Hey there,
Tbh when I plugged the Hydra (4) into my system it became too bright for my tastes. It did lower the noise floor which was immediately obvious but it also made the system sound bright. Mind you my system is very warm and lush so this was a big surprise to me. Though it’s a warm sound I prefer I’d still say the overall system conveys plenty of detail and transperancy without ever sounding harsh. Anyway, that came as a big surprise to me as I was not expecting to want to sell the Hydra just days after getting it (bought it used of course). So I will be going back to my Belkin Pure AV PF60 which works a lot better than I anticipated. I know I’m in a minority opinion because the Hydra seems to have won almost universal praise. Maybe I should try it with a different power cord? It came with a 20amp Furutech Alpha Nano Power Supply Cable. Any thoughts would be welcome!
My system: Muzishare x7 Kt88 tube amp + Monarchy Audio NM24 tube DAC with vintage 12” Tannoy Cheviot’s wired with Kimber Kable 8tc and ps audio power cords)
cheers,
Esteban