SHUNYTA OMEGA QR POWER cable listening impressions
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Very nice system Rau, I am eager to hear your impressions. What cable did you replace?
I was using a Sigma NR V2 but going direct to wall I wanted to upgrade. Sound signature at this time is not best but part of break in process. I will post in a couple weeks again
It's a little crowded back there
Yes it matters. Cable spacers and crossing at right angjes.
I setup the risers last night for the QR , I think I'll be very happy with cable . Right now it's sound keeps changing but when it's good its excellent. Better bottom end for sure and sound stage left to right is stronger .
Great.
I wish pc did not work. Even more so I wish I knew why they do. Scientist need to take their head out of the sand.
With respect to price. A cure for cancer will always cost more than a cure for the common cold. No matter what the R and D budget is. You can base your price on the 'value' of the product t.
I wish pc did not work. Even more so I wish I knew why they do. Scientist need to take their head out of the sand.
With respect to price. A cure for cancer will always cost more than a cure for the common cold. No matter what the R and D budget is. You can base your price on the 'value' of the product t.
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I'm curious what the contribution is of the sliding filter (is that the correct term). On other cable systems where there is a sliding EMI filter, the filter location is critical to the final sound. Is this the case for the Omega QR as well?
There is no sliding portion on the QR or QR-s cables that I am aware of and my QR-s that I purchased earlier this year certainly does not have it.
The only 'adjustable' aspect is where you place the 3 cable lifters that come with every Omega power cable.
The Shunyata QR is the best power cable I ever installed on my amplifier direct to wall .
Thought I'd resuscitate this thread since the Omega speaker and interconnects are now out. I'd like to see any additional comments from Omega power and signal cable owners (I don't care how scientific, or what others they've compared).
I was excited after my Sigma 2s burned in, especially the copper-silver hybrid (VTX-Ag) in the speaker cable. What was interesting to me then, and now, was that Caelin didn't like silver in the interconnects, and that conductor remained VTX. Yet now, the Omega interconnect conductor is silver: OMEGA XLR - Shunyata Research.
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I find that very interesting as well and am looking for a way to demo a pair of Omega XLR cables. The word is that it is OCC purest silver and the most expensive conductor they've ever used. This after a couple years of pushing the envelope I am told as far as they could with their other
possible conductor choices...
My only additional feedback on the Omega QR-s power cords is that everything I heard after full break-in has remained true ever since when used on my pre-amp, my LPSU, a 10 Mhz master clock and a 4-ch amp along the way. To me, it is a great power cord model and mine are not going anywhere, i.e. I'm very happy with it and may add at least 1 more.
I've used the QR-s with great results on transport, DAC, preamp, clock and LPSU so definitely "yes" to your question.
For amps, if straight to wall, yes the Omega QR without a doubt. If you take your amps into any kind of power conditioner
though with its own noise filtering, I'd suggest an Omega XC from amp to conditioner. The caveat being is that it depends
on the conditioner, the level of noise filtering, etc.
For amps, if straight to wall, yes the Omega QR without a doubt. If you take your amps into any kind of power conditioner
though with its own noise filtering, I'd suggest an Omega XC from amp to conditioner. The caveat being is that it depends
on the conditioner, the level of noise filtering, etc.
I have not directly compared Omega with Odin 1 or 2.
I know of two good friends that owned multiple Odin 1 power cords who demo'ed Shunyata Alpha NR v2 and after several days of listening in both of their cases, decided to buy multiple Alpha v2. There were subsequent purchases as well and upgrades the following year to Sigma v2 (NR or XC as applicable) in both cases. (I did not hear them first hand as we each live in a different state)
To be clear, I am not bashing Nordost or any other cable for that matter; I am only relaying what I was told. Everyone hears and evaluates with their own criteria in their own systems, as we all know.
I know of two good friends that owned multiple Odin 1 power cords who demo'ed Shunyata Alpha NR v2 and after several days of listening in both of their cases, decided to buy multiple Alpha v2. There were subsequent purchases as well and upgrades the following year to Sigma v2 (NR or XC as applicable) in both cases. (I did not hear them first hand as we each live in a different state)
To be clear, I am not bashing Nordost or any other cable for that matter; I am only relaying what I was told. Everyone hears and evaluates with their own criteria in their own systems, as we all know.
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