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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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samureyex
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I was half kidding about having golden ears even though mine are quite well-trained.

If an average person having an audio system and have a basic understanding of music like imaging and soundstage hearing is a 5. I’d rate mine a 7.

Because of the mids-focused music that I listen to and also owning an electrostat system, I’m quite perceptive of traits like smoothness, clarity, transparency. Grainniness is a big one that a lot of people miss and IMO, a big indicator the system is good but the cables are bottlenecking.

Hearing is a skill that needs training and experience. No doubt about it. Oftentimes you come across a person that says "I grew up playing XYZ instruments" or I’m a professional piano player" and these people are quite perceptive in the instruments they play. More so than an average person. Why? Because they have experience.

People that call BS on cables are missing out. But Imma be honest with you, I’ve come across MANY that claim all dacs and amplifiers sound the same. Buckeye owner has also claimed "all well designed amplifiers sound identical". So in the grand scheme of things, the naysayer of cables don’t matter.

gbmcleod
586 posts
 

Well, Keith Jarrett uses Audio Note speaker cables. I don't imagine anyone thinks HE is deluded about sound quality. I certainly don't. He doesn't mention his cables, but I worked in this industry and many manufacturers kept up on what he used in his system (just like Fabio, who is an audiophile).

By the way, I just came across this interview by him. It was interesting to read, and it was done in 2024. It was interesting to read that he doesn't love digital for listening

https://www.jazztimes.com/reviews/products-and-gear/sounds-of-jarrett/

 

 

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thecarpathian
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It seems this thread has died a lonely, forgotten death.

daddy_o_65
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Yes, thanks to the trolls with nothing better to do than trying to start online cable fights.  Yawn.  So predictable. 

Some posters went on truly bizarre, off-topic, paranoid rants (those threads were deleted by the admins), some tried to argue by cutting and pasting AI generated responses (that poster apparently doesn’t understand how AI works, or where AI pulls the info from, but now he will use AI to reply to this post, telling us how AI works, lazy... is that what the world is coming to??  I won’t respond when he replies, he can just have his AI robot contact my AI robot and they can discuss), or the typical ASR type folks who ruin most online audio discussions.  

 

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thecarpathian
6,087 posts
 

They're simply posting what they believe, same as you.

 

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