Kimber Kable Timbre Interconnect Cable - 5.0 Meter - RCA to RCA - Pair

Timbre Is the Kimber Braid Built for Imaging

Kimber Kable's Timbre is a three-wire braided copper interconnect from Kimber's Base Series. Kimber says it delivers deep, holographic imaging and can pop a central performer forward in the soundstage. The name is the word for the character of an instrument's sound. It is made by hand in Ogden, Utah.

Three VariStrand Copper Conductors

The conductors are Kimber's VariStrand copper, each a bundle of strands in several gauges. The three are woven in Kimber's three-wire braid. Kimber calls the Timbre non-shielded: the braid itself does the noise rejection.

Low-Loss Fluorocarbon and a Hand-Soldered End

Each conductor is insulated in a low-loss fluorocarbon dielectric. Kimber publishes the result: 62.1 pF of capacitance and 0.493 µH of inductance per meter. The plugs are soldered on by hand under nitrogen, which Kimber uses to keep the joint clean as it cools.

The Ultraplate Black Plug, Explained

Timbre ends in Kimber's Ultraplate Black, the black-finished version of Kimber's own RCA plug. Kimber machines it from solid metal stock. The Ultraplate contact surface, Kimber says, gives high conductivity and durability and works with any plating on your gear. Inside is a solid Teflon dielectric and a split center pin.

What Reviewers Are Saying

Richard Black, reviewing for TechRadar on September 2, 2008, gave the Timbre five stars: "this is one of the best interconnects we know of."

Who Is This Interconnect Best For?

• You listen for the placement of voices — Kimber built the Timbre to pull a central performer forward, so the stage has a front and a back
• Your sources sit near power supplies — the three-wire braid cancels induced noise along its length, so the shelf stays out of the music
• You dress cables in tight spaces — three thin jacketed wires bend where a fat cable will not, so the plugs sit square
• You want a plug that grips — the Ultraplate Black's split center pin seats firmly, so the connection stays clean
• Your components both offer XLR — the Timbre is single-ended RCA. If both your components have balanced XLR jacks, choose the Kimber Timbre XLR instead. Or call us and we will match the connector

How Does It Connect to Your System?

Run the Timbre from a line-level output, a DAC, streamer, CD player or phono stage, to a line-level input on your amplifier or preamp. Keep left to left and right to right. Push each Ultraplate Black plug straight on until it seats. Pull it off by the barrel, never by the cable.

Then listen. Other and longer lengths available. Call for prices.

Pairs Well With

An interconnect is one link in the chain. It usually joins these categories.

• Integrated Amplifiers — the usual input end
• Digital-to-Analog Converters — DAC output to amplifier
• Music Streamers — streamer output to amplifier
• Speaker Cables — the last link to the speakers

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the Ultraplate Black connector?

Kimber's own RCA plug in a black finish. It is machined from solid metal, uses Kimber's Ultraplate contact surface, and has a solid Teflon dielectric and a split center pin.

What does VariStrand mean?

Each conductor is made of copper strands in more than one gauge. Kimber uses this stranding in every interconnect it makes.

Is the Timbre shielded?

Kimber calls it non-shielded. The three-wire braid does the noise rejection, which is why there is no outer jacket to hide the weave.

Is there a step up from the Timbre?

Kimber Hero is the next rung. It moves to four conductors in Kimber's quadratic braid and keeps the Ultraplate Black plug.

See It in Action

Audio Advisor looks at the Timbre with Kimber's Todd Walldorf.

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