Audioquest Niagra 7000

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Duke97

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Has anyone listened to the Audioquest Niagra 7000 Power conditioner? If yes, what was your impression?

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Duke97
 
Yes. It's the one I would buy if I didn't need UPS.




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I've compared it to the shunyata Triton and they are more alike than different. I could live w either. It's certainly not a secret that I'm a shunyata guy so I'd go w them. But like I say - it's really a toss up and depending on your system and power feed one might be better than the other. Try to get home demos
 
Mike, Jock & Ken,
Thank you for your input. i appreciate it.

Duke97
 
the professor said:
I've compared it to the shunyata Triton and they are more alike than different. I could live w either. It's certainly not a secret that I'm a shunyata guy so I'd go w them. But like I say - it's really a toss up and depending on your system and power feed one might be better than the other. Try to get home demos
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Jock,

I'm curious to know. You compared Triton V2 or Triton V2 with Typhon? I currently have Triton V2 with Typhon and love it!
 
My AudioQuest rep brought the 1000 and 7000 for me to hear and compare with my APC S20's. Both were better than my APC S20's by a large margin. The 7000 is a game changer - I would honestly say it's as big as an amp change. Soundstage depth was improved, the last bit of aggressiveness on bad recordings was gone, vocals were MUCH more fleshed out. I was honestly astounded.

I've ordered the 7000. I couldn't live without it in my system after hearing what it did.
 
Duke97 said:
Mike,
Are you still using UPS or just Niagra 7000?
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Just Niagra 7000. It was "no contest". To be honest, it made such a difference, it totally messed with my head. I can't believe it would be THAT big of a difference. Still trying to wrap my head around it. We A/B for 2 hours. Bigger than an amp change type of difference.

Even the 1000 beat my APC S20 by no small amount.

I played recordings I knew inside and out. Even some that had some aggression. Lots of "how in the F%$# can it make THAT big of a difference" was said.

I have a Doug MacLeod recording I use. On one song, his voice gets very shouty. Not at all with the 7000 or even 1000 in the system.

If I had to summarize the 7000/1000 in one word, it would be "smooth".
 
Mike, Did you check the 7000/1000 with your Entech Wideband AC Noise Analyzer?
 
I haven't heard the 7000 yet (they're in demand!), but the 1000 made quite an impression here too. It beat a $12k conditioner that we had in the store, also in for evaluation. Very impressive! I already had high hopes for the 7000, and now with Mike's report, seems we're in for a treat!
 
I've heard the Niagara 7000 on ARC CD-9 player, REF 6 preamp, Vandersteen M7-HPA mono amps and Model 7 MKII speakers. In a word...outstanding!!! I've also been hearing great things about the Shunyata Denali 6000T and the noise rejection between banks. It's a great time for power conditioners!

Ken
 
Mike said:
Just Niagra 7000. It was "no contest". To be honest, it made such a difference, it totally messed with my head. I can't believe it would be THAT big of a difference. Still trying to wrap my head around it. We A/B for 2 hours. Bigger than an amp change type of difference.

Even the 1000 beat my APC S20 by no small amount.

I played recordings I knew inside and out. Even some that had some aggression. Lots of "how in the F%$# can it make THAT big of a difference" was said.

I have a Doug MacLeod recording I use. On one song, his voice gets very shouty. Not at all with the 7000 or even 1000 in the system.

If I had to summarize the 7000/1000 in one word, it would be "smooth".
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Mike,

IME, the "smooth" conditioners have exhibited - depending on the model - a bit (and all too often, a lot) of dynamic compression. I have owned (and subsequently sold) several mentioned in this thread. Are you saying that the Niagara is free from these effects? That would be an awesome achievement if so.

Best,

Jim
 
Jim Smith said:
Mike,

IME, the "smooth" conditioners have exhibited - depending on the model - a bit (and all too often, a lot) of dynamic compression. I have owned (and subsequently sold) several mentioned in this thread. Are you saying that the Niagara is free from these effects? That would be an awesome achievement if so.

Best,

Jim
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Yes, completely. It was as dynamic as plugging the devices EACH into 20 amp dedicated outlets. There is a 90 amp reservoir. "Transient Power Correction: Provides over 90 amps peak instantaneous current reservoir with reduced line impedance for current-starved power amplifiers, whether they incorporate linear or switching power supplies."

I would encourage people to watch the video posted earlier in the thread.
 
Wow! My problem is that my components are spread apart too far for a single 700 unit. That's mainly to get the two ASR amplifier channel power supplies as far away from the control unit as possible for sonic reasons. Sheesh!! I would need at least two...

How would you say the 1000 compares to other conditioners in the dynamics area?
 
Alpinist said:
I've heard the Niagara 7000 on ARC CD-9 player, REF 6 preamp, Vandersteen M7-HPA mono amps and Model 7 MKII speakers. In a word...outstanding!!! I've also been hearing great things about the Shunyata Denali 6000T and the noise rejection between banks. It's a great time for power conditioners!

Ken
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Ken, Thanks for sharing your impression of the Niagra 7000.

Duke
 
asiufy said:
I haven't heard the 7000 yet (they're in demand!), but the 1000 made quite an impression here too. It beat a $12k conditioner that we had in the store, also in for evaluation. Very impressive! I already had high hopes for the 7000, and now with Mike's report, seems we're in for a treat!
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Asiufy,
Thanks for sharing your impression of the 1000.

Best,
Duke
 
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