The universal recognition for need of power conditioning in high-end audio systems left a puzzling question on the table with regard to AC cables: What good does a great power conditioner do the audio system if the AC cable allows re-corruption of the AC after the power conditioner has treated it? This question captures the challenge Bella Sound accepted when we set out to design a great AC cable.
After including all of the technology one would like to see in an AC cable, we went one step beyond. The Bella Sound Kaula 2 AC cable contains a passive power conditioner in the IEC barrel, immediately before the AC power enters the audio component. A combination of quantum power purifiers and passive filtration operate synergistically to protect the audio component from the attacks of loop current noise and signal leakage current contamination (see the Bella Sound Hana Power Conditioner product page for a more detailed explanation of these effects). This is truly “last inch” AC treatment, allowing no further opportunity for noise to ingress. As more components are connected to AC with the Kaula 2 AC cables, the protection from aforementioned contamination is compounded, resulting in increased blackening of the sound stage backdrop, and further focusing of the spatial and temporal nuances of the playback music. All of this is achieved without imparting the slightest coloration or compression of the precious audio signal handled by each system component.
Standard Length is Two Meters. Custom Lengths Available Upon Request.
Schuko Plug Termination Available Upon Request
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$4,000 USD (for 2 meter length and US wall plug / custom lengths in 0.5 meter increments at $500 per meter, 1 meter minimum, Schuko wall plug add $100)
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Reviews:
...[T]he reduced noise floor, improved spatiality, natural representation of instruments, and dead neutral tonal balance delivered a level of realism not previously achieved in my room and transformed familiar tracks into new sonic adventures...This cable offers extended, clean, grain-free reproduction of subtle high-frequency sounds along with a low noise floor. It enhances complex recordings by unlocking subtle micro details, such as the texture of a saxophone reed or the nuances of a violin's bow, all presented with impressive clarity. It delivers an airy sound that creates openness and clarity without overemphasizing specific details, allowing for prolonged listening without fatigue. ~ Ken Redmond
The enhanced sense of space and atmosphere produced by the Kaula 2's, not to mention the 3-D clarity, proved exhilarating. ~ Clement Perry
The sound was more distinguishable and focused...This allowed me to simply relax and experience the full expression of how the musicians intended to sound. ~ Moreno Mitchell
I have used well known and much more expensive power cable brands with varying success only to realize that the Bella Sound Kaula 2 AC cable reigns supreme. ~ Dan Secula
I’ve been in this crazy hobby for over 70 years and in spite of that my ears seem to be working quite well. So, in a way I feel qualified to have at least a rational and tested opinion on what I hear. To that end, I have listened, purchased and been happy with many pieces of equipment. We obviously purchase equipment to better the end result we all strive for. In my case I’ve been ‘polishing the apple’ many times over. I’ve heard improvements both minor and large, and try to consolidate the positives in a synergetic ‘plus’ for the overall end result. Sometimes this may take years to accomplish. Sometimes much sooner. It is rare that an improvement can be almost immediate and of a large and encompassing scale.
I have found such a rarity. Recently, I felt a need to look into updating my power cords that I use with my Audionet Heisenberg Amplifiers. I had heard of a company called Bella Sound and the things I was hearing about their only product the Kuala 2 Power Cable were very positive. I decided to try the cable on my amplifiers and was ‘Gobsmacked’ at what I immediately heard. Within almost seconds of the initial listen I was hearing better bass extension, soundstage width, as well top end, that was better defined and extended. After a serious two week evaluation, I found that virtually everything was improving in not so subtle ways. I ordered my permanent pair of cables for the Heisenbergs and subsequently decided to order an additional pair for the preamp ( Audionet Stern) and the Mola Mola Tambaqui DAC. Things were about to change on a ‘global’ system level.
Rather than waxing on, I think it may be better to just outline the improvements in an item by item list with no particular order priority. All improvements are of almost equal weight.
A great increase in soundstage width in the magnitude of 20-30%.
A commensurate increase in soundstage depth of like magnitude.
A greater precision of instrument positioning within the soundstage.
A better defined scale of players and instruments both in height and width as well as front to back depth.
Much tighter and controlled bass along with impact.
Much better definition of bass subtleties, very nuanced!
A very much extended top end without any overemphasis or harshness. Very sweet and delicate!
A very pronounced improvement in dynamics on a micro and macro level. At times a very startling and real quality.
If the recording has it, this cable releases a sense of acoustic space that is almost unbelievable.
The cable releases a sense of holographic positional awareness that at times will place you in the environment of the recorded venue.
An overwhelming sense of musicality. Truly beautiful!
I obviously think this is a remarkable product. At least in my system it has shown itself as truly exceptional! In my many years in this unpredictable hobby I cannot think of a single major item of equipment or tweek that has had such a profound impact. I now have 7 Bella Cable Kuala 2’s in my system. Enough said! ~ Don R.
