Shunyata Research

[BjornWiman]

Hi everyone,

After the Stockholm hifi-show I have had the opportunity to review the new Shunyata Delta speaker cable in my system. The Delta cable is the first in the new range of cables to be released during 2017. Coming up next is the Alpha- and the Sigma line of cables.

My regular cable setup is the Shunyata Anaconda speaker cable and Shunyata Sigma HC/Cyklops V2/Sigma Digital connected to my Devialet D250 Pro and my Magico Q3 speakers.

After letting the Delta speaker cable play in my system for a total of 7 days, I sat down to listen to it. First impression is that it do not suffer from the same demand of long-burn-in time as previous cables, (my Anaconda took about 2 weeks of contiuous playing before it settled - my power cable combination about 6(!) Weeks - it really was a roller coaster ride)...

The over all tonal balance is very similar to the Anaconda but with both strengths and weaknesses in comparison with the big snake. The soundstage of the Delta is lacking a bit of soundstage depth in comparison and sounds a little bit less transparent.  The top frequencies also sounds a bit grainier. - (maybe it still demand more hours of playing after all??)

The Delta speaker cable's greatest strenght is the low frequency reproduction. It is more detailed and more crispy than the Anaconda in that regard - Maybe even a bit more dynamic and powerful. Over all is the Delta a very good speaker cable - especially considering the fact that the cable is very close to the Anaconda's performance at half the price ( roughly). It seemed that the design of the banana plugs are changed as well. I have been forced to exchange plugs on my cables three times within two years since they have weakend. But the one's supplied with the Delta seems more rigid, ( Later I have contacted Shunyata and got my impression confirmed about the banana plug)

This listening session have made me even more curious about the Alpha- and Sigma speaker cables and I am looking forward to review them later on this year.

Björn