Tice Audio 416 TPT 8' Bi-Wire Speaker Cables - NICE!

George Tice is famous for his innovative AC line conditioner designs, such as the venerable Power Block III [Click here to see review]. Less known are his new interconnects and speaker cables, but, you know, I think he is going to be famous for these too . . . and soon. Why? Because he is compulsive. Instead of using 50 cent capacitors in his line conditioners, he uses the 4 dollar ones. He can hear not only differences in various brands of parts, but differences in the manufacturing run of the same part! I am not sure I would want my ears to be that sensitive, but I am convinced that this guy knows what he is doing, and that we can benefit from his meticulous nature.

Sound wise, these cables are superb. A lot of music on CDs is a bit harsh. Sometimes, we don't really notice this consciously, but we end up turning the volume down after 20 minutes, or leaving the room, not really knowing why or even thinking about it. The slight harshness is one major reason, and the Tice cables have none. It may be due to the conductor configuration in part, but I have heard other solid core cables, and they did not sound like this. Well, then, it must be the proprietary TPT treatment that George applies to each of his products, including these cables. I don't know what TPT is, but I don't care. The Tice formula works. That's the bottom line. Although there is no harshness, detail and clarity remain, which is quite an accomplishment. It's not like he just turned the treble control down to reduce the tizziness at the top end. Much more complicated, I think.

Although these cables date back to 1998, they are in very good condition and finished in spades both ends. This is an 8' bi-wire configuration.