Cable Research Bronze Interconnects Speaker Cables

Neil Gader has posted a review of theCable Research Lab Bronze Series interconnects and speaker cables ($895 for speaker cable up to 12’ and two pairs of interconnect up to 3 meters) at AVGuide. His conclusions:

On this disc image focus can be extraordinary, and though it’s very good here, the Bronze still gives up some definition and resolving power. Dynamics, for example, don’t have quite the same speed or delicacy. On the Lofgren cut, the microdynamic colors of his guitar are rainbow-like in their effect with stunning combinations of harmonics, string noise, bridge taps, and pick clatter. And though the Bronze can’t quite lay claim to all the articulation, transient speed, and resonance resident on this track, I don’t know of a combination of cables at this price point that’ll surpass it. My often-stated perspective is that the differences between reference-level wire and intelligently designed cables built to an affordable price point remain fairly subtle. Some reference-quality cables do have that inimitable quality of not being there—of leaving no fingerprints. With the Bronze, there is a slight but perceptible signature.

Readers often ask me where the value is in the high end. In the CRL Bronze, you’ll find an example. It’s a bundle that gives you more than an earful of what many cutting-edge cables are doing, without the price tag that comes with them.

You can read the full review here.