Carbon 8

About the Carbon 8

The Kimber Kable Carbon 8 is a high-end speaker cable that represents a new direction for Kimber with its innovative use of carbon polymer technology. The cable features eight 19.5 AWG braided copper conductors that are covered with an electrostatically dissipative carbon-infused conductive polymer, which fills the spaces between strands to maintain geometry while allowing the stranded conductors to behave more like solid core conductors while retaining flexibility. The carbon polymer reduces mechanically induced electrical noise and improves voltage gradient uniformity within the dielectric. The cable is hand-built at the Kimber factory with nitrogen-assisted hand-soldered terminations and features a counter-opposed helix design for minimal noise interference. It delivers an expansive soundstage with precise imaging and remarkable detail retrieval, with tight and controlled bass notes and natural warmth in the midrange. The Carbon 8 is specifically designed as a nimble, detailed performer ideal for desktop and small monitor-sized speakers, placing minimal mechanical stress on smaller stand-mounted designs while providing sufficient conductor mass for easy speaker drive.