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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@roper - not in the least, as power and grounding are the two most vital and neglected aspects of our wonderful hobby. You will never know what your equipment is capable of without good clean and unfettered power : ) for your next affordable and shocking upgrade, I suggest you engage a basic grounding solution for your system - I’ve found grounding to provide the least expensive while yielding the most profound lift to realism of anything else in a system build. In friendship - kevin |
@tyray . Thanks. It's Rega's purpose built rack for their P8/P10 TT. |
True! Or - in my experience - find one manufacturer where the SQ of each of their cables can be tweaked. My cable quest finally ended with a full loom of Synergistic Research – upper tiers. Just swap in a different tuning module - and/or - plug in their built-in grounding system. Easy peasy. Their R&D has been ongoing for decades. My modest system has never sounded better. Thanks to learning from many Audiogon members over the years. 😎 |
@bigtwin I think you've arrived at a beautiful place to be: contentment. That doesn't require a rationale and it doesn't require you to change anything, which generally means you aren't required to spend money to stay put in happy town. Big win! |
