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Pole position
I was sent a set of MPC interconnecting cable with MIT RCA terminations and the Giant Killer speaker cable with the full trio of GK modules. Clearly, the star of the line-up is the Giant Killer MMS multi-module system speaker cable. Not only are you able to upgrade it by adding modules up to GK1 level (the company strongly recommends following the numerical upgrade order from 3 to 2 to 1), but it comes with either spades or banana screw-on adaptors and is reasonably priced to start with. In fact, it’s a bit of a bargain, with Kent Loughlin going as far as sonically equating the full GK1 cable to the just superseded MIT Magnum Series equivalent. Promising indeed.


I asked Kent for some further insights into the make-up of the famous/infamous interface box that is a signature feature of MIT cables (and for that matter arch rival Transparent Audio). "Historically that has been the 64K dollar question and until recently was kept carefully under wraps. Bruce has never felt obliged to teach his competition how to build better cables, and remains so to this day. However, he is willing to open the box so you can see the parts but not the circuit or the methodology he used to create the correct combination of parts. This has been a 30-year study to get to this point, and he continues to push the edge of the envelope. Please see the attached photo of the control boards used in similar MIT products and the many additional conductors required to keep the components in parallel—never in series—with the mains.  Please note how each additional conductor is laying next to the mains. If you look at the DIY circuit board and follow the traces, you will see how the networks are kept in parallel, never in series.


"The GK2 module includes SIT or stable image technology. This technology keeps instruments and vocals solidly suspended within the soundstage at any power level. As a result, bass resolution and weight are increased and improved, becoming more natural. The GK1 Module is the third and final module needed to complete the Giant Killer Speaker Cable MMS System. The GK1 has 6 articulation poles and includes JFA or jitter-free analog technology. This technology keeps the cadence or tempo constant to be indifferent to swings in load demands created by various types of music, passages or SPLs."

Helmet, check. Gloves, check. Hot iron, check. First aid kit, check. So here goes I. In all seriousness, assembling the speaker cable was a snap. No soldering is required and the only tools needed are a Philips head screw driver and scissors. Giant Killer even provides cable ties and stick-on foam supports for fastening and tidying. The cable itself is of a single piece but with flying leads that screw to to the GK module circuit board contacts. The modules themselves just plug into the circuit board. Provided you follow the simple instructions, the final product (even after assembly by this klutzy end-of-the-scale handy man) is rather attractive and professional looking. Starting price for an 8-foot pair with the GK3 module is $539. Upgrades to the GK2 and subsequently the top-of-the-line GK1 modules will set you back $299 each.  



The very flexible MPC interconnect with multi-pole connectors is a very basic coaxial design involving plain old silver-plated copper. No interface boxes are involved as all of the technology is housed within the connector on a miniature circuit board whose diameter mirrors the connector barrel. Although soldering is required, it’s all straightforward enough. The only additional tool required is a coaxial wire stripper. Again the succinct instructions make it all easy to assemble. Oh, and did I mention the price? It’s a measly $62 per meter including the connectors. Could you ask for more, for less?