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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Carpathian, the approved wording is "My wife ran out of the kitchen asking, when did you buy a new system?" Because, you know, those guys, their wives, they’re always in the kitchen, right? We're not about to hear "My wife took a break from her PhD dissertation..."
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A very astute observation. My attempt as an explanation would be that many cultures are quite comfortable with grey areas, whereas US culture is very much black vs white, good guys vs bad guys. Since we’re talking about cables, the prevalent narrative over here pivots around whether you believe cables make a difference; if you do, then all cables must make a difference; and since we’re natural-born optimists, that difference is always positive. In contrast, Europeans might want to understand why and how something works. So it’s no surprise that US tweak makers use more... apocalyptic than scientific rhetoric in an attempt to appeal to the believer in all of us. Science be tossed aside, what you hear or think you hear is what counts, and anyway there is supporting science, it just has yet to be invented. Because we don’t know what we don’t know. That may be convenient, but it doesn’t do the truth any favors, and as we can see it has a divisive effect. Apologies for any generalizations. Many folks around here hold nuanced, well-informed opinions. They are the ones who deserve our respect.
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