I have a Hydra two, and upgraded to an Annaconda Helix and never regretted it.
I once auditioned all the snakes using a cd player and a Cary 300sei amp and listened to music thru headphones.
No question about it, you could hear the differnce in clarity and resolution as you moved up the line.
At the time that meant buying Annacondas for all my electronics.
Expensive?
Yes, but I know my gear is performing as it should.
I would suggest others try a similar experiment using phones to evaluate power cords.
You eliminate a few links in the chain that can affect your perception about what a quality power cord can do.
You eliminate room and speaker colourations and their interactions.
