abd1...The Shunyata Omega replaced an Audience AU24 power chord, a David and Goliath match up. This all came about because my audiophile friend insisted my old Audience cable wasn't good enough for the VR. I insisted that there was technology in the VR that made the power cord less important. But I will say when my friend replaced another Audience AU24 cable with another very high end Shunyata pc (I think it was a Sigma NR V2) on my Totaldac, we could clearly hear improvements by degree but not the quantum leap the Omega gave us on the VR.
I have been a cable believer up to a point, thinking they were the classic example of diminishing returns in hi end audio. But sometimes $7.5 grand really buys you that much of "better", especially if you're replacing an older technology. I would have to sell another chunk of my Blue Note collection to afford it, so the jury's still out.
How did my old cable sound when I put it back in? I don't know, I told my buddy I needed another week with the Omega to make sure I wasn't hearing things. (<:
I have been a cable believer up to a point, thinking they were the classic example of diminishing returns in hi end audio. But sometimes $7.5 grand really buys you that much of "better", especially if you're replacing an older technology. I would have to sell another chunk of my Blue Note collection to afford it, so the jury's still out.
How did my old cable sound when I put it back in? I don't know, I told my buddy I needed another week with the Omega to make sure I wasn't hearing things. (<: