LA few years ago I came to the conclusion that lifting heavy hi-fi wasn't a good idea any longer, and so started looking at lighter alternatives. Heavyweight Esoteric electronics and HRS Racks were replaced by Devialet and Quadraspire. Sound quality didn't suffer, in fact I was extremely happy with the change.
That left the three Shunyata Hydras (1 Triton & 2 Typhons) and the Vivid Audio G2s. I won't part with the G2s, unless I win the lottery, then I'd have a pair of G1 Spirits, but that's unlikely to happen.
I didn't think that there would ever be an alternative to the Hydras, I felt that they were an essential part of the system, but that wasn't taking into account the genius that is Shunyata's Caelin Gabriel.
Shunyata announced the Denali, a single box at around half the weight of one of my Hydras, it seemed ideal. After several emails and phone calls between Guillaume and myself, I eventually ordered a Denali 6000T. I did consider upgrading the Triton v2 to v3, but I wanted fewer, and lighter, boxes and didn't need the eight outlets of the Triton any longer, the six of the Denali is ample.
The Denali in my system is a small step up from the Triton/Typhon x2, which is a remarkable achievement considering the high standard set by that combination and the cost and size of the Denali.
The downsides of the Denali are that it's only available in black, and the blue LED is far too bright, but the latter is easily remedied with a piece of tape.
I've deleted this part of the post as my opinion of the Shunyata prototype chain cable was seriously flawed because of a fault that has developed with my 1000 Pro.
That left the three Shunyata Hydras (1 Triton & 2 Typhons) and the Vivid Audio G2s. I won't part with the G2s, unless I win the lottery, then I'd have a pair of G1 Spirits, but that's unlikely to happen.
I didn't think that there would ever be an alternative to the Hydras, I felt that they were an essential part of the system, but that wasn't taking into account the genius that is Shunyata's Caelin Gabriel.
Shunyata announced the Denali, a single box at around half the weight of one of my Hydras, it seemed ideal. After several emails and phone calls between Guillaume and myself, I eventually ordered a Denali 6000T. I did consider upgrading the Triton v2 to v3, but I wanted fewer, and lighter, boxes and didn't need the eight outlets of the Triton any longer, the six of the Denali is ample.
The Denali in my system is a small step up from the Triton/Typhon x2, which is a remarkable achievement considering the high standard set by that combination and the cost and size of the Denali.
The downsides of the Denali are that it's only available in black, and the blue LED is far too bright, but the latter is easily remedied with a piece of tape.
I've deleted this part of the post as my opinion of the Shunyata prototype chain cable was seriously flawed because of a fault that has developed with my 1000 Pro.
Colin
Vivid Audio Giya G2s, Devialet 1000 Pro CI, Sonic Transporter i7, Sean Jacobs DC3 LPS, Marantz UD 7007.
Shunyata Denali, Alpha PC, Sigma PCs (x3) & Sigma Speaker Cables.
Quadraspire X Reference rack.
North East England
