Cybershaft Owners

SCAudiophile said:
RTFM is always what I do and what I recommend; just make sure when you do with those units, to make sure you not only get the impedance spec confirmed but also that
the device to be connected accepts 10 mHz clock input. Getting forum feedback is great on specs/things needed however IMHO manufacturers' docs are the final authority.

Shunyata Delta and Alpha CLOCK-50 cables...yes, some experience here in testing mode. I found them to be accurate to spec, delivering good imaging, musical truth, etc and
tremendous "bang for the dollar". It won't surprise you that I say if you can squeeze budget and get the Alpha's to do so. If you can only afford the Delta, you still will have
a great performer on your hands and what I would pick over comparable cables I've tried from other brands over the years.
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I guess what I read from manuals are what I need. On second thought, I might probably start off with Delta as I need 2 of them. Who knows what I will need more down the road.
 
kzhtoo said:
I guess what I read from manuals are what I need. On second thought, I might probably start off with Delta as I need 2 of them. Who knows what I will need more down the road.
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Yes,..I think so to based upon what your wrote earlier; not owning those units myself I cannot tell you for sure. On the Delta clock cables, yes, as mentioned before, they will definitely
give you a damned good start and either serve you well for the long term and should you ever want to check out another level up, you'll do so from a position of already having a quality
product that is 100% spec compliant and is getting the job done.
 
SCAudiophile said:
Yes,..I think so to based upon what your wrote earlier; not owning those units myself I cannot tell you for sure. On the Delta clock cables, yes, as mentioned before, they will definitely
give you a damned good start and either serve you well for the long term and should you ever want to check out another level up, you'll do so from a position of already having a quality
product that is 100% spec compliant and is getting the job done.
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Thanks SCAudiophile. Not only for answering my questions but also for sharing your first hand experience and knowledge about Cybershaft master clocks on multiple forums. It surly makes it easier for me.
 
kzhtoo said:
Thanks SCAudiophile. Not only for answering my questions but also for sharing your first hand experience and knowledge about Cybershaft master clocks on multiple forums. It surly makes it easier for me.
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You are very welcome. I am glad to help share what has worked here for me and brought alot of musical enjoyment. Have a great week!
 
kzhtoo said:
I guess what I read from manuals are what I need. On second thought, I might probably start off with Delta as I need 2 of them. Who knows what I will need more down the road.
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Great advice from @SCAudiophile as the Shunyata clock cables are excellent. The Delta v2 is excellent and may even be better than Alpha v1. I use an Alpha v1 with my EtherRegen and a Delta v2 with my DAC. One is 75 ohm and the other is 50 ohm so I really couldn’t compare them directly. What I appreciate most about them is the density they bring to the music. The Delta v2 seemed bring a bit more transparency to the upper frequencies. Not an apples to apples comparison but consistent with the voicing of other v2 cables.
 
kennyb123 said:
Great advice from @SCAudiophile as the Shunyata clock cables are excellent. The Delta v2 is excellent and may even be better than Alpha v1. I use an Alpha v1 with my EtherRegen and a Delta v2 with my DAC. One is 75 ohm and the other is 50 ohm so I really couldn’t compare them directly. What I appreciate most about them is the density they bring to the music. The Delta v2 seemed bring a bit more transparency to the upper frequencies. Not an apples to apples comparison but consistent with the voicing of other v2 cables.
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Glad to see that it all worked out well for you,...thank you for the kind words. Have a great weekend!
 
After holding out for many years, I finally added OP21A with external power supply into my system. It’s been more than a week and overall sonic improvement is, I must say, the god mode of audio gear upgrade. I’m utterly gobsmacked to say the least. It’s not only on par with a speaker upgrade, if I’m forced to guess, the upgrade is similar to going from Magico A3 to S7. Scale, detail, musicality, dimension and refinement all improve.

I currently clock out 2 out of 4 available clocks from OP21A to Esoteric N-05XD and EtherREGEN 10MHz inputs. Using Delta 75 V2 clock cable on EtherREGEN and my spare Siltech classic anniversary digital cable terminated with BNC (ohm unknown) to 50 ohm input of N-05XD. Delta V2 cable is new and may not have fully broken in yet. I also have plan to upgrade the clock cables in the coming weeks.
 
I clocked a EtherRegen with G-02X and Sigma v1 50 Ohm to N-01. I sent EtherRegen back to dealer, went back to using Pakedge SX series switch.
 
brodricj said:
I clocked a EtherRegen with G-02X and Sigma v1 50 Ohm to N-01. I sent EtherRegen back to dealer, went back to using Pakedge SX series switch.
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Sorry your experience is not as positive. I forgot to say I also have my AppleTV connected to EtherREGEN via Sigma V2 Ethernet cable (I also have Gigafoil in between [emoji51]) and I also notice YouTube sounds better as well.
 
brodricj said:
My opinion of EtherRegen was not positive. Pakedge SX series switch is better.
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EtherREGEN alone IME was only marginal improvement. But I kept it as it wasn’t very expensive and it still enables me to connect to multiple Ethernet cables in my 2-ch/TV system.

As a side note, among these Ethernet reclockers that I have - EtherREGEN, Gigafoil and one-off Spacelator from Wavelength, I like the latter the best and it is placed between N-05XD and EtherREGEN. However, I don’t think it’s available for sale anymore. Ethernet cable is Omega.

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kzhtoo said:
After holding out for many years, I finally added OP21A with external power supply into my system. It’s been more than a week and overall sonic improvement is, I must say, the god mode of audio gear upgrade. I’m utterly gobsmacked to say the least. It’s not only on par with a speaker upgrade, if I’m forced to guess, the upgrade is similar to going from Magico A3 to S7. Scale, detail, musicality, dimension and refinement all improve.

I currently clock out 2 out of 4 available clocks from OP21A to Esoteric N-05XD and EtherREGEN 10MHz inputs. Using Delta 75 V2 clock cable on EtherREGEN and my spare Siltech classic anniversary digital cable terminated with BNC (ohm unknown) to 50 ohm input of N-05XD. Delta V2 cable is new and may not have fully broken in yet. I also have plan to upgrade the clock cables in the coming weeks.
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Congratulations with your Cybershaft clock,..I've purchased several over the years and they have always brought me very positive improvement and in particular in the last
two upgraded models, outstanding improvements.

The clock and power supply (whether internal or separate LPSU) in my setup have always benefitted from leaving them on 24 x 7 and barring and extended absences from
home, power outages or other unstable power times (big storms), I leave my clock on all the time even if other things are turned of in the system for cable swapping or
tweaking of position, etc...

The first week or so will show you improvements with break-in and for me it continued into the 200-300 hour mark and possibly beyond. Opinions vary on necessity
for break-in with clocks so I'll just say I've always found it to be so.

Enjoy! After a month or more, if you want to see what it's doing for you,....take it out the system for an hour or so just to see what changes.
 
SCAudiophile said:
Congratulations with your Cybershaft clock,..I've purchased several over the years and they have always brought me very positive improvement and in particular in the last
two upgraded models, outstanding improvements.

The clock and power supply (whether internal or separate LPSU) in my setup have always benefitted from leaving them on 24 x 7 and barring and extended absences from
home, power outages or other unstable power times (big storms), I leave my clock on all the time even if other things are turned of in the system for cable swapping or
tweaking of position, etc...

The first week or so will show you improvements with break-in and for me it continued into the 200-300 hour mark and possibly beyond. Opinions vary on necessity
for break-in with clocks so I'll just say I've always found it to be so.

Enjoy! After a month or more, if you want to see what it's doing for you,....take it out the system for an hour or so just to see what changes.
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I must say mostly thanks to you, Mark. For answering my questions and for your informative posts over the years.

Yeah, currently I have it on 24/7. Can’t wait to find out how it’d be like after a month. Haven’t been excited about an upgrade this much in a while.
 
I tried the highly regarded AIM-NA7 LAN cable which some have reported as being better than the Shunyata offerings. I might have convinced myself it sounded better than bog standard UTP patch cable, but it was not a day/night difference. I had previously ordered Shunyata Sigma v1 ethernet but the dealer did a back-flip on the quoted price so I cancelled the order and had my deposit refunded. I now use several custom made network cables built by Robert Suwary in Canada. I haven't done a direct comparison with the NA7, it's not something I bother myself with.
My digital source:
Pakedge SX switch>Suwary Cat8>Kaleidescape M300>Shunyata Sigma v1 50>N-01 (RCA input)
G-02X>Shunyata Sigma v1 50>N-01
The M300 is powered by 12V SBooster LPS. This power supply upgrade brought the biggest improvement, more than all the other optimizations combined. The sound is so good it almost makes my Grandioso CD/SACD transport redundant.
 
Interesting. I guess you’re using M300 as a music server though it is also capable of movie playback. Have you compared playing off M300 vs. USB drive direct to N-01?

I also have Keces LPS powering EtherREGEN and Gigafoil. I guess all these matter more or less and after a number of incremental improvements, the sum becomes quite significant.
 
M300 does not support USB playback.
I was using Kaleidescape M700 connected via 12m toslink to the N-01 but it doesn't sound very good on this interface.
So I bought the M300 which sits on top of N-01 and instead of the 12m toslink I now use 12m Sunwary network cable. Thus leaving a short Shunyata Sigma v1 to connect the M300 to the N-01. This sounds much better. The Grandioso transport is the ultimate digital reference, so when the network audio is so good to almost match the Grandioso you know there is no need for further optimization.
 
kzhtoo said:
I must say mostly thanks to you, Mark. For answering my questions and for your informative posts over the years.

Yeah, currently I have it on 24/7. Can’t wait to find out how it’d be like after a month. Haven’t been excited about an upgrade this much in a while.
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Thank you for the kind words; I am glad that I could help. There are several excellent 10 mHz master clocks out there,...Cybershaft, AfterDark (also same family),
Esoteric Grandioso G1X (recently changed to OCXO and it makes a big difference), SOULNOTE (OEM venture with Sforzato) and others. Personally, Cybershaft has
delivered large returns far exceeding its price even at current levels.

Very happy for you!
 
SCAudiophile said:
Thank you for the kind words; I am glad that I could help. There are several excellent 10 mHz master clocks out there,...Cybershaft, AfterDark (also same family),
Esoteric Grandioso G1X (recently changed to OCXO and it makes a big difference), SOULNOTE (OEM venture with Sforzato) and others. Personally, Cybershaft has
delivered large returns far exceeding its price even at current levels.

Very happy for you!
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I was also looking at Mutec but Cybershaft appears king of price/performance ratio in this segment. If price is not an issue, like all Esoteric owners, I’d love myself a Grandioso casework.

In case you’re interested Mark, my unit’s phase noise measured as 121.8 dBc/Hz @1Hz and Allen deviation value is 1.303E x 10-13 at 1s.
 
kzhtoo said:
I was also looking at Mutec but Cybershaft appears king of price/performance ratio in this segment. If price is not an issue, like all Esoteric owners, I’d love myself a Grandioso casework.

In case you’re interested Mark, my unit’s phase noise measured as 121.8 dBc/Hz @1Hz and Allen deviation value is 1.303E x 10-13 at 1s.
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I am,....and I'm even more interested in how the music is sounding now :-) !
 
kzhtoo said:
..If price is not an issue, like all Esoteric owners, I’d love myself a Grandioso casework.
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Yes, that's right. The choice between G1X and the top Cybershaft probably comes down to the casework and not the performance. If money is no object and you're an Esoteric owner then G1X. I can't imagine anyone buying G1X who is not already an Esoteric owner.
 
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