Shunyata New Sigma power cords

My Sigma HC for the Triton along with a new Anaconda XLR interconnect should be here on Tuesday.
 
Ritmo said:
My Sigma HC for the Triton along with a new Anaconda XLR interconnect should be here on Tuesday.
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Mike, what are you running on your amp? I just returned some Alpha HC I was trying on my amps and a Alpha Digital on my Meridian. The HC's sounded a bit better on vocals than my Transparent Powerlink MM2x's but could not hang with them on the low end. I think the Digital for the Meridian worked better but I think I will wait to try a Sigma to see if there is more differentiation. I will also try the new Trition when it arrives.
 
Jim,

I have been using a Z-Python. I plan to move it to the ARC 5SE. The Z-Anaconda will be moved from the Triton to the DAG amp. The Sigma HC will go into the Triton.
 
Bud,

Thx for the insight. What are you hearing?

I have time planned in June to be on vacation for 2 weeks. Plan to send it at that time for the upgrade.
 
I don't hear anything. I can't measure it or explain it. The music is just quieter, with better focus and detail. That was last night's impression. I let it run in the garage for eight hours with five fans attached. I then swapped it around 6 PM, and I immediately picked up on a difference. As I listened to it throughout the night I would spontaneously start laughing during a song since it just sounded better. That is my best indicator that there is an improvement. More experimenting tonight.

I decided to go with the trade-in in order to get the grounding lugs. Also, the new CopperCon outlets have a much, much better grip on the AC plugs.
 
Sigma HC and Anaconda XLR IC arrived today. Both installed but no listening until Thurs. Letting things settle in for a few days.

One observation, however, the Sigma is a very heavy cable compared to the other Z-Tron cables.

More to come...
 
Ritmo said:
Sigma HC and Anaconda XLR IC arrived today. Both installed but no listening until Thurs. Letting things settle in for a few days.

One observation, however, the Sigma is a very heavy cable compared to the other Z-Tron cables.

More to come...
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Congrats Mike!
Keep us informed.
 
Mike, I broke down and ordered two Sigma HC for my amps. They will replace the Zitron Python going from the Cyclops to the amps. After experiencing the improvement of the source gear from upgrading to the Triton v2, I had to be nice to the amps. :)

I will be able to move one of the Pythons to the preamp, and move the other Python into the HT.
 
What a great upgrade. Congrats!!!

BlueFox said:
Mike, I broke down and ordered two Sigma HC for my amps. They will replace the Zitron Python going from the Cyclops to the amps. After experiencing the improvement of the source gear from upgrading to the Triton v2, I had to be nice to the amps. :)

I will be able to move one of the Pythons to the preamp, and move the other Python into the HT.
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BlueFox said:
Mike, I broke down and ordered two Sigma HC for my amps. They will replace the Zitron Python going from the Cyclops to the amps. After experiencing the improvement of the source gear from upgrading to the Triton v2, I had to be nice to the amps. :)

I will be able to move one of the Pythons to the preamp, and move the other Python into the HT.
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How much of a sonic upgrade was it going from Triton 1 to Triton 2? Did you ever consider Typhons for your amps?
 
madfloyd said:
How much of a sonic upgrade was it going from Triton 1 to Triton 2?
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http://audioshark.org/shunyata-research-78/triton-v2-first-impressions-7315.html#post125224

Ian, I will do more evaluation this Friday and Saturday night. The source gear is always on, so the v2 should be a bit more settled in.

Did you ever consider Typhons for your amps?
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Yes, however since I have the Cyclops already on the amps, I can't rationalize the additional $10k for the Typhons. Maybe after I get my S7s. :)
 
BlueFox said:
Mike, I broke down and ordered two Sigma HC for my amps. They will replace the Zitron Python going from the Cyclops to the amps. After experiencing the improvement of the source gear from upgrading to the Triton v2, I had to be nice to the amps. :)

I will be able to move one of the Pythons to the preamp, and move the other Python into the HT.
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Congrats! I moved the Python to the pre as well.

I listened to the system last night for a bit. So far, very happy with the upgrades.
 
madfloyd said:
I don't get bloated bottom end. I find the Shunyata thins out the midbass (along with cleaning up the sound) and makes for a more colder presentation. If I switch any power cord out for something else (even an older Shunyata) I get tons of bass, but also a lot of grunge. So the Shunyata is working, I just want more meat on the bones (and a cleaner signal if I can get that too). I sort of assumed that any other power cable manufacturer, other than someone who specializes in power like Furutech, isn't going to come close, but perhaps that's close minded of me.
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Agreed. Less mid bass and "cooler" presentation. This results in a less "color" to instruments in the way it would sound in the concert hall. I noticed it, too. I think it extends to the speaker cable as well (at least the Cobra). I've gotten Alphas as well, but didn't hear much difference despite Shunyata's statements, no matter where it was placed in the system (amp, CD player or preamp). That was what made the original King Cobra V2 (circa 2002) so startling: the sheer dynamic power of the mid bass region. It was positively hair-raising. Not even the subsequent Anaconda (again, circa 2002-2003) had the same power. I've had every generation except for the new Sigma and never found the system with quite the same degree of drive to it. It's almost a tradeoff from generation to generation of power cords. I'd kill for a King Cobra V2, first generation cord, but it did have slightly more distortion, (and upper midrange/lower treble sickout, compensated for by their then-Aries interconnect, which was slightly bright in the same region the power cord was sucked out) than later cords. Nonetheless, they haven't had a cord with that much authority in the mid bass since then. I remember HP commenting on the mid bass of some other cord around 2003, only to later state that it had a "mid-bass bump" to it. That mid bass power is what makes a system come to life. Nearly all my musician friends nod when I speak of how the mid bass seems so necessary for "authority" in music - live OR reproduced.
 
I have a Sigma Analog coming in on Tuesday. It will go into the DAG Pre. Looking forward to the upgrade.
 
Thx Mark! Won't have much time to break them in before the end of the year but that's ok. There's always next year!
 
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