Shunyata Anaconda Alpha or Elrod Statement?

Leonx,

First of all, I am prejudiced. I have been using Purist Audio cables for 20 years and it's absolutely my favorite.

I might be able to loan you a Purist power cable in the near future. I just swapped out four to the new Aqueous Anniversary and (if you can wait for a couple of months) there is a new Purist power cable coming and I will be moving to these. I may have as many as ten AC cables available all at once.

If we communicate and find each other trustworthy, you could borrow one of the earlier versions for audition and determine if it's right for you.

That is a good offer, but I life in the Netherlands. So I have to rebuild the cable twice.

In my system on Tenor 300 watt Hybrids with 20 amp IEC's i preferred the Elrod Statements to the Anaconda Alpha's. The Elrods were a good deal more dynamic and portrayed a better sense of effortlessness. The Elrods seemed to 'flesh-out' images better in my system (which at that time included all Valhalla interconnects).

i would expect your system to have a similar tonal character to mine at that time.

i also recomnmend that, if possible, you listen for yourself.

i would caution that the Statements are quite large and stiff; and won't logistically work well in every system. If you are using any sort of 'floating' isolation the Elrods may neutralize it's effect.

I'm a long time Elrod user, I have their Standart, Signature and Statement series pc's and i'm quite happy with them. I've found them to be better than Shunyata cables when I compared them about 4-5 yrs ago.

While I'm quite satisfied with their performance I HATE their weight and size. They are simply the worst cables when it comes to ergonomics and ease of use. They are a big pain to plug to the equipment and power outlets. And if you happen to use them for equipment placed in a rack then you're in big trouble. You simply need to fasten those cables somewhere otherwise it will break your equipment inlets or raise the front of them.

Just for these, I'm looking for some other more flexible, lighter cables with equal sound quality. I'll try those new Shunyata Helix cables and some Stealth Dream cables. I'm also open to new suggestions but I'm affraid not many cables will beat Elrods in sound quality.

Hey Albert, I was wondering if I can change the plugs on the cable to the plugs I want to use because the Purist uses Fluid inside there cables?