To do this required many specialized processes involving over ten separate manufacturers - an expensive and time consuming course of action requiring approximately ten weeks from start to finish. Designed as his statement power cord, Kaptovator is a unique blend of some very unusual materials. The cable actually takes its name from one of these materials, Kapton. Kapton s unique properties include an extremely high-temperature tolerance, superior dielectric strength and particularly low dielectric constant. After much listening, JPS felt this material was sonically superior to even Teflon.
Most designers feel that less dielectric and jacketing equates to better sound.
That can be a problem with AC cables, as the voltage they handle is high, and to be safe, they need a great bulk of dielectric and jacketing materials. Kapton has allowed Joe to design a cable with a very high voltage rating, using the minimum amount of dielectric. Though the Kaptovator is a beefy 8 gauge cable, capable of handling even the largest power amplifiers without restriction, it is has a rather small outside diameter. The external jacketing on the Kaptovator was selected in part for its vibration damping properties. The crystal clear material reduces mechanical vibration traveling along the cords length, while special surface coatings dissipate any static build-up.