Best of Class vs. Shunyata Exclusively?
[Previously, I posted the following question on "Cables Galore" without a single response, so I thought I'd try a modified -- and more specific -- version here, though it is still a pertinent question in the more generalized sense.]
Over the last few months, I've made a serious investment in the power conditioning/delivery aspect of my audio system. This has included the purchase of a number of Shunyata Venom HC and 14 power cords plus my first Venom NR-V10 (on order), a Denali 6000/S conditioner and even one Venom Defender (on order). Pleased with my discerned sonic improvement in the power aspect of my system, I also purchased my first Shunyata interconnect -- one of their HDMI cables – and have again been very happy with the result. Generally, I have always done as much research as practicable before purchasing a component -- even a cable. In this way, for example, I recently decided to upgrade to WireWorld's Chroma 8 Ethernet cables, and a few years ago I opted for a MIT phono cable to my phono preamplifier.
My assumption is that no one cable supplier is capable of offering the best available performance (at a comparable price) for every type of application. However, particularly in Europe, a growing number of high-end audio equipment manufacturers have begun to offer complete audio systems, including the necessary cabling, and no one can argue with the resultant quality of those systems.
This has caused me to wonder: is there any benefit to be gained by having an audio system essentially "wired" exclusively by Shunyata's cables?
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Jonathan
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Main System: Theta Casablanca V preamp/processor; Wadia 8 CD transport and Digimaster DDC 2000 DAC (w/all updates); Theta Compli CD transport; Oppo UDP-203 disc player; Lumin T2 music server/DAC; Roon Nucleus+ core (w/Teddy Pardo LPS); SOTA Sapphire turntable (w/ Premier FT3 arm and Hana SL cartridge); SugarCube SC-2 non-destructive "click and pop" removal device; PS Audio Stellar phono preamp; Magnum Dynalab MD-102 FM tuner (w/MD-205 Signal Sleuth FM antenna amplifier and ST-2 FM antenna); McIntosh MC 611 (3), Krell FPB 200C, and KAV-250a power amplifiers; Revel Ultima Studio (2 - L&R), Voice (1 - center), and Embrace (2 sides and 2 surrounds) speakers; SVS PB-16 Ultra (2) and 3000 Micro (2) powered subwoofers; WireWorld Silver Eclipse 8 speaker cables; various Kimber Kable, MIT, Shunyata, and WireWorld interconnects; Shunyata Denali 2000/T (2), Denali 6000/S, Hydra [original], Hydra 2, and Venom PS10 power conditioners; various Shunyata Delta, Venom, PowerSnake, and Sidewinder power cords, and Venom Defenders (2); Richard Gray's Power Company Substation and 400 Pro; Luxul AGS-1024 Ethernet switch; Sound Anchor amplifier stand; VTI (2) and Billy Bags (4) equipment racks.
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