Is There Some Problem With Shunyata's Everest Power Conditioner

…at the Lake house I used the Denali to power my Soulnote A2 integrated amp,  Auralic Altair streaming DAC, AND CD player.  The amp showed no issues being run through the Denali, only clearer sounding.

This seems like something that one should demo if at all possible. Would you say that your Denali was worth the cost?

Hi moto_man, Definitely demo it if you can. Like most things the effect will vary from system to system as fastfreight discovered. I bought mine used and I don’t have the price I paid available, but yes it was a big enough improvement that I think it was worth it.

I have a Denali v2, and it is definitely worth the cost.

The Everest is probably great, but not end of the line.

There are much more expensive power conditioners out there, like those from Ansuz (D-TC Gold Signature) and Telos (Monster Power Station). Everest is a bargain in comparison.

Shunyata equipment is absolutely superb and, as Chadsort, says is not outlandishly priced in the context of competing products. And to be fair to Shunyata, they make less expensive products as well. I have been auditioning the recently introduced Typhon T30 supplying my Pass XA60 monoblocs and it makes a significantly positive improvement. One specific illustration - voices are more natural sounding, both tonally and in respect of the kind of dynamics you hear in real life.

I suppose that there are always more expensive anything out there, no matter what.  If cost is no object, there is always something to blow money on.  At $8k plus the cost of a PC, it’s hard to envision spending much more on a power conditioner.  However, that is beside the point.  I guess that no one is aware of problems with the Everest that would account for so many being available at one time.  The extent to which the Everest makes a substantial difference seems to be a matter of system integration and, I suppose, quality of the power coming in.

@yoyoyaya, how did you arrange an audition of the Typhon? And why the Typhon instead of the Denali or the Everest?