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Review on πŸ”Š Wyvern HiFi Speaker Wire with Assembled Banana to Banana Plugs - Pair of 8 Banana Plugs, Blue - 9.8ft PER Wire/3 Meters PER Wire by Kendrick Barron

Revainrating 5 out of 5

Giant Killer Budget Speaker Cable

I have no idea who makes these terminated speaker cables but they are a hidden gem and a real giant killer. From what I understand they can just use pre-made wires, put a sheath on top and cap it off. No idea. But I bought the same cable from Amazon under two different names in two different configurations, and both sets are really telling in terms of how great they sound. The best I can say about them is that they sound smooth, crisp and wide open. . Do they offer the absolute best low frequency response? Well no, to be honest. But they don't let up on the bass either, so don't let that put you off. Trust me, this is a somewhat unique pair of ready-to-use cables, as the case is this wobbly blue thing with sharp stripes that looks like a twizzler. Banana connectors aren't the tightest and snappiest of connectors, but they work great in every way. So their physical aspects look a bit "cheap" I guess you could say. But I really like how they look and they are super easy to connect and operate. If you're interested in performance, I ran direct tests with several different speaker cables on two different sets of speakers. In terms of overall performance, they have consistently outperformed UK QED cables; Entry-level Kimber Cable 4PR cable; my other favorite budget speaker cables are the Sewell Silverback cables (although the Silverbacks still dominate the bass grunt); zombie cable; 12 gauge wire for consumer products; and 10 gauge HonKent wire (available from Amazon). Now you're probably saying you haven't compared them to a lot of the big boys like AudioQuest, Cardas, Analysis Plus, etc. Well, like I said, they've surpassed my long-time favorite, the original Kimber Kable. 4PR as well as a couple of QED Silver Anniversary cables, but other than that no, I haven't compared them to other big names because those cables aren't considered budget cables. Period. I'll say I'm not scared of a fight given the way they handled Kimber and QED, so come on. Look, if you can find a pair of speaker cables that actually sing like that, buy them. I don't care how much they cost, if you think they're something special then they're worth it. Now find a pair that turns you on that cost the same and you will actually have something cool. I'm sure there are more expensive cables that I would really like, but for now I'm sticking with these "Wyvern" cables because they are dynamic in their peaks and have amazing clarity that isn't high- Top end is shrill, but fairly slick top end that never sweats.

Pros
  • This is Awesome
Cons
  • Sad Hardware