SHUNYATA BLK MAMBA or WHALE ELITE?

I have owned B.M., Sidewinder, EEL and WHALE power cords. All of my Power Snake brands have been sold off and the BMI cords have stayed. Whale and EEL are very similar in sonic characteristics with the Whale wins out in both dynamic and bass. In my systems, EEL is on preamp and Whale is on power amp. Both work wonder in this configuration.

how much clearance does the Whale need before the first bend? It looks like my rack and my amp would have to be pretty far away from the wall in order for me to use the Whale.

Whale need at least 1/2 ft on both ends for clearance before bending because of its size.

thanks to all that responded. gonna start with a pair of eels on audire noble monos, and change out to whales down the road. kurt

I had both the Black Mamba and Whale on my SCD-777ES. The Whale is a more neutral cable, dynamics are lightning fast, noise floor is lower, and bass is tighter in my system. Will need to add more Whales to system.