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Shunyata Research
Power Snakes Anaconda VX AC Cable
PowerSnakes
Anaconda vX is the production version of the
power-line reference used by designer and physicist
Caelin Gabriel in the development of a no-compromise
power-product. The prototype, code-named “Anaconda” came
into existence five years ago and underwent continuous
refinement as Shunyata Research refined and tested its
own patent-pending materials, parts and processes. The
Anaconda vX designation signifies the result of a
parts quality evolution that has produced Shunyata
Research's ultimate and most profound power-product.
Much about the parts and pieces that go into Shunyata
products can be seen in the descriptions of other cables
on our Site. When it comes to the Anaconda vX -
rather than blandly listing the sum of its parts - we
prefer to let the superior craftsmanship, ultra- flexible
form and startling performance speak to its quality.
So, for those possessed (include me in that group!), I
strongly urge you to consider the pricey but remarkable
Anaconda vX. Yes, $2250 is a lot of money,
especially for a power cord, but the Anaconda vX
has clearly established a new benchmark in AC cable
performance. It can be simply magical in the right
system. The Shunyata Anaconda vX is a remarkable
amalgam, combining subtlety and resolution with power
and weight.
For those possessed (include me in
that group!), consider the pricey but remarkable Anaconda
VX. Yes, $2250 is a lot of money, especially
for an AC cable, but the Anaconda VX appears has
clearly established a new benchmark in AC cable performance.
It can be simply magical in the right system. A
remarkable amalgam combining subtlety and resolution
with power and weight.
Interested? You should be. I highly recommend that you give
PowerSnakes a listen. If they do for your system
what they did for mine, you’ll want a den of snakes
for your very own. Caelin tells me PowerSnakes are
not poisonous, but beware. They bit me and instant paralysis
ensued - hours went by before I was able to move from my
listening chair!
Shunyata products
are used by some of the most recognized names in the audio
and recording industries.
Audio: Audio Research, ART Audio, Balanced Audio
Technology, Bel Canto Designs, Edge Electronics, Grand Prix
Audio, Halcro, Immedia, Jeff Rowland Design Group, JM Lab,
Lamm Industries, Lumen White, McCormack Audio, Meridian
America, Musical Fidelity, Simaudio, Tenor Audio, Verity
Audio, VTL, Wilson Audio, Wisdom Audio
Recording: Sony Music
(Japan), Sony Music (New York), Lucasfilm Sky Walker Ranch,
Philips’ Crest National Studios, Astoria Studio, Lout Out
Sound Studios, Memory Technology, Lacquer Channel, Mastering:
Doug Sax and James Githrie, Peter McGrath, Rick Rubin, Tom
Durack, Ken Takeshi, John B. Anthony Company, AF Associates
Shunyata Anaconda VX
Here are just a few of the
comments we've received from satisfied PowerSnakes
customers:
"I told my dealer that
the Anaconda's were under-priced and, that if Mr. Shunyata
ever took to making speaker and IC cables that resulted in the
sonic improvements that the power cables offered, then
everybody might as well close up shop and go home.”
- Dean M.
“ … Then went in the
Anaconda vX, with barely any time on it .. immediately, depth
of space, timbrel signatures and harmonic information were
vastly improved. Timing? Man - this thing does timing like an
atomic clock. This is as much better than the KC V1 and V2 as
the King Cobras were over a stock cord. Whatever you did with
this, I want more. I need one for the CD player, the preamp,
the amp, the refrigerator, the washing machine, and my wife's
bedside table.
- Bill C.
" My Python cable arrived today. Even though the
Python was intended for my Sony SCD-1 SACD player, I plugged
it into my amp for break-in purposes. WOW!!! An instant,
VERY significant level of improvement in my system's sound
quality. It will take an army, and then some, to get this
thing off my amp - unreal improvement!!! And the break-in
has just started!"
- Ken S.
"I installed the PowerSnakes after 100 hours of burn
in. I must say its improvement over my old Synergistic research
cables is much more than I imagined. At moments, CD
playback felt almost like listening to LPs with super dynamic
range and no background noise. The differences they wrought
seem greater than the improvements of SACD over CDs".
"What they
do to the sound is foundational and monumental. A lot of
people laughed when I told them I was buying power cords
that cost as much as my CD player, amplifier, or speakers.
I have not heard super-expensive players that wrought this
amount of improvement over the Meridian. In that way,
the PowerSnakes are really paradoxical and comical in the
way they twist traditional hi-fi wisdom on its head.
Perhaps 50 years ago, hi-fi systems sounded much better,
without the amount of RFI and EMI generated today, requiring
a measure as drastic as the King Cobra to remove".
-Prof. K. T., Ph.D
Dept. of Musicology and Composition
"By the way, the King Cobra
(forerunner to the Anaconda) is a truly remarkable product.
Do you know that when I plugged it in the wall, the TV (
which is on another side ) suddenly had much deeper colors
and sharper contrast. I know this may sound like I am losing
my sanity, but it is actually true. Now the sound coming
out of those dear B & W's got very full - I demonstrated
Sarah Brightman's "Phantom of The Opera" for friends.
It is quite a sensational cord, now I am glad I got this
instead of the Electraglide - which I almost purchased.
The problem is - if one raves too much about a " power
cord ", people will just call it hyperbole and
think the brain has had too much Espresso café. This is,
however, the first product I have used, where the hype is
running far below its performance. I still don't
understand how one product, the KC, can be soooo much better
than the others in it's class. I wish I understood
the technical logic. If the patent number is available,
I'd like to read it".
- E. Thomas
"The
cords arrived today, as did my BASS, QUIETNESS, and DETAIL.
After all the hyperbole about power cords and such, it is
amazing the difference these have made out of the box.
I have the Mamba going to the Plinius, which now has oodles
of bass, and the Black Mamba going to the BAT Vk5i preamp,
because the 360s DAC needs a right angle connector to plug
into it's base. I am even considering asking you to
check with the maker to see if
he can create a Black Mamba with a right angle connector,
just because of the incredible quietness. Honestly
Galen, since I plugged the Plinius in as a replacement for
the Sunfire, I have never heard such an immediate change
in the complete sound
of the system. This is the first time that the von
Schweikert 4.5's have done all that they can do from top
to bottom, which I now realize is more than I have ever
heard. These are THAT GOOD to pay the price.
I only wish that I could afford the upper end cords, which
would be nice to hear that difference. If you, or
Shunyata, ever want testimonials, I would love to kick in
a small paragraph!
Thanks
for upgrading my whole system".
- Tom P. "This stuff amazes
me!"
- Greg M. |
