Mains Cables (again!)

My plan was to do the following, as I am trying to sort the wheat from the chaff and try and form my own opinion...

1. Build a TNT TTS
2. Buy a selection of semi-pro shielded cables on 30/40 day sale or return basis ranging between 25 and 80 squids a piece (ask me for a list of links if you need them)
3. Try and borrow a couple of burned-in Nordost and a couple of Shunyata (getting these will probably prove the hardest thing)
4. Compare and contrast at my leisure...

Though I have been convinced to get my domestic mains enhanced first...

 

Why not try a cheap eupen first to see if you like its effects,and take it from there,shunyatas sidewinders are $280 new,you can get them on Audiogon for about $120 for 2 metres.

 

To the guy with the shunyatas, why dont you take the US plug off and screw on a British one?
Should improvs things a lot more,(especially if you bypass the fuse,if you dont know how i can tell you:MILD: )

Oh, just noticed youre from Spain then you just need to replace it with a euro plug ,easy peasy.

By the way how can I get shunyata direct from the US?

 

I've had the Shunyatas in my system a good few months,no problems and certainly no fires!

Euro plugs don't have fuses,not anywhere in the plugs,only a main board in the entrance of the house,if there is a problem they just trip,no worries.

I just put a adopter on the end of the US plug,as i dont fiddle,especially when it comes to electricity,and as Tony said it is complicated.

I just Email the sellers in the states,make friends with them,call them so you can judge the person and make a deal,be serious and dont mess around and the action will go through easily,buying the Shunyatas was a touch difficult as i had to do it through bank transfer,which was a touch more exspensive,$30 postage USPS for the two and straight through customs!

 

I havent but Shunyata fit them on the Britisn ones so there must be a way Euro plugs often have more room again so they shouldn't be a prob.
By the way I am in france a lot , none of the mains leads have fuses .I dont worry about fire there and nor does anyone else why should I start worrying when I get back to Blighty?
Mind you thr french are mad

 

I think you'll find on the larger diameter Shunyatas that the UK model is supplied with a US to UK 13 amp adaptor. I found an online supplier in the UK and it apparently is recommended from the manufacturer.

How on earth you get such a large diameter cable into a 13 amp flug is anyone's guess. Why don't they supply them with 16amp or 32amp C-Forms instead, as you can get armoured cable into that no problem.

 

Who is the uk supplier?
As you proceed, I'd value it if you keep me/forum updated...

 

Like others have mentioned, I would say that if you want Shunyatas the only sensible thing to do would be to buy them s/h from Audiogon. I have seen quite a few on sale s/h recently for about half US retail. If you take into account the current weakness of the dollar (its $1.82 as I write), you can get some amazing bargains.

You are never going to get anywhere near these prices buying from a UK distrubutor.

 

Scott,

this is a reply I got from a guy who bought a Shunyata Viper from me (it's an older model, cost about £250 s/h)

The guy was a studio engineer, a vinyl freak, and the CD player was an ARC CD2.

But of course, he may just have been imagining things

 

Also, I believe Audio Research recommend Shunyata power cables and they use them at the factory.

 

Whats the best online source for Eupen cable in the UK? (I am guessing its bought unterminated?)

 

Greg,

you can get eupens from here, terminated with decent quality plugs.

http://www.audusa.com/main.htm

Cheers, Robbo

 

Audio Atmosphere at the UK distributors on Shunyata cables.

Try here for more info.

 

A few links to pro semi-pro cable builders i recently came across (probably not news to many folks)...

Sound-Dealz

Cleareraudio

Brothers

Campaign Audio

 

Well, if it's of any interest I purchased Michael[Lab]'s extra Eupen and have swapped it over with the main lead [Kimber classic with chunky 16amp IEC] to my RA Power Block . A quick change of the Eupen IEC to the 16amp version and hey presto. Nice Shuko plug as well .

At present I have a viral infection so both my attention span and hearing are pretty poor but the addition of the Eupen immediatly helped reduce a lot of what I could only describe as digital glare.

Over all, a much more organic sound. It will be interesting hear if this is actually a negative affect once my 'tubes' have cleared up.

 

I've definitely been convinced the Eupen is the benchmark to judge the others for value and or effect....

 

Had a look at the semi-pro cable builders that were mentioned a couple of post above.

In the end I bought 2 Clearer Audio mains lead to try out.

I should get them Friday so I can sit down over the weekend to see if they make an immediate difference.

 

shame most of the claims on the sites are BS with regards to silver purity

6N silver

and one of em thinks 4N means 99.9999

 

You lot all seem obsessed with silver

 

OI

I'm not