Our Move From Sigma to Omega on the Shunyata Everest

[Audire]

I decided to see what would happen if I changed our Shunyata Sigma cable to an Omega XC on our Shunyata Everest.

The Everest is an outstanding power conditioner, an engineering marvel. It allows the premier components in our system to perform at their highest level. And since we have our Pre, DAC, Transport, Phono Pre, Aurender N30, ACS10, VAC Phono Pre, and Sikora TT connected to it, I thought that the effects of a single cable may make a difference in the overall performance of our system.

But do power cables really make that much of a difference? Honestly, I wasn’t expecting much of a change, as the Shunyata Sigma cable is already excellent in its own right.

Well I’m stunned. Cleaner purer power is king. You don’t know what’s there until it’s gone. Though not even fully broken in yet, the effect was immediate. The sound is more natural/organic, harmonically rich, and has a level of resolution and refinement which is exceptional. Dynamically unconstrained. The low-frequency performance has improved. Cleaner bass. Wow!!!

Dire Straits, Brothers in Arms never sounded so live. The Omega allows the beauty of live music to shine thru out your system.

Our entire system is playing at an entirely new level now. Omegas aren’t inexpensive, but IMO well worth the money invested. I see another rather expensive upgrade coming….

 

[Audire]

 

[mxk116]

I appreciate your perspective. In addition to the Omega XC on my Denali 6000 S v2, I recently installed 2 Omega QR-s power cables, one on the DAC, the other on the digital transport. While I expected an improvement based on the audition at the dealer’s shop (as well as my experience with the XC) I was equally unprepared for what I experienced when I got them home. The QR/BB functionality they have really takes the performance of this cable to another level.

Enjoy!

 

[Audire]

I appreciate your perspective. In addition to the Omega XC on my Denali 6000 S v2, I recently installed 2 Omega QR-s power cables, one on the DAC, the other on the digital transport. While I expected an improvement based on the audition at the dealer’s shop (as well as my experience with the XC) I was equally unprepared for what I experienced when I got them home. The QR/BB functionality they have really takes the performance of this cable to another level.

Enjoy!

Awesome report. Congrats!

 

[Audio 1]

Shunyata just released their Omega speaker and interconnect products. Last week they unveiled speaker cables at the FL Audio Expo and they look amazing. So I suspect they may elevate performance on a similar proportion to what you have experienced with the power cables.

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[divertiti]

I appreciate your perspective. In addition to the Omega XC on my Denali 6000 S v2, I recently installed 2 Omega QR-s power cables, one on the DAC, the other on the digital transport. While I expected an improvement based on the audition at the dealer’s shop (as well as my experience with the XC) I was equally unprepared for what I experienced when I got them home. The QR/BB functionality they have really takes the performance of this cable to another level.

Enjoy!

What cables did these Omegas replace in each part of the system, and which do you think had the most impact?

 

[mxk116]

What cables did these Omegas replace in each part of the system, and which do you think had the most impact?

I had the opportunity to compare the Omega QR-s to the Audioquest Dragon on the digital sources (Esoteric K-01XD and Aurender N20) as well as the Pass Labs XP-22 preamp. All of them were using Shunyata Alpha v2 NR power cords prior to the comparison. Ended up preferring the QR-2 for the digital sources and the AQ Dragon on the pre. Both the Omega and Dragon are exceptional with the Omega having a better synergy in my system on the digital side (lower noise floor uncovering a wider range of dynamics especially low level detail). The Dragon just sounded correct to me on the preamp. I think Pass + AQ Dragon is an excellent combination because they complement each other so nicely in our system.

Hard to say which had the most impact. I'd lean towards the AQ Dragon because it's on the preamp. On the other hand I only had 1 Dragon to play with so I was unable to "stack" them as I was able to with the Omega QR-s (since I had 2). But at the end of the day I wouldn't want to be without either. I think they ended up in the appropriate places and the combination has resulted in a very compelling musical experience.

 

[divertiti]

Thanks for the share mxk116.

Has anyone moved from a Sigma NR v2 on a DAC to a QRS on a dac? Particularly MSB dac, I'm curious what the uplift is like