The shortest path through to the wall is likely the best path for achieving the best DTCD. Plugging amps into the Denali forces the current to have to travel through the umbilical and then through the power cord connecting the T2 to the wall. Plugging the amp into the T2 shortens the path.
Excellent explanation, thank you! Better than Richard‘s from Shunyata (although he is great).
That conversation with Grant that I mentioned was around the topic of a second dedicated circuit for amps. He thought that in some cases this could be more beneficial that running the amp directly into a Denali v1. His argument had to with two 20 amp circuits supplying a system affords that system greater current capability than a single 20 amp circuit so some amps could greatly benefit from that. I think that goes hand in hand with what you were saying about two amps into a T2 vs one. There would be less DTCD available to them.
What do you think about the best way to segment components with the Denali, if there are more than 3. Does it matter which pairs of components share a duplex outlet?
Everything matters, as you know. The nice thing though about Shunyata, is that components to component noise is something they go out of their way to address. I believe there are c2c filters between duplexes and between outlets on the Denali v2 (the v1 only has it between duplexes). Also, if you use their NR power cords, these also contain c2c filters. Regardless, I’d still try to separate noisy components from those more sensitive to noise - even when dealing with analog. Like maybe not having a phono stage share a duplex with something noisy.
Did you end up trying a T2 in your system? If so, curious of any impressions. I'm thinking of purchasing one, but am on the fence.
Yes, I recently acquired a T2 and reference umbilical cord on the resale market. I have about forty hours on it, placed to support my four field-coil PS and the OTL mono-blocks. Many in the community have remarked that the T2 seems to not always be the obvious grand-slam that much of SR’s products truly are. I’m currently waiting to offer it enough burn-in/settling time before I make any realistic judgements. I can say so far, it is not creating an immediate positive, order of magnitude performance improvement (or much of anything diff) that was most apparent when bringing the Denali v2’s in the kit presented. That does not mean that I am not hopeful and open minded about the possibilities. Emagine I might always wonder if a T30 may have offered more with these rather deep current hungry MA-1s, but the availability and cost seem excessive to me. Always looking for a cost/performance sweet spot. I believe it needs some time in the kit yet and then the acid test!! Pull it out of the system and experience what is lacking in juxtaposition… if any. Sorry I can’t offer a solid review for you. More later.
I don't find the T2 underwhelming at all, but there is a big caveat: Just like the Everest, it really needs the Omega XC cable to do its thing. Otherwise, can sound a bit soft and underpowered IMO. With just the Denali alone you don't need that much current, but adding the T2 (or switching to Everest) it does seem like a bigger hose is needed. And then things become much tighter and clearer. Settling/burn-in, does make a difference, though.
Yeah, I’m running Alpha v2’s to each Denali v2 as Caelin had commented at one point that they were SR’s best cost/performance hitter. And the sound is magnificent overall. Running old CX Anaconda’s to the mono-blocks and Venom v14 NR’s to the four smallish SS PS’s. Always liked the tone that the CX’s have with the OTLs. I’ll look into your recommendation to what’s best.
Thank you for your response, it's always refreshing to read an honest take. I'm still trying to figure out how I want to allocate my limited resources.
