Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9 Speaker Cable - 10 Foot - Banana to Banana - Pair

Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9 Speaker Cable - 10 Foot - Banana to Banana - Pair

What It Does in Your System

The Cable That Built This Company's Reputation

Oval 9 is the design that made Analysis Plus a name in audio — well enough regarded that reviewers kept remarking on how little it costs relative to what it does. Black Mesh Oval 9 is the current version, same engineering under an attractive black mesh jacket.

This listing is a matched 10-foot pair in the standard full-range configuration, terminated with bananas at both ends. One cable per speaker, everything you need to wire a stereo system.

Hollow Oval Geometry That Keeps Resistance Flat Across the Band

Analysis Plus is an engineering firm first — the Michigan company earned its name modeling and testing cables for other manufacturers before deciding it could do better itself. Their simulations showed that round conductors suffer badly from current bunching and skin effect, so they developed a patented hollow oval cross-section instead.

A woven pattern places every wire statistically as close to the return current as every other wire. Current density stays even, resistance barely changes with frequency, and what you hear is a cable that sounds consistent from the bottom of the bass to the top of the treble.

Nine Gauge of Copper for Speakers That Ask for It

This is a substantial cable — 9 AWG of high-purity oxygen-free copper, built to hold onto deep bass notes played at high volume without losing grip. Analysis Plus points it specifically at lower-sensitivity speakers, longer runs, and higher listening levels.

Rather than solid conductors, which kink and deform in ways that degrade the signal, Analysis Plus uses a flexible braid paired with a computer-matched dielectric.

Is This Right for You?

A few things to confirm before ordering:

• This is the full-range configuration. Two bananas at each end, one cable per speaker. If your speakers have separate bass and treble binding posts and you want to bi-wire, Analysis Plus builds the Bi-Oval 9 for exactly that.
• You have demanding speakers, real distance, or real volume. Nine gauge is a lot of conductor. That's the point on lower-sensitivity speakers or a 10-foot run, though the geometry benefits apply at any scale.
• Your binding posts accept bananas. Bananas are the most universal connection and work with standard five-way posts and shrouded EU-style terminals alike. If you'd prefer spades, Analysis Plus offers this cable with their T1 spade instead.

Setup & Installation

Insert the banana plugs into the binding posts on your amplifier and speakers, observing polarity — positive to positive, negative to negative, at both ends. Bananas seat with a firm push and hold by spring tension, so no tools are needed. Wire both channels identically before playing music.

The cable measures roughly 20mm by 8mm in cross-section, so it's a wide flat oval rather than a thick round bundle. That profile lies neatly along a baseboard, but 9-gauge conductors don't like tight turns — give it a generous radius behind the equipment rack. Keep the run clear of AC power cords where you can and cross at right angles where you can't.

Features & Specifications

Patented Hollow Oval Geometry
Minimizes current bunching and skin effect so resistance stays nearly constant across the audio band.

Woven Braided Conductor
Every wire sits statistically as close to the return current as every other, distributing current density evenly for better signal transfer than solid-conductor designs.

9-Gauge Oxygen-Free Copper
A massive conductor built to convey deep bass at high volume, especially with lower-sensitivity speakers.

Computer-Matched Dielectric
Insulation selected by simulation to work with the conductor geometry rather than against it, reducing energy storage and release.

Specifications

• Type: Full-range speaker cable, matched pair
• Length: 10 feet
• Terminations: Banana connectors, both ends
• Conductor gauge: 9 AWG
• Conductor material: High-purity oxygen-free copper
• Geometry: Patented hollow oval, oval-coaxial configuration
• Outer dimensions: 20mm x 8mm
• Jacket: Black mesh
• Included: One matched pair of terminated speaker cables

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this a pair or a single cable?
This is a matched pair — two 10-foot cables, one per speaker. Everything you need to wire a stereo system is included.

What's the difference between this and the Bi-Oval 9?
Same conductor, same geometry, same gauge. The Bi-Oval 9 uses four conductors so your speaker's bass and treble binding posts each get their own pair. This standard version is what you want if your speakers have a single set of posts.

How is Black Mesh Oval 9 different from the original Oval 9?
It retains the features that made the original a favorite and adds a black mesh outer jacket, along with improved dielectric materials for a more open, detailed sound. Same fundamental design, refined.

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