The $250 power cables and $600 power strip that dethroned my $10k Shunyata Everest


Hello fellow audiophiles. I've been using products from QSA Lanedri who I believe offer the best price to performance ratio on the market today for their power and signal cables. You may have heard of Quantum Science Audio fuses and might even have some installed in your system. QSA Lanedri have perfected this technology/treatment and are now offering it in their power and signal products. The line of products in particular is called Veridion Discovery which is their most affordable line. I currently own 2 Veridion Discovery power strips (daisy chained), 8 power cables, 3 ethernet cables, 1 DC cable. Initially I was sent a power and ethernet cable to try and was so impressed I ordered more including the power strips. I have been comparing their power cables to much more expensive cables from Audioquest and Furutech. I've also been comparing their power strip to my Shunyata Everest power conditioner and found I prefer the Discovery power strip. Infact I'm in the process of trading in my Shunyata Everest and corresponding Sigma X power cable for either a better integrated amplifier or speakers. Once you pair up Discovery power cables with the Discovery power strip things improve dramatically. Not only does audio improve but picture quality and home cinema improves also and will challenge anything at any price. I will say the Discovery line requires a few days of continuous use or "burn in" period before proper evaluation. I compared their Ethernet cables to the likes of Audioquest Diamond and Wireworld Platinum Starlight 8 and again preferred the Discovery line. Through the Discovery products music sounds cleaner and clearer with a heightened sense of realism. This also applies to film and TV. Compared to the Shunyata Everest picture quality is now cleaner with more vibrant colours. Motion and panning shots are improved with less stutter. I will add that I have the power strips on Auva EQ CSA1 isolation footers. All of my equipment is sitting on Auva EQ footers which I found were better than the Isoacoustic Oreo footers I had previously. The Discovery products look very basic and don't scream high end but from my experience they can go toe to toe with the best at very affordable prices! They offer a 30 day money back guarantee for peace of mind. Definitely worth a look. Cheers.

 

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Hi wsrrsw. I have a 65 inch LG G5 which I sit 8 feet away from.

I've heard great things about Puritan Labs though I haven't tried 

their conditioner. It's an addictive but costly hobby lol. Thanks for the welcome.

@roper I would highly recommend to start with you reposition your speakers. That’s too narrow and way too cramped. Put some acoustic panels and bass traps. Move the sub out of there. There are gains to have with that system like you wouldn’t believe. It just has to be properly setup. The way you have it, I really doubt you can hear or assess any cable changes snd component upgrades to higher res will make it worse. 
This is kind of why cheap $5 cables sound better than shunyata - because they mask imperfections in components and room acoustics. 
 

Tons of work there in your plate to make this right. Don’t sell good stuff. Use this forum to help you fix your system setup 

I am very open minded about cable upgrades and tweaks.   This is my first post in over 20 years that is “ skeptical ”.   The system set up shown by the OP tells me a great deal.  I don’t trust or believe the conclusions.

This one really has me doubting. 

Please don't take this observation as a dig :

I don't see how any kind of significant sound improvement can be heard with your gear set up the way it is, regardless of what you're changing.

I appreciate the advice but the configuration I have it now is the only way I can have it because of space limitations . A 65 inch TV sits above the front 3 speakers on the wall. The sub is used for movies and games only. Bass traps I could do.

I do realize I'm not reaching the maximum potential but that doesn't mean I'm unable to hear changes/improvements. I wouldn't have done any of this if not.