Power Plant Premier vs. Hydra V-Ray Comparison


I want to buy a power conditioning system and I would like to understand which would be a better performer - the PS Audio Plant Premier or the Shunyata Research Hydra V-Ray. As they take a very different approach to solving the same problem it is hard to understand which will have a better result. Anyone had real experience comparing these two?
julians

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I am trying a V-ray for 2 days and compare it to PS PPP which has already been with my system for a while. My first observations regarding V-ray vs PPP is, I prefer to keep PPP and turn V-ray back to the dealer. I am not so sure if V-ray requires a long burn in time. By the way, I prefer Shunyata power cords to PS Audio and have Anaconda VX for my cd player and Anaconda Helix for my preamp and power amps.
I need to make a correction for my previous comment regarding PPP vs Vray. I dont how it changed its performance whether it is the power cord connection to the main a/c plug or the unit itself, but the character changed drastically after 20 hours of playing and Vray has got all the synergy and musical aspects much more efficient than PS PPP. PPP when compared to Vray, seems to overkill some frequencies so it is more aggressive and forward and creates some listening fatigue. Both units are having a black and silent background, however vray's soundstage realization is one step ahead of PPP. Vray is having a more effortless way of playing the music without sacrifising the dynamics. The tonal palette is acoustically more consistent and neutral. Of course these are my and some of my friends -who listened the both of them- observations and related to my setup. It might be different for another audio setup. In my setup, vray replaced PPP, and PPP is for on its way to a different setup of one my friends.