Williewonka, so, not enough of an improvement over the gZero20 ICs and gZero6 SCs???
KLE Innovations zFLOW Cables: REVIEW
You may have read some of my previous reviews on the KLE Innovations gZero product line, which I am very fond of.
Well - the new zFLOW range of products are even better.
Comprising only of the zFLOW33 Interconnect and the zFLOW22 Speaker Cable, one might be tempted to mix and match with other cables from the gZero range (or even from other manufacturers) - DON'T
During my audition I tried "mixing and matching" with the KLEI gZero20 IC and the KLEI gZero6 SC and was quite underwhelmed by only marginal improvements.
But using the two zFLWO cables together in either my digital path or analogue path exceeded my expectations of what these two "pieces of wire" were capable of.
As with all KLE Innovations products, settling and burn in are paramount to achieve the best sound available.
Fortunately, the cables sent to me were already burned-in, but it still took 6 days for them to settle-in and sound their very best.
My system is modestly prices, but tweaked with some nice cables, power modifications and the like and sounds much better than many much higher priced systems. But I believed I had pretty much reached it's resolution limit.
The zFLOW cables, like the rest of the KLE Innovations products, proved me wrong yet again.
The micro details these cables convey provide the most cohesive and believable image I have ever observed on my system.
The details conveyed pertaining to individual performers within the space of a live venue were very lifelike.
The improvements were not so much about the various metrics, such as bass/upper frequency extension, image size, dynamic performance etc.. - although the zFLOW were clearly better - it was more about the sense of reality these cables conveyed.
As stated, my system is quite modest, but it would be very interesting to hear these cables on a system with higher resolution capabilities - just to hear exactly how good they are.
The zFLOW are a little on the pricey side, so they might not be suited to everyone's pocket book. But they are more affordable than many of their esoteric competition and they perform much better on pretty much any kind of system.
FWIW - I have tried other gZero products on systems up to $50k - and they outperformed some very pricey and very well known competition.
So, if you are in the market for some incredible sounding, extremely high performing cables, you might want to take a look at the KLE Innovations web site for reviews.
FYI: My "point of reference" while assessing the zFLOW cables were the previous TOTL gZero20 IC and gZero6 Speaker cables. The gZero cables are also extremely competent performers and almost matched the performance of the zFLOW from a "metrics" perspective, but they fell short with their ability to recreate the same level of realism in the performance that the zFLOW brought to my system.
For details of my system please see the link below.
Hope you find this review useful :-)
Well - the new zFLOW range of products are even better.
Comprising only of the zFLOW33 Interconnect and the zFLOW22 Speaker Cable, one might be tempted to mix and match with other cables from the gZero range (or even from other manufacturers) - DON'T
During my audition I tried "mixing and matching" with the KLEI gZero20 IC and the KLEI gZero6 SC and was quite underwhelmed by only marginal improvements.
But using the two zFLWO cables together in either my digital path or analogue path exceeded my expectations of what these two "pieces of wire" were capable of.
As with all KLE Innovations products, settling and burn in are paramount to achieve the best sound available.
Fortunately, the cables sent to me were already burned-in, but it still took 6 days for them to settle-in and sound their very best.
My system is modestly prices, but tweaked with some nice cables, power modifications and the like and sounds much better than many much higher priced systems. But I believed I had pretty much reached it's resolution limit.
The zFLOW cables, like the rest of the KLE Innovations products, proved me wrong yet again.
The micro details these cables convey provide the most cohesive and believable image I have ever observed on my system.
The details conveyed pertaining to individual performers within the space of a live venue were very lifelike.
The improvements were not so much about the various metrics, such as bass/upper frequency extension, image size, dynamic performance etc.. - although the zFLOW were clearly better - it was more about the sense of reality these cables conveyed.
As stated, my system is quite modest, but it would be very interesting to hear these cables on a system with higher resolution capabilities - just to hear exactly how good they are.
The zFLOW are a little on the pricey side, so they might not be suited to everyone's pocket book. But they are more affordable than many of their esoteric competition and they perform much better on pretty much any kind of system.
FWIW - I have tried other gZero products on systems up to $50k - and they outperformed some very pricey and very well known competition.
So, if you are in the market for some incredible sounding, extremely high performing cables, you might want to take a look at the KLE Innovations web site for reviews.
FYI: My "point of reference" while assessing the zFLOW cables were the previous TOTL gZero20 IC and gZero6 Speaker cables. The gZero cables are also extremely competent performers and almost matched the performance of the zFLOW from a "metrics" perspective, but they fell short with their ability to recreate the same level of realism in the performance that the zFLOW brought to my system.
For details of my system please see the link below.
Hope you find this review useful :-)
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Jafant - These cables have just been released and as such there has been little time to compare them to any other manufacturers cables in a side-by-side comparison. But in the past I have assessed other models in the gZero line-up to be superior to some products from the following companies ... e.g. - Kimber Kable (IC) - Cardas (SC) - Purist Audio (SC) - Tara Labs (IC and SC) - Stager Sound Systems (IC) - Van den Hul (IC and SC) - DH Labs (IC) Also, here are some observations from another gZero owner .... http://www.audioasylum.com/audio/cables/messages/16/167504.html The improvements between one gZero model to the next in the product lineup were not "marginal". Hearing the zFLOW cables in my system, compared to the gZero20 IC and gZero6SC cables, one might consider them to be in the realm of "diminishing returns", but they do improve over time and the realism they convey is outstanding. However, I DO NOT BELIEVE my system is capable of resolving to a level that would allow the zFLOW cables to demonstrate just how good they really are. For people considering these cables - how do you choose?... The gZero3 IC or gZero6 IC and gZero2 SC are perhaps the best "bang for the buck" for someone who may consider trying KLEI products for the first time. The gZero20 IC and gZero6 SC is a superb combination for systems like my own, having (what I believe to be) mid level resolution capabilities. And the zFLOW products are best suited to systems capable of even higher resolution than my own. But then - I'm very pragmatic, but for others participating in this hobby/obsession - that seldom counts :-) Having said that - when I purchased the gZero6 SC's, I moved the gZero2 SC's onto the L/R channels of my 15 year old Denon AV receiver - the improvements were immediate and very dramatic A veritable WIN WIN :-) Hope that helps |
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