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Kimber Kable Carbon Series speaker cable and interconnect, PK10 Palladian power cable

Photos by Chuck Francis

For thoughts about cables generally and reviewing methodology, see Martin Colloms's essay "Colloms on Cables."

Ray Kimber founded his enterprise (footnote 1) in the late 1970s, and for the last half-century has withstood the ravages of this difficult market. He first got involved in cable technology while addressing the problems of induced interference in audio connections where high-power installation lighting was involved, especially early thyristor-controlled systems.

He found that standard braided shielding was effective with regards to induced…

Thiel CS1 loudspeaker

Kentucky manufacturer Thiel has acquired a reputation for the coherence of sound presented by its range of distinctive, sloping-baffle, floor-standing loudspeakers. Designer Jim Thiel gives a high priority to linearity of phase response; as a result, he chooses to use phase-linear, first-order crossovers in his designs, the target response being the combination of electrical and mechanical filtering. As the out-of-band rejection is then only 6dB/octave, it places demands on his chosen drive-units to be well-behaved, not only in their passbands, but also outside of them. In effect, the…

Manley Labs Changes Hands

On July 10, EveAnna Manley, co-founder and owner of Manley Labs of Chino, California, surprised her social media followers by announcing the sale of Manley Labs. The buyer is Dirk Ulrich, founder of Brainworx Audio and Plugin Alliance.

Describing the next phase of Manley Labs as the Manley 3.0 era, Manley wrote, "I look forward to some well-earned rest and relief from the responsibility of running a multimillion-dollar company. I plan to spend more time with my family and friends (and Riley and Bailey). I can't wait to get my head into a more creative space to be able to create my own art…