08-Feb-2016, 13:18
(08-Feb-2016, 12:13)GuillaumeB Wrote: I'm pretty sure Devialet used a Shunyata Hydra Triton at Munich last year. It's essentially a power distributor with added passive filtering of high frequency noise... supposed to be best in class although I haven't tried it. I believe IanG-UK has one so might be able to comment.
Guillaume
Yes Devialet did use a piece of Shunyata kit at Munich last year and it looks as though they will do the same this year.
To be fair it looks as though the Devialet Munich rooms are jointly sponsored by Devialet and Devialet's Geman distributor, which also represents Shunyata. So clearly Devialet is comfortable with the Shunyata kit but might be just as comfortable without it all together.
I've had a few mains units over 30 years starting with a TCVN, then a Lynwood, then some top end Isotek, then PS Audio PPP, and now Shunyata Triton/Typhon.
The first three were definitely intended to reduce some mains interference which I had, allegedly caused by thyristors in a neighbour's television. That interference has now stopped (maybe he changed his TV!) and then I had the PPP for about six years I guess, though I always had a suspicion that the PPP did limit dynamics.
I bought the Shunyatas having read lots about the guy who runs it (Caelin Gabriel) and his research and how long he has been in the same business.
So I bought into the integrity of the brand and the longevity and acceptance of his research - I don't buy into any ability I might have to test sound quality differences in these situations.
However, as for sound quality with the Shunyatas and Original d'Atelier goes, I can pretty definitely say that this is the best I have heard in my room, by a good degree.
Information retrieval, speed/power and spacial recreation. These are the factors I identify as contributing to my sigificantly increased enjoyment.
Is it the Original d'Atelier? The Shunyatas? Release 9.0? My preconditioning to like what I have purchased? Who knows.
Perversely I expect reviewers to deliver these comparative listening tests (which they very very rarely do) even though I don't feel the need to do them myself!
Innuos Statement 2TB SSD with Next-Gen PSU (with Roon lifetime)
MacBook Pro (with Air)
Draytek Vigor 2860v-Plus/Devialet Original d'Atelier CI Nos. 54A&B/Magico M3 pair
Shunyata cables (digital/interconnect/loudspeaker/power)/Shunyata power units (Triton/Typhon)
Dialog/Phantom Gold/Tree pair
Missing Link cables (power)
England