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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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csmgolf
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@kennyc  

The video by Jay was interesting. The thing I noticed was that he did not mass load the isolators. The Isoacoustic Orea and Gaia as well as the Stack Audio Auva EQ have specific loadings for each version for maximum performance. I own Orea, Auva 70 and Auva Eq 2. Even though they all tested as effective, I wonder how / if the measurements done would have changed had they been tested within their design loading ranges. 

 

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samureyex
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I've been in this hobby since as a kid. But I only started experimenting with cables in 2022.

This thread had got me interested. I'll be ordering a cord and trialing. Same mindset as back in 2022. Keeping an open-mind but no expectation.

I do have 2 Golden Ears. Unfortunately, I'm great at hearing mids and treble and pretty much all aspect of sound but I'm terrible at listening to bass. I know good bass from bad bass. I like the nimble bass kind. But trying to describe the kind of bass I hear is a no-go.

My knowledge and experience in this hobby pretty much stagnant my entire life until 2019 when I started venturing into headphones. With headphones, the room is removed from the equation and what's left is pure sound. Usually good sound. And it's easy to train my ears into understanding whatxs good and what's not. I started with the Sennheiser HD600 ($300). Then Sundara, then the Meze Empyrean ($3,000).

Since 2019, I've also ventured into tube amps and understanding the tube magic. Playing around with speaker placements also taught me a lot about how sound changes too. Good speaker placement in my experience can take months of trialing.

We're now here in 2026. My experience and knowledge has exploded since 2019. EXPLODED. BOOM!! My system has also drastically improved. Running electrostats with Audio Envy and Veritas cables. Perhaps not on the level of HIJIRI but I don't have the budget for HIJIRI either.

Will I try the Veridion cable? Most likely 98%. Do I expect it to be good? Yes I do, but I don't expect it to be OMG-Godlike.

Happy national biography Sunday.

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samureyex
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I love cables as much as the next budding audiophile but man, I'm having a tremendously hard time accepting better cable = better tv quality. Heck, let's just keep it simple and just see if there's any differences 

Shouldn't this be super easy to either debunked or confirmed though???

In thia day and age I'm pretty sure there's a device to measure subtle image quality changes.

devinplombier
1,679 posts
 

In thia day and age I’m pretty sure there’s a device to measure subtle image quality changes.

@samureyex 

Devices of the kind you speak of are to be found behind one’s eyelids.

A Veridion cable will have a profound effect on your life, but one’s not enough. Most serious Audiophiles buy a Veridion ten-pack, which, when every device in your listening room is plugged in, allows for the attainment of truly transformational levels of change. All devices benefit from a Veridion power cord, even your VCR. You’d think the power cord doesn’t matter if you don’t actively use the device, right? Not so with Veridion. And don’t forget their generous 30-day return policy.

westcoastaudiophile
819 posts
 

"hard time accepting better cable = better tv quality"

treat it is a tax.. disagree and commit! LOL 

cable guy has to eat too! 

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