Kubala-Sosna Imagination 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.

Imagination is the doorway into Kubala-Sosna. It is the line's most accessible price point and the only tier without an internal bi-wire speaker option — single-wire only. What you get here is the OptimiZ architecture in its leanest expression: real K-S character, real coherence, with the lower conductor count and less elaborate build that puts the price within reach. The right customer is the listener who has been on house-brand or mid-tier wire from one of the volume cable houses, has read enough to know K-S exists, and is ready to find out what an architecture-led cable sounds like in their own room. The step-up moment to Anticipation arrives when a listener starts asking about a digital cable — Imagination does not offer an AES/EBU or S/PDIF; Anticipation does.

Imagination as the power cord is the entry into Kubala-Sosna's power chain — the first move a listener makes when they decide the OEM cord that came in the box deserves replacement. Connector choice is the listener's call against the gear: 15A IEC for the great majority of source components and integrateds in North America, 20A IEC for components built to specify the higher current, Schuko for European-spec gear or audiophile imports. The right system is a modest reference build — DAC, streamer, integrated, modest amplifier — where the listener wants a real OptimiZ power cord feeding the components without overbuilding for the rest of the chain. This is the cord that proves the architecture works at the foundation level.

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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