“This has been my favorite speaker cable for several years. If you like Audioquest, you'll love AP. All the warmth and musicality of Audioquest, but with superior instrumental definition and soundstage. It sits in my big system in double-shotgun biwire configuration, as well as in my office system between my powered Kanto TUKs.”
“It's quite good in the treble, it is very, very good in midrange and acceptable in the bass. It will get no points for esthetics, but many for the wide soundstage. In terms of value, acceptable in today's market, but that's not saying much for the audiophile market.”
“I was using top-of-the-line Monster Cable M-Series speaker cables with my B&W 804 speakers until I tried these based on the recommendation of an audiophile friend. The difference right out of the box was unbelievable - especially the improvement in bass. The treble was also much clearer. I've been told these take 200 hours to break in and cannot wait to hear what they will sound like then.”
“Having audition many of the best brands of speaker cables out there I would say these AP cable are the most accurate and truthful. Now I loved the Cardas Clear cables which sounded rich and romantic. However, for me I couldnt get past the price of the Cardas. These AP cables seem to be the best compromise for me. Not quiet as romantic sounding, but extremely neutral. Treble is clean and precise - never bright or over-etched. Bass is amazing. The only cable I've heard that compares is the Cardas at twice the price. If you cant justify the long dollars for the Cardas, get these and you will be thrilled - just like I am.”
“I used to be a speaker cable skeptic. However, this cable changed my mind. When the time came to get longer runs of cable for a new room, I auditioned several brands and the differences between the Analysis Plus and other bigger name brands were not subtle. Compared against Oval 9s, the big-name cables sounded thin and "hi-fi". Oval 9s do wonderful things with voices; bass control is also far better. It's just more natural. I liken the difference to a significant amplifier upgrade, but for significantly less money. These cables are also very flexible, fairly flat and unobtrusive. Great value! Great product! Recommended.”
“The Oval 9 bi-wire was an outstanding upgrade to my system. For me there is no going back. Now the sound coming from a bipolar spreakers is astonishingly close to that of my friends super-mega-buck $$$ towers for a fraction of the price. The sound of a snare drum is hard to reproduce but the oval 9s reproduce it very well with my 300B monoblocks also add airiness in the sound. No, you can't go wrong with the Analysis Plus Oval 9s. You will be dancing with joy. Kudos to Analysis Plus and cheers”
“I have found Oval 9s to be the most musical speaker cables that I have had in my system. They offer a luxurious rich full natural organic sounding midrange which complemented my B&W speakers nicely - which although warm, benefited from a touch more warmth offered by the Oval 9. The bass of the 9's is very strong and tight and they have nice highs that are delicate and shimmer without sounding harsh. In my system and to my ears, these are one of the most musical speaker cables around for the price. A friend who also has Oval 9 speaker cables tells me they sound very close to the sound of his Transparent Ultra XL cables which cost like ten times as much.”
