New Shunyata v2 and XC cables arrive

[Crion]

King Cobra CX, doesn't that correspond to the Omega series today? It was beyond the Anaconda which corresponds to the Sigma level today.

Anyhow, I'm curious about the Omega but I know the specs of my wall cable and I'm sure my Sigma XC already dwarfs it.

 

[Puma Cat]

King Cobra CX, doesn't that correspond to the Omega series today? It was beyond the Anaconda which corresponds to the Sigma level today.

Anyhow, I'm curious about the Omega but I know the specs of my wall cable and I'm sure my Sigma XC already dwarfs it.

IIRC, the King Cobra was 05 AWG; Omega XC is 04 AWG, so I would hypothesize Omega has more DTCD capability than King Cobra.

King Cobra CX is an older design, so I'm pretty confident Omega XC will outperform it, and likely by a notable margin. Shunyata has made significant improvements in design, geometry, and materials science in Shunyata PCs over the last decade. Even the entry-level Venom HC V2 outperforms the Black Mamba CX from about a decade ago, and which sold back then for approx 2X the price of a Venom HC V2 today.

 

[RLF]

Very exciting! Are you going to compare PCs on the Everest or is it the Omega XC only?

I get my Everest on Friday. Will be using my VH Audio Trans PC for it (which is what I'm using on my Triton v3 currently). Just mentally can't get over the hump of buying an $8k power conditioner and then spending that same amount on a cable for it (although that grey finish looks amazing aesthetically with the Everest - not that it matters though given that no one but me will see that cable behind the rack). I'll probably try the Sigma NR v2 at some point for my monos to see if that's a PC that can finally dethrone the King Cobra CXs in my system (will be interesting as my cables are all copper throughout).

Congratulations. Bet you can’t wait until Friday comes. Indeed, adding a cable at almost the price of the Everest is a bit hard to swallow, but I have found; at least with Shunyata that every new line of cable is quite an improvement over that last. I’ve also found that with Shunyata Distributors that the power cord going from the wall outlet to the Distributor (Conditioner) is very important.

My original plan was to first use my Sigma v1 PC with my incoming Everest before using the Omega XC to see what the Omega brings to the mix, but Caelin recommenced using the Omega XC with the Everest so that they can burn-in together. I understand that the sound will significantly change as they break-in.

At some point I will use the Everest with my Typhon QC with the incoming Sigma XC umbilical between the Typhon and Everest to see what that does. Not sure if that would be redundant or be too much of a good thing? I’ll see.

 

[Crion]

Very exciting! Are you going to compare PCs on the Everest or is it the Omega XC only?

I get my Everest on Friday. Will be using my VH Audio Trans PC for it (which is what I'm using on my Triton v3 currently). Just mentally can't get over the hump of buying an $8k power conditioner and then spending that same amount on a cable for it (although that grey finish looks amazing aesthetically with the Everest - not that it matters though given that no one but me will see that cable behind the rack). I'll probably try the Sigma NR v2 at some point for my monos to see if that's a PC that can finally dethrone the King Cobra CXs in my system (will be interesting as my cables are all copper throughout).

Having used different OCC cables and the NCF connectors from Furutech during the years and tried them on Shunyata's different generations of PD's from Hydra 8 to Triton V3 and Denali, you are not even close to maxing out your Triton V3's with the 10ga VH OCC cable and neither the Everest. I'm not saying you need to buy that Omega now, but a Sigma XC will seriously charge that Everest nicely. A 10ga VH OCC/NCF cable will not be close.

Even a used Sigma HC will probably be a better choice than the 10ga VH OCC cable for PD duty.

 

[Puma Cat]

Having used different OCC cables and the NCF connectors from Furutech during the years and tried them on Shunyata's different generations of PD's from Hydra 8 to Triton V3 and Denali, you are not even close to maxing out your Triton V3's with the 10ga VH OCC cable and neither the Everest. I'm not saying you need to buy that Omega now, but a Sigma XC will seriously charge that Everest nicely. A 10ga VH OCC/NCF cable will not be close.

Even a used Sigma HC will probably be a better choice than the 10ga VH OCC cable for PD duty.

Agreed 100%. There is NO comparison between a 10 gauge PC and a Sigma XC, let alone an Omega XC. Not even in the same universe.

 

[Puma Cat]

Congratulations. Bet you can’t wait until Friday comes. Indeed, adding a cable at almost the price of the Everest is a bit hard to swallow, but I have found; at least with Shunyata that every new line of cable is quite an improvement over that last. I’ve also found that with Shunyata Distributors that the power cord going from the wall outlet to the Distributor (Conditioner) is very important.

My original plan was to first use my Sigma v1 PC with my incoming Everest before using the Omega XC to see what the Omega brings to the mix, but Caelin recommenced using the Omega XC with the Everest so that they can burn-in together. I understand that the sound will significantly change as they break-in.

At some point I will use the Everest with my Typhon QC with the incoming Sigma XC umbilical between the Typhon and Everest to see what that does. Not sure if that would be redundant or be too much of a good thing? I’ll see.

Caelin is giving you excellent advice.

My guess is using your Typhon QR in conjunction with Everest will prove to be unnecessary and also unecessarily complicated. Simpler is better.

Everest completely breaks new ground as far as PDs go...if your experience is like mine, you're gonna be gobsmacked as to how good it is.

 

[mdp632]

Agreed 100%. There is NO comparison between a 10 gauge PC and a Sigma XC, let alone an Omega XC. Not even in the same universe.

Perhaps the value would be the previous gen Sigma EF to power the conditioner. If the cost of the new XC was prohibitive at this time.

Is Shunyata still running that 20% off deal on the previous generation cables?

 

[Bar81]

I very much like Shunyata products - I have over the years purchased a Denali 6000/S, Denali 6000/T, Triton v3 and King Cobra CX and Anaconda CX PCs and now will shortly be evaluating the Everest, intend to get a Denali v2 for my A/V system in the near future and might later consider the Sigma v2 PCs for my M400s.

I know people are trying to help but I've done my homework evaluating options in my system (including a 6 gauge cable) and the Trans was the choice in my system for that usage - note that I don't plug my M400s into the Triton v3.

I did not intend my comment to start a discussion as to comparison of products between companies in what is a pure Shunyata thread and I'll let everyone get back to the normal programming now.

 

[Puma Cat]

I very much like Shunyata products - I have over the years purchased a Denali 6000/S, Denali 6000/T, Triton v3 and King Cobra CX and Anaconda CX PCs and now will shortly be evaluating the Everest, intend to get a Denali v2 for my A/V system in the near future and might later consider the Sigma v2 PCs for my M400s.

I know people are trying to help but I've done my homework evaluating options in my system (including a 6 gauge cable) and the Trans was the choice in my system for that usage - note that I don't plug my M400s into the Triton v3.

I did not intend my comment to start a discussion as to comparison of products between companies in what is a pure Shunyata thread and I'll let everyone get back to the normal programming now.

No worries, Bar!

Cheers, mate.

 

[RLF]

My guess is using your Typhon QR in conjunction with Everest will prove to be unnecessary and also unecessarily complicated. Simpler is better.

Everest completely breaks new ground as far as PDs go...if your experience is like mine, you're gonna be gobsmacked as to how good it is.

The Everest came earlier today. Only after about 5 hours on the grid, the Everest + Omega is on a whole different level. Indeed so good, that I don’t have much interest in trying the Typhon with it, but eventually I do need to assess it with the Everest. One never knows. The dynamics and blackness of the Everest + Omega is amazing with my front end gear and preamp.

that being said, in my system, my Denali 6000S v2 was improved by the Typhon QR. I wonder what Caelin has up his sleeves to complement the Denali??

My Triton v3 powering my audio (Anthem) in my separate home theater setup has one up on the Denali in there, although the Denali is super powering the video in there.

Gotta admit that the Everest is pretty formidable and appropriately named in size alone.

 

[Puma Cat]

The Everest came earlier today. Only after about 5 hours on the grid, the Everest + Omega is on a whole different level. Indeed so good, that I don’t have much interest in trying the Typhon with it

:congrats:

I won't say I told ya so, but...:lol:

 

[kzhtoo]

These new arriving Everest news are not good for me. Mine won’t even get shipped until 23rd.

 

[still-one]

I was able to pick up my Sigma XC this afternoon. It replaced the Alpha HC I had been using to connect my Everest to the wall. A long Roon playlist was selected and I went upstairs to kill a few hours. I will admit that I was a bit of a skeptic that I would see much of a difference between the Alpha HC and the new Sigma XC. If the first half hour of listening is any indication the Sigma XC v2 will significantly surpass my expectations. I am getting a bit of "hash" noise during loud passages but I anticipate that will disappear after the cable ins broken in.

I did pick up one each of the Sigma NR V2 and Delta NR v2 cables to try on my DAC and Upsampler. I will wait a few days before inserting those into my set-up. I want to get a better handle on the Sigma XC impact.