Kubala-Sosna Anticipation Power Cables

Power is the foundation every other signal sits on. A clean, low-impedance feed from the wall to the component lets the rest of the system do its job without fighting noise the listener never asked for. A K-S power cord is not a tone control — it is the absence of distortion the listener stops noticing once it is in. The line offers PC1 at every tier with connector options spanning 15A and 20A IEC for North America, Schuko and UK for international and audiophile-import installations, and 30A connectors at the Emotion tier and above for the statement amplifiers that need them. Same OptimiZ architecture as the signal cables — the system's coherence holds across the loom.

Anticipation is the first tier where the line gets serious about digital. It carries everything Imagination offers, adds the bi-wire SC2 option on the speaker cable, and introduces both an AES/EBU (DAE) and an S/PDIF coaxial (DCX) digital cable. This is the tier for the listener whose system has crossed into digital streaming or networked playback and wants a digital interconnect that does not color the signal coming out of a serious DAC. The step-up to Persuasion is incremental — a refinement, not a category jump.

Anticipation as the power cord is the right pair for the Anticipation-tier digital cables — the configuration where the system has crossed into network playback and the components feeding the streamer, DAC, and integrated all deserve the same power-cable tier as the digital chain itself. Connector choice tracks the gear: 15A IEC for source components and most integrateds, 20A IEC for higher-current builds, Schuko or UK for the imported components Alma's customer often runs. This is the tier where putting Anticipation power cords on the digital front end (streamer, DAC) audibly tightens the bottom end and quiets the floor under everything else.

Series: OptimiZ™

Architecture: RevolutionZ™

Configuration options: PC1 (single power cord)

Termination options: 15A IEC / 20A IEC / Schuko / UK

Length range: 1.0m to 5.0m in 0.5m increments; 6m to 15m in 1m increments

Pricing formula: First-meter price plus per-additional-meter rate

Made in USA — Kubala-Sosna Research, East Hanover, NJ

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