Shunyata King Cobra V1 verses V2

The king cobra's aren't a great value any more, most actually agree that the new Python out performs any king cobra. Its also said that the python gives you about 85% of the performance of the Anaconda. So unless your getting them for next to nothing, get a python- or anaconda if you want to spend the extra.

Having had the anaconda its a great cable and will add body galore and be really very good on most any cd player, however there are better/different cables at much more reasonible prices. After you see a cut-a-way section of an Anaconda you will feel like a schmuck for just spending that much on what you've got! Again they are good, but there are many other's like Elrod(who has a new top of the line cable coming out around the corner), Omega Micro, Silent source, the list could go on and on that sound better/different which you may want to consider. I find Shunyata's cables to sound dark with too much warmth- then again my amp leans towards the warm side of nuetral. Try to get an in home demo on a few different cables all at once and listen, see what you find out.

I've said it many times before powercords are a based mostly on personal prefference, so its impossible to find a "best". But it is nice to have a place to start. Do yourself a favor and get a silent source cord when you demo the anaconda- you may be very shocked by what you hear. Good luck with your voyage.

I would like to publicly appologize to Shunyata research and all shunyata owners, having been informed of the detail involved with these cables nobody should feel like a schmuck for owning them. Despite the simple design(or what I thought was simple), its actually incredibly involved to make and produce! I would like to thank Grant at Shunyata research and Jonathan at Chambers audio for explaining exactly what I saw and how what I thought was inadequate was actually designed that way for a reason! I am not an engineer and in fact a lowly tireguy I should not pass judgement on others electrical engineering work because I don't understand what is going on. After all as I said above they do sound great! In fact the one who feels like a schmuck is me for making that statement, it was uncalled for and before you fine folks at audiogon write off shunyata you should talk to the people over there and learn what actually makes there cables sound good! Cause unlike a lot of power cord companies they know what they are talking about. When my new EMM labs digital front end shows up I'll have to give them another listen.