Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9 Speaker Cable - 16 Foot - Spade to Spade - Pair

Analysis Plus Black Mesh Oval 9 Speaker Cable - 16 Foot - Spade to Spade - Pair

What It Does in Your System

A Cable Designed by the People Other Cable Companies Hired

Analysis Plus built its reputation in Flushing, Michigan doing the testing and analysis work for cable brands you'd recognize immediately. Having examined the field from the inside, they concluded they could do better — and the hollow oval conductor is the result. Oval 9 has been their bestseller for years, and Black Mesh is the current version: same core design, upgraded connectors, and a dielectric with faster rise time.

This listing is a matched 16-foot pair with spade terminations at both ends — the length for an equipment rack positioned to one side of the room, or speakers set well apart in a larger space.

Nine Gauge Is Why This Length Works

Every foot of speaker cable adds series resistance between your amplifier and your drivers, and that resistance is what erodes damping control and dynamic authority. It's the reason long runs of thin cable sound soft and vague in the bass. At 9 gauge, Oval 9 carries enough copper that sixteen feet costs you remarkably little — your amplifier keeps its grip on the woofer and the bottom end stays tight.

If you're running this far, gauge isn't a luxury. It's the specification that determines whether the distance is audible.

Hollow Oval Geometry, Braided and Hand-Terminated

Extensive computer modeling led Analysis Plus to a hollow oval cross-section, chosen because its resistance changes very little across the audio band — in conventional cable, current crowds unevenly through the conductor as frequency rises, which is one reason cables can sound tonally uneven. The conductor is a patented woven braid rather than a solid core, resisting the kinks and deformations a long run inevitably encounters.

That construction can't be machine-terminated. Each cable takes over an hour of handwork to finish properly, which is why these arrive feeling like something built rather than extruded.

Is This Right for You?

A few things to confirm before you order:

• This is a complete pair. Two 16-foot cables, one per channel — everything a stereo pair of speakers needs. No need to double your quantity.
• Match both channels, even if they don't need to be. If one speaker sits closer to the amplifier, resist the urge to buy different lengths. Equal cable on both channels keeps the two sides electrically identical, and a loose coil of slack behind the near speaker costs you nothing.
• Plan the route before you order. Sixteen feet sounds generous until the cable has to travel along a baseboard, around a doorway, and up behind a speaker. Measure the real path with a tape and add a margin — this is a hand-terminated cable, not something you shorten later.

Setup & Installation

Connect the spade lugs to your amplifier's binding posts and to your speakers, observing polarity — red to positive, black to negative — and tighten each post firmly by hand so the spade sits flat against the contact surface. Both ends are terminated identically, so orientation is up to you.

At this distance the routing matters as much as the connection. Cross power cords at right angles rather than running alongside them, keep the cable clear of pinch points under furniture legs and door thresholds, and coil any excess in a wide loose loop rather than a tight bundle. Nine-gauge cable is stiff enough that a sharp bend near a termination puts real stress on the spade.

Features & Specifications

9-Gauge Oxygen-Free Copper
Substantial conductor cross-section keeps series resistance low across a long run, preserving bass authority and amplifier control where thinner cable would give them up.

Patented Hollow Oval Geometry
A computer-optimized oval cross-section keeps resistance nearly constant across the audio band for even current distribution and consistent tonal balance.

Woven Braided Conductor
Every wire sits statistically as close to the return current as every other, and the braid resists the kinks and deformations that degrade solid conductors.

Upgraded Dielectric and Connectors
The Black Mesh revision brings a faster rise time dielectric and improved connectors over the original Oval 9, with each cable hand-terminated in over an hour of work.

Specifications

• Length: 16 feet
• Termination: Spade to spade
• Quantity: Matched pair (two cables)
• Gauge: 9 AWG
• Conductor: Oxygen-free copper
• Geometry: Patented hollow oval, oval-coaxial configuration
• Conductor Construction: Woven braid
• Jacket: Black mesh
• Termination Method: Handcrafted
• Made in: Flushing, Michigan, USA

Frequently Asked Questions

Is this one cable or two?
Two. This is a matched pair — one cable for each channel — so a single order completes the connection between your amplifier and a stereo pair of speakers.

Will I lose sound quality over sixteen feet?
Very little at this gauge. Long runs cause trouble when the cable is thin enough that series resistance starts robbing the amplifier of control over the woofer — 9 gauge gives you substantial headroom, which is precisely why heavier gauges exist for exactly this situation.

How does Black Mesh differ from the original Oval 9?
It keeps everything that made Oval 9 a longtime bestseller — the hollow oval geometry and braided copper conductor — while adding better connectors, a dielectric with faster rise time, and further optimization of the oval geometry for more uniform current distribution.

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