. Superb product, well worth the investment.
5 / 5
reviewed by John Williams
19 Oct 2021
Yes, I recommend this product.
"Expensive But Wow."
Took delivery of cable today. Little shocked at the size of these cables but blend in reasonably well. Through my system Luxman class A amp driving my PMC speakers with luxman cd player at front end, they make it all sound detailed but in an effortless manner. Everything finally sounds coherent. I doubt I will get much sleep tonight.