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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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twoleftears
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Can someone explain why this HOME THEATER set of components jammed together in a corner looks much more like it's been stored in some little-used area of an audio store (carpet, walls, door behind right speaker) than actually set up in a residential home?

speedthrills
215 posts
 

Thanks for the advertisement.

kerrybh
686 posts
 

This is a fascinating thread. Lots of inconsistencies. As someone pointed out, we often say trust your ears, and unless the OP is a complete fraud, hhHe’s telling us what he heard. I don’t think I’ll go for these cables or fuses but if it makes him happy, I’m happy for him. I do hope he takes some of the helpful advice about the terrible set up. He could make some improvements with just a modest effort.

As someone else said, confirmation bias is strong. It is also very real and grounded in science, but something that we mostly and conspicuously ignore. I suspect we do that because it interferes with the conclusions we have reached. If some folks take advantage of the free trial, d Maybe they will do some blind testing and share the results with us. Might be interesting.

It’s easy to be skeptical of this, I am, but then again Audioquest sells cable risers for $150 a set. I’m no less skeptical of those items, but if they improve your experience, then I suppose it’s worth it. I lifted my cables using rebar chairs that look an awful lot like the $150 items and I paid about 20 bucks for a whole bag full. They don’t do a thing for the sound, but I like the way they look. 


 

kymanor1
126 posts
 

Sounds like a great sales pitch

devinplombier
1,677 posts
 

This has happened before.

Picture a long, detailed, articulate first post couched in flawless English. The thread starter has 0, 1, or 3 prior posts to his name. He makes an elaborate, passionate case for some heretofore unknown brand or fringe tweak or, as in this case, a modest power cable being resold for 50 times what you and I can buy it for from Monoprice. I was going to say "scam" cable, but the cable itself is a fine, no-frills utilitarian cable, the furthest thing from a scam.

OP is active on the thread, always good-humored, deftly deflecting criticism in an endearing, aw-shucks kind of way, sprinkling a smidgen of self-pity on it seeing as to how he’s being persecuted by Philistines, which in turn causes a few legit but tweak-preoccupied members to rush to his aid, as well as a few enablers who presumably feel sorry for him and voila, suddenly a measure of cred is established.

Cue the "Why won’t you try it for yourself! What do you have to lose?" choir.

It is notable that OP consistently displays a complete, shocking ignorance of what constitutes a normal hi-fi system.

unless the OP is a complete fraud, he’s telling us what he heard.

Fair enough, but how many people who hear differences in cables rock a gaming system that includes a mid-tier AVR and a $10K power conditioner, all stuffed into a closet?

Now, folks, hasn’t this same exact scenario been rolled out before time and again, almost word for word, hawking a fuse here or a magic puck there, or a no-ground grounding device for apartments?

 

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