Essence®gZero10 Interconnect cables single ended


I received these IC's about 12 days ago and since then they have been cycling through the burn-in process - i.e. 24 x 7 streaming internet radio.

They already sounded as good as the gZero6 right from the start, but the blurb on the KLE Innovations web site implyed a significant improvement.

It took over 200 hours for them to "break out", but when they did - let's just say it was well worth the wait.

I've been fortunate to have tried the gZero3 on my system and I currently own the gZero6 and having now heard the gZero10's the one thing that stands out about the entire range is their consistency of tone - it just does not change.

So what has improved with the gZero10 ?...
- the dynamics are faster
>>> the gZero6 was excellent, but the gZero10 is significantly faster

- the very fine details have improved- especially the those extremely fine whispery details that contributes to the emotion of a vocal performance and also the mechanical artifacts as the performer depress instrument keys or move up and down the fret/finger board adding to the realism.

- the image is more spacious and accurate - instruments and artists are placed with laser precision but the space around them not only contains artifacts from their instruments, but also those adjacent instruments. It's a much more natural blend.

- the bass is significantly deeper, but extremely well controlled to the point where textures, even in the lowest frequencies can be heard.

But for me, the most convincing improvement is the reproduction of the venue acoustics present in recording of live performances.

One album I have is Julian Bream and John Williams Together. The venue acoustics have always muddied their position on the stage, but the gZero10's have cured that issue and then some - this is perhaps one of the best live recordings I have - now :-)

I have had the opportunity to audition the gZero3 on a friends very nice system and we both agreed they outperformed his far more expensive silver XLR interconnects from a well known brand, so the gZero10's should provide an even better sonic performance on systems capable of extremely high resolution.

If I had to sum up the key qualities of the gZero10 I would have to say they are fast, articulate, spacious, smooth and are able to convey the emotion of the performer and the space of the venue

These IC's are extremely good on my analogue rig, but on my DAC they bring the performance as close to analogue as I will probably get.

Either way, these IC's are excellent performers and will give more expensive cables a run for their money.

Yes, they are a little pricey, but they will probably be the last cables you buy.

Visit the KLE Innovations web site for more details and reviews

And if you do happen to buy a pair - be sure to give them 300 hours burn-in

Regards
williewonka
Yping - I also was a little sceptical about how much better the gZero10 could be, since the gZero 6 was already very good, but the proof really was in listening.

Most of my Orchestral tracks (not all) have a larger image and more space around the various instruments. It is so much more natural sounding and on tracks recorded in large venues the sense of space is very large.

On one album I have with a cello soloist the natural venue acoustics fill the entire listening room and reflected sounds appear to be coming from behind, so it's as though you are there right in the venue

On other albums you can hear the vocalist swallowing just before they start to sing and once they do sing you can hear every tiny nuance in their vocal performance and the sound is very realistic.

I really have not heard anything this good.

Having said that - and for fear of repeating myself - ALL of your cables, power cables and speaker cables included need to be very high quality in order to allow this cable to perform to this level of detail. But once they are, you will hear details like never before. Using the gzero10's on a really high resolution system should be even more revealing.

As I went through the albums in my collection some revealed amazing improvements in details, while others were not as revealing, simply because the details were never captured.

Case in point - my Doobie Brothers album was as good as it's going to get, literally no change in the sound when using the gZero6, but my Beatles album was amazingly detailed and the image so much bigger than when using the gZero6.

So you really can't assess these cables by listening to only a couple of albums since it depends on how detailed the recording was at that time.

Most of my albums sound better, but the degree of the improvements varies from one album to another.

My own DIY cables are not quite as good as the gZero10 and lack a degree of realism and some extremely fine high frequency details - they also do not yet have the clarity, which proved that you just can't add the Absolute Harmony to existing cables and get the same results.

Hope this helps
Williewonka, very good revealing post. Sounds like I should definitely consider the gZero10 in my system :)
LateBoomer - unfortunately I have not tried the Silver Revelation, so I cannot offer an opinion on how it compares.

I am a big fan of DH Labs products, but in this case I would choose KLEI products

The entire KLEI gZero lineup is a totally different design. The architecture of the actual cable is quite unique (hand wound) and it's architecture eliminates induced noise, EMI and RFI.

It also keeps the neutral line at zero volts, which prevents contamination of the neutral side of any attached component allowing it to perform to its optimum abilities.

They have also formulated their own proprietary alloys for conductors, which have better conductivity than pure Silver.

The gZero10 competes with and often beats the very best interconnects from many top brands.

I compared the gZero3 to a $1200 Balanced Silver interconnect from a well respected cable manufacturer and both my friend and I thought the gZero3 was better.

Comparing price only, the gZero6 would be a comparable product to the Silver Revelation. But my money would still be on the gZero6.

If you provide some details on your system (including all cables) I might able to provide some more detailed feedback

Have you read the reviews on the KLEI web site? - they may offer some valuable insight.

Hope you find this useful