Shunyata Sigma NR v2 power cord

rhyno,
I hear ya, but I did try the Hurricane with Niagara and wasn't impressed.

ozzy

Ultimately it's your choice. I've had different power distributors during the years. Furutech and Shunyata are the household names here.

I would probably get a Sigma XC regardless off the power distributor manufacturer. If you later come around to the Denali or Everest you have everything setup perfectly for your system transition. (Shunyata uses C19 IEC's though so other manufacturers might need an adapter unless you are custom ordering it with C15 IEC).

Crion,

Yes I think I will center on getting the Shunyata Sigma XC. I may someday trial a Everest so it would be good to have.
Now to rob a bank...

ozzy

ozzy said:

rhyno,
I hear ya, but I did try the Hurricane with Niagara and wasn't impressed.

ozzy

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Try a Firebird HC.

The added silver in Firebird will be an improvement over Hurricane HC.

Sigma XC uses the new conductor with silver in it.

Probably compares better to Firebird

I'm not a fan of mixing and matching brands.

If you have a Niagara stick with AQ.

But, if you have plans to change to a Shunyata distributor in the future.

Then consider a Sigma XC.

ozzy, if youre sticking w the niagra, find a way to demo the dragon. i've one in at present and it is awesome. (using it to power a custom-built distribution box). quiet, extended, and dynamic AF.

ozzy said:

Ritmo,
I thought about the Dragon. It is pretty expensive and I do like my Shunyata Sigma V2 interconnects.

ozzy

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My entire system uses Shunyata power cables so I’m a big fan of this company. I recommended the AQ Dragon since it is a stellar cable and the conditioner is an AQ. And, yes, the Dragon is pricey but it’s exceptional.

If replacing the AQ N 7000 was a consideration, Shunyata Everest with Sigma 2 XC or Omega would be my choice.

strangely i'm demoing both the sigma XC and the dragon. after the swap, i'd offer the following:
dragon is more dynamic, better air. sigma slightly warmer with blacker backgrounds but at the expense of being slightly closed in up top.

if i was listening to shit digital, sigma would be preferred.
if everything upstream is up to snuff, dragon.

if cost was the same, i'd go dragon. if its $4k difference to you is a personal matter

(i'm listening to sigma XC with grateful dead @ 1970 live disc, its a wonderful cord from the wall, and with none of the reservations i had about the NR version, which was poorly suited for this application.)

Rhyno, are you listening on the Sigma XC with an adaptor? What PD was used?

no adapter. using a custom box, the closest equivalent is the $1200 furutech GTO-D2.
will try both on the everest later this week as time permits.

Alright cool, will you swap in the Everest where the faux-GTO-D2 is today?

Hi Caelin.
If you had your DAC (AC Kassandra) and your Amplifier (Constellation Inspirarion 1.0) both with Sigma V1 power cables and you could only change one of them to Sigma V2, which would you change?

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Hi Caelin.
If you had your DAC (AC Kassandra) and your Amplifier (Constellation Inspirarion 1.0) both with Sigma V1 power cables and you could only change one of them to Sigma V2, which would you change?

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Why not try it on each piece of gear, and keep it on the one that sounds best?

Obviously that is easy to do and in principle it seems that the Amplifier would be the chosen one, but I would like to know Caelin's opinion

i d place it on the dac and think caelin would choose the amp.

Thanks for all the help! Albeit I am still confused. Dragon. Firebird or the Sigma XC with the Audioquest 7000?.

ozzy

u-sound said:

i d place it on the dac and think caelin would choose the amp.

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I'd recommend on the amp, as well.

Kassandra (great DAC BTW)

Two days ago my Sigma NR V2 arrived. I have had time to do a quiet listening on both the DAC and the Amplifier and although in both positions it produces a clear improvement over the V1, I have finally decided to stay in the DAC. I'm not going to try to explain the improvements because Puma and SC Audiophile have already done much better than I can. I can only say that I will inevitably have to go (little by little) replacing my V1s with V2s. Just a request to Caelin, please a little slower the upgrades (I'll be ruined) we are all already turning years and at certain ages overwork is not good for health. Rest, take your work easy .........

next one for the pre imho.
btw, how do you like the melco/pf ?

Regarding the next device to receive a V2 was the Preamplifier, I have the following problem. My Preamplifier is an Audio Research that has a C19 connector, if I change the Preamplifier, later on, almost certainly the new one will come with a C15 connector, then I would have to sell the C19 cable with its corresponding loss of money and I don't like the idea.

Regarding the Melco S-100 / Pink Faun, this morning I decided to do the test, after it had been working the 500 hours that they told me I needed the Ultra OCXO, to be at 100%.
First I connected my old EtherREGEN to the current for 1 hour to warm it up and while I have been doing a critical listening with the Melco of two works: The 1812 in the version of Reiner and CSO and the Prelude number 22 of the OP 28 of Chopin by Claudio Arrau. After switching to the ER, the 1812 sounds good, but …… in a non-comparable way, drier and more gritty, with “harder” highs and less orchestral density. The passage to Chopin has been even more illuminating; the two pianos are simply not comparable. with ER it's fine but, friend, with Melco / Pink Faun the piano has a presence, a body, a much better color.
I have always said that ER is a great buy for its value and the Melco / Pink Faun, having to pay the OCXO plus the installation labor, much less advantageous. Now if we talk about absolute musical value, they are simply not comparable.