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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
steakster
2,194 posts
 

The art is, in my experience, is to mix and match cables from different manufacturers/model lines.  

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.   😎

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jeremya
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@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!

I try to stay there myself, and often succeed for months or even a year or two at a time, but every now and then a well-meaning friend opens my ears to the possibility of more. Some things result in small improvements, some large. Some none. Some of these come at great cost, some small.

Case in point, I tried a couple of Anas' v1 Gamma Infinity power cables and loved them. I tried some of his v1 Gamma Infinity signal cables and they pushed my system in a direction I really didn't enjoy, so after giving them a few weeks to see if my opinion or their presentation would change, I wound up returning them. Anas refunded my money promptly (after I shipped them back).

So, while I can't say I've ever heard his cables make no difference at all, I can say his past cables weren't always the right match for my tastes in my system.

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faustuss
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My $200 Voo Doo and Rega power cords and $600 Panamax M5300pm power line conditioner would probably dethrone your Shunyata’s. Same or similar off the shelf parts, workmanship and functionality, fraction of the price!

roper OP
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@kevn 

Hi Kevin. I actually have an Entreq Tellus 3 Tungsten that sits behind my left speaker. You can just see it in the picture. I have 3 Peak 4's in the binding posts. Definitely made a difference. Cleaner power should always yield an improvement regardless of what level of gear you have. Cheers

 

 

tablejockey
4,403 posts
 

This can't be real.

The OP uses a $10K thingie for a system/setup as pictured?

Then claims a $250 power cable "dethroned" the $10K thingie.

The mfgr of the $250 cable just happens to also make ridiculously priced items also?

Yeah...okay.

Bizarro thread of the week.

 

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