Has anyone listened to the new KS cables in the Optimiz4 line?
Celebration seems tempting, but I haven’t read any reviews or user feedback on these new series from KS.
Granted, it’s still early days - I believe both series based on the new architecture launched this summer. Would love to hear user feedback if anyone has had a listen. I’m hoping GTT Audio might demo these at CAF.
Has anyone listened to the new KS cables in the Optimiz4 line?
Celebration seems tempting, but I haven’t read any reviews or user feedback on these new series from KS.
Granted, it’s still early days - I believe both series based on the new architecture launched this summer. Would love to hear user feedback if anyone has had a listen. I’m hoping GTT Audio might demo these at CAF.
I’ve not heard Celebration but I recently upgraded my cables from Realization to Ovation.
I still remember upgrading to Realization from Elation about 7 years ago. They made the noise floor disappear and correspondingly resolution increased. I didn’t think it was possible to improve off of that high standard and in all these years I never thought about whether K-S was going to introduce something new.
So as i started installing Ovation I was surprised how big the improvement was just switching out the power cords for my amps, or replacing the IC’s between my DAC and preamp. Ovation is a bit smaller in diameter and a bit more flexible than Realization. And I think Ovation takes about a week or two to fully burn in, whereas the burn in of prior models was only a few days.
A complete loom creates a very big change, comparable to a new pair of speakers. The sonic change; I think the noise floor is just a bit quieter. But the biggest change is what I call the coherence of the music. I listen mostly to classical music. The delivery of notes, instruments, a woodwind or brass section, strings, double basses is very clear but also very dynamic. My system is really approaching lifelike music, and 2 days ago I heard Stravinsky’s Firebird at Carnegie Hall.
Bottom line, if you can afford it, upgrading to Ovation is very highly recommended. It offers as significant a change as any major component change I’ve made in my system.
I suspect Celebration represents a similar improvement. Kubala is very scientific in designing each product at a higher performance (and price) level.
I have two pairs of Kubala Realization speaker cables, and I am considering upgrading to Ovation, so any additional feedback on Ovation vs Realization speaker cables would be greatly appreciated. Cheers
