01-Sep-2016, 09:20
Quick update re the Shunyata snakes...
The Sigmas I am currently running in with the O d'A have definitely settled down nicely. They are without doubt the very best mains cables I have ever used with the Devialet and have taken the sound to an altogether new level.
The cables have very powerful mains filters in the IEC connectors, possibly a reason why I am hearing more detail and generally more into the music. It's basically a mains conditioner with none of the disadvantages of a mains conditioner, in fact you just get more of everything including better transients. It's not a subtle improvement.
The reason that they are so thick is that they are a hollow tube construction, a bit like a hoover tube. The conductors themselves inside are 8 AWG which is 3.26mm. I run 6mm T&E from my dedicated consumer unit to my hi-fi sockets.
Guillaume
The Sigmas I am currently running in with the O d'A have definitely settled down nicely. They are without doubt the very best mains cables I have ever used with the Devialet and have taken the sound to an altogether new level.
The cables have very powerful mains filters in the IEC connectors, possibly a reason why I am hearing more detail and generally more into the music. It's basically a mains conditioner with none of the disadvantages of a mains conditioner, in fact you just get more of everything including better transients. It's not a subtle improvement.
The reason that they are so thick is that they are a hollow tube construction, a bit like a hoover tube. The conductors themselves inside are 8 AWG which is 3.26mm. I run 6mm T&E from my dedicated consumer unit to my hi-fi sockets.
Guillaume
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