TAB Hydra Denali Family review

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Hi All,

For those interested in reading, there is an extremely detailed review of the Hydra Denali Series of power distributors posted on The Audio Beat:

http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/shunyata_research_denali.htm

There is quite a lot of context within the review, including comparisons, photo's and descriptions of the new technologies employed within each model.

Following are two of the more relevant quotes:

"Anyone who wants to supercharge an amplifier's performance should definitely give the (Denali) 2000/T a spin.”
Reviewer Vance Hiner: The Audio Beat

Gabriel's latest Denali products are unequivocally effective at making any combination of audio electronics sound more singular and real. Denali really is the peak of power conditioning here and now."
Editor In Chief Marc Mickelson: The Audio Beat.

We appreciate everyone's feedback on Denali here at Audio Shark.

Best regards,

Grant
Shunyata Research
 
Love my new 2000T and 6000T. Thank you Mike!!


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Mike said:
Thank you Darrin. I love mine too.


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Threads on this site led me to purchase so thx to audio shark.


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GrantS said:
Hi All,

For those interested in reading, there is an extremely detailed review of the Hydra Denali Series of power distributors posted on The Audio Beat:

http://www.theaudiobeat.com/equipment/shunyata_research_denali.htm

There is quite a lot of context within the review, including comparisons, photo's and descriptions of the new technologies employed within each model.

Following are two of the more relevant quotes:

"Anyone who wants to supercharge an amplifier's performance should definitely give the (Denali) 2000/T a spin.”
Reviewer Vance Hiner: The Audio Beat

Gabriel's latest Denali products are unequivocally effective at making any combination of audio electronics sound more singular and real. Denali really is the peak of power conditioning here and now."
Editor In Chief Marc Mickelson: The Audio Beat.

We appreciate everyone's feedback on Denali here at Audio Shark.

Best regards,

Grant
Shunyata Research
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Hi Grant,

Thanks for the link to the Denali review.

I have the Denali 6000T and love what it does for my system.

However, I'm running out of outlets. Need two more. My monoblocks (Soulution 701s or Kondo Kaguras) are currently connected to the two high current outlets at the bottom of the 6000T.

Do you recommend adding a 2000T for the monoblocks in order to free up two outlets on the 6000T?

I've also seen where others use two 2000Ts, one for each monoblock.

Does having a 2000T dedicated to each monoblock increase performance above both monoblocks connected to one 2000T? Or versus both monoblocks connected to a second 6000T?

Thanks.




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cmarin said:
Hi Grant,

Thanks for the link to the Denali review.

I have the Denali 6000T and love what it does for my system.

However, I'm running out of outlets. Need two more. My monoblocks (Soulution 701s or Kondo Kaguras) are currently connected to the two high current outlets at the bottom of the 6000T.

Do you recommend adding a 2000T for the monoblocks in order to free up two outlets on the 6000T?

I've also seen where others use two 2000Ts, one for each monoblock.

Does having a 2000T dedicated to each monoblock increase performance above both monoblocks connected to one 2000T? Or versus both monoblocks connected to a second 6000T?

Thanks.




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Carlos - I would get two 2000T's like I did. One for each amp. Belt and suspenders are wide open! :rolleyes:
 
cmarin said:
Hi Grant,

Thanks for the link to the Denali review.

I have the Denali 6000T and love what it does for my system.

However, I'm running out of outlets. Need two more. My monoblocks (Soulution 701s or Kondo Kaguras) are currently connected to the two high current outlets at the bottom of the 6000T.

Do you recommend adding a 2000T for the monoblocks in order to free up two outlets on the 6000T?

I've also seen where others use two 2000Ts, one for each monoblock.

Does having a 2000T dedicated to each monoblock increase performance above both monoblocks connected to one 2000T? Or versus both monoblocks connected to a second 6000T?

Thanks.
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How you configure use of the Denali 2000T depends on the number of dedicated lines you have available.

If you have two dedicated lines, then the 6000T should be on one dedicated line for sources and line-level gear, and a 2000T should support the amps on the second dedicated line.

If you have mono blocks and three dedicated lines, then it will benefit the system to have one 2000T for each amp on their own dedicated line while sources/line gear is on the 6000T on the third line (obviously, this gets a bit pricey). If you have access to up to three 20A dedicated lines, it makes sense to isolate the higher-current amps on their own lines, off the line as the lower-current electronics. Also, you boost total current available to the system from 15A or 20A total, to up to 60A total current over three lines for the system.

I would say three lines should be the maximum because after that, the electrical system gets complicated and you may be inviting ground-loop hum issues. We normally recommend two dedicated lines if possible, perhaps three with more extreme systems that use the big mono's. Great care needs to be taken in setting up two to three dedicated lines. The wiring must be of equal distance for all dedicated lines with the same gauge and wire-type, the same outlets, breaker-rating and ideally on the same phase (polarity) of the panel. If all is equal between lines, then the performance benefit is there in spades.

I hope this helps!

Best regards,

Grant
 
GrantS said:
How you configure use of the Denali 2000T depends on the number of dedicated lines you have available.

If you have two dedicated lines, then the 6000T should be on one dedicated line for sources and line-level gear, and a 2000T should support the amps on the second dedicated line.

If you have mono blocks and three dedicated lines, then it will benefit the system to have one 2000T for each amp on their own dedicated line while sources/line gear is on the 6000T on the third line (obviously, this gets a bit pricey). If you have access to up to three 20A dedicated lines, it makes sense to isolate the higher-current amps on their own lines, off the line as the lower-current electronics. Also, you boost total current available to the system from 15A or 20A total, to up to 60A total current over three lines for the system.

I would say three lines should be the maximum because after that, the electrical system gets complicated and you may be inviting ground-loop hum issues. We normally recommend two dedicated lines if possible, perhaps three with more extreme systems that use the big mono's. Great care needs to be taken in setting up two to three dedicated lines. The wiring must be of equal distance for all dedicated lines with the same gauge and wire-type, the same outlets, breaker-rating and ideally on the same phase (polarity) of the panel. If all is equal between lines, then the performance benefit is there in spades.

I hope this helps!

Best regards,

Grant
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Thanks Grant. Appreciate the thoughtful advice.

Yes it does help!

I do have three dedicated lines. Your recommendation on using the three dedicated lines makes a lot of sense.

So two additional 2000Ts, one for each monoblock, as Mike had also recommended, would be the way to go.

Thanks again for the advice.

Best regards,


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Oh boy sounds like I need one more T2000 so each Luxman mono has its own Shunyata.


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