Questions for Caelin and Grant concerning modest system

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Hi Caelin and Grant. I have a few questions regarding a small HT setup using a Shunyata conditioner and power cord at a vacation condo. In your opinion, which of your gear would work best with a small AV system as described below as far as your product integration:

The setup consists of a Sony 65” AF9 OLED TV, Martin Logan Vision X sound bar, ML Dynamo subwoofer, OPPO 203 BD player, and cable box. My primary goal is to have a picture from the Sony which yields the deepest blacks, best light to dark gradations in shading, and deepest most natural vibrant colors. Of course there is only so much that one can do with a sound bar, but a dynamic sound with natural tonal quality is important and to help keep the emphasis away from bright gritty thin textures would also be paramount. I know that’s a tall order for modest gear like I’ve listed above.

As far as a little background, in my main AV system in my main home, I am using a Triton 3 power conditioner with a Sigma NR power cord from the wall outlet to the Triton feeding my Sony Z9D 75” LCD TV, Anthem amps and Anthem prepro, OPPO BD player and Apple 4K TV. Both my wife and I are,amazed how much deeper the colors are as well as shadowing from dark to bright, contrast, and saturation with the Triton 3 in the system. Hard to believe that your Shunyata stuff can do so much , but it is our perception that it works magic.

As for the vacation home, right now my dealer has offered me a used Denali 6000 S V1 which I was going to use with a demo Alpha NR power cord. However, I just gleaned information about your new upcoming Denali v2 which I’ve read has good deal better component to component isolation than the v1. Due to the fact that much of the gear in the vacation home has switching power supplies and switching amps, it is my guess that the best component to component isolation would be better for a deeper blacks and saturated picture. Therefore the V2 would seem to technically lower the noise floor a good deal better than the v1 and yield the picture that we would like. BTW, right now our main home high-end LCD appears to have a bit better blacks than the OLED in the vacation home since there is no Shunyata residing in that system. OTOH, the Triton which we use in our main home system really makes possible a stunning picture for a LCD TV. My guess, is by adding an appropriate Shunyata power conditioner and power cord that the vacation Sony A9F OLED would really blossom.

So Caelin and Grant, what do you think would work best in the little vacation home theater system considering a cost affective way of bettering picture and sound without going overboard? Denali v1 vs v2 and Alpha NR or Sigma power cords?


Also as to the cable feeding the Denali v1 or v2 from the wall outlet duplex, do you think that the Alpha PC would be best or would the Sigma PC be overkill? My dealer suggested that that the Sigma might give better isolation from the incoming AC than then Alpha. What are you thoughts on this?

Anyway, I have to make some quick decisions soon with my dealer so if I could get both of your inputs regarding what would work best and at the same time not be overkill would be most appreciated. I’ll look forward your professional opinions. Bob