Shunyata Research
 

Inside and Out
Shunyata Research founder, former military scientist Caelin Gabriel has invested twenty-five years of research in developing a multi-stage approach to power distribution that emphasizes the passive isolation of each component within complex electronics systems. His extensive testing within state-of-the-art military and computer systems demonstrates that noise generated within interconnected systems poses a greater challenge to resolution than externally generated AC interference. In essence, the laws of proximity rule when it comes to the effective treatment of radiated and power supply generated noise.


The First Line Of Defense -- A Power Cord?
Shunyata Research's eight models of power cords are designed to act as sympathetic, noise-isolated extensions of the primary winding within a component's power supply. Seen this way, the critical importance of the power cord becomes clear. Shunyata Research power cords are custom manufactured to offer superior near-field isolation from the internally generated and radiated high-frequency distortions inherent within all electronics systems. Shunyata power cords do not represent the last few feet of an AC grid leading to a component; they are the first few feet from the perspective of each component's power supply.


What's In The Box?
Uninterrupted AC distribution
Shunyata Research Hydra and Guardian power distributors are designed to function as multi-outlet, discrete channel extensions of its power cords. Hydra and Guardian products employ custom-designed networks that filter and protect systems from both incoming and outgoing AC interference without altering or otherwise degrading the original AC waveform -- even within high-current applications. Hydra and Guardian products work hand in glove with Shunyata power cords to create ultra-low impedance, noise-isolated current pathways to each component outlet.

Hydra and Guardian products are used by many of the world's premiere electronics manufacturers because they do not interfere with or alter the character of their products performance. They provide the instantaneous current that todays high-performance products require, ensuring fast transient response and full dynamic contrast. The passive, non-reactive designs of Shunyata power products promise years of trouble free operation and consistent results across all types of critical recording, playback and film electronics.


The Foundation Of Performance
Shunyata power-systems unprecedented critical, professional and commercial successes demonstrate the importance of isolating each component from noise within electronics systems. This begins with the initial point of external electrical contact -- the power cord.

Many of the industry's luminaries have listened and have become believers in Shunyata's technology and benefits. A number of recording studios and mastering facilities have adopted Shunyata cables as their reference.

Crest National Studios

Located in Hollywood California, Crest National is one of the largest music and film industry studio chains in the United States. Crest National consists of motion picture film labs, digital restoration services, DVD authoring and design, editing, sub-mastering and media encoding among a host of other professional services. They are a partner of Philips International and remain one of the world's top providers of DVD Audio and CD replication. Due to their exceptional reputation and prolific manufacturing capability, Crest National was selected by Philips to be the only United States SACD replication plant.

Crest National's dedication to quality control led them to construct a state-of-the-art 5.1 channel quality control playback studio. Crest spared no expense to obtain the finest electronics from Halcro (amplifiers), Meitner Labs (switching controls) and Eggleston Works (speakers). Based on the recommendations of top studio executives and mastering engineers, Crest sought out an evaluation of a complete Shunyata Research power and signal cable system.  At the conclusion of their testing, Crest purchased Shunyata Research's Hydra power distribution system, Anaconda and Taipan power cables and the Constellation Series interconnect and speaker cables.  Like many studios and music professionals before them, Crest's principles have become avid supporters of Shunyata Research products and will be implementing new products as they are released.

Astoria Studio

Astoria Studio, located in the UK, is unequivocally one of the most respected recording studios in the world. Owned by David Gilmour of Pink Floyd, Astoria has served as recording venue to some of the most recognized recording artists in the music industry. Anyone familiar with the state of the art production values on Dark Side Of The Moon, Wish You Were Here, Animals, The Wall, Momentary Lapse of Reason, The Division Bell, and David Gilmour in Concert 2002 DVD can appreciate the meticulous nature with which the Pink Floyd albums are put together. Astoria Studio's principles review every aspect of their recording chain continually.  It was this perfectionist approach that led Astoria to seek out and implement Shunyata Research’s Hydra power distribution system, PowerSnakes power cables and Constellation Series signal cables to their state-of-the-art recording equipment.

Doug Sax and James Guthrie

Very little else can be written about the stellar reputations of Mastering Engineers Doug Sax and James Guthrie that hasn't already been said. They are unequivocally two of the most experienced and sought after mastering engineers in the music and recording industry.

Doug Sax's work includes recordings by James Taylor, Pink Floyd, Dire Straits, Allison Kraus, Diana Krall, Linda Ronstadt, Tom Waits, Aaron Neville, Chris Isaak, Ray Charles, Chet Atkins and countless others. James Guthrie's resume is no less impressive, having been credited with work on 6 Pink Floyd albums and dozens of popular recording artists.

James and Doug were made aware of Shunyata Research's products through David Gilmour's Astoria recording studio in the United Kingdom. After listening and recording with Shunyata Research products both Guthrie and Sax were so impressed that they implemented them into their Sonoma digital re-mastering chain. Shunyata Research products were most recently utilized at Guthrie's Das Boot Studio, for the re-master of Dark Side of the Moon on Sony's SACD format.

Shunyata Research products are also used within recording studios in Japan and Germany. Ken Takashi, recording engineer and artist for the Japanese Super-group Spanova, had this to say about adding Shunyata products to their recording systems:

"The Python is a super power cord of the highest quality overwhelming all the cables I've ever tested (Synergistic Research, PAD, S/A LAB. Camelot Technology, etc.) at every point, such as the width of the sound stage, accuracy of the sound focus, or the energetic and expressive sound it brings out. I use it connecting to AD/DA converter at the recording utilizing Pro Tools, and am planning to install some more PowerSnakes at Macintosh or Mic preamp and others. I usually work at my own studio, but when I happen to do some recordings at other studios, I always bring my Python there. The so-called "Professional Engineers" here have little knowledge about cables, and they use the cable that came with the products for their system and equipment. Well, you can imagine how astonished they were to hear the PowerSnake's sound!"

  ---Ken Takashi--- Recording artist/Engineer
The Japanese group Spanova.