Shunyata CX Python Speaker Cables


I listened to these and was going to buy until a house...er...tree fell on my house and all the rest of Connecticut and knocked out our power. I'm sure you all know the story by now.
I still got to listen to these, and I'd love to hear from others who HAVE listened to them. I thought them excellent, excellent cables, with body in the bass as well as dynamics, but also in the upper midrange and treble ranges, without losing dynamics. And the sense of "continuity" is stronger than with my Andromedas (circa 2003) or Geminis.
They did a killer job with this CX interconnect/speaker line: tonally, spatially, coherence (the cello sounds great on this line, not as great on the Andomedas) with an absence of grain (haze?) altogether. Friggin' beautiful, but not in the sense of being colored. And the slight darkness of older Shunyata lines (mostly the power cords)is absent, and therefore a much more "elegant" sound: they hold together very well at crescendos and flutes don't disappear at fortissimos, as they tended to do when violins played in the same range. And nobody crowds anyone out, as though they're playing in an old-fashioned coke bottle and whoever's "sound" gets out first "squeezes" the other instruments' contributions. Nope, it's more like someone cut off the top 1/3 of the Coke bottle, and now ALL the instruments have equal access to do their bit when everyone's playing at the same time. Nordost has done this, too, but with a thinning out of the timbre usually (and I own [right now, this very minute] all the Nordost, from Quattro Fils, up to Valkyrjas, to Freys to Tyrs to Valhallas, so I'm not hallucinating!!!

So, what are others' impressions? I'm excited for Shunyata.
P.S. Equipment: First Sound Deluxe Mk II, ASL Hurricanes, Odyssey Kartago amps; Nola Viper IIA, Hales Rev 3, Sound Dynamics RTS 3 speakers; Arcam FMJ 23, Arcam FMJ DVD 27 Bryston BDA-1 digital; Nordost Sort Kones, Shunyata CX Python power cords, Quantum QBase and QRT Harmonizers.
gbmcleod
I had the oppurtunity to hear this new line at my dealer recently, and I completely agree with your findings. Shunyata has continued to improve their signal cables with each generation and the best thing is these new cables cost considerably less than the previuous Aeros series. Hopefully the fact that it took them four shots at it won't hurt their reputation so much that audiophiles will not grant them the respect they now deserve for their signal cables, which they have had for years, and deservedley so, for their power products. Truly world class.
I have owned the new Python speaker cables and interconnects for six months and I hear what you hear, Gbmcleod. They replaced my previous reference, the Harmonic Tech Magic Woofer line (stereophile class A for years running). The Python's render a true-to-life 3-D soundstage..not unlike the first world class tube preamp I bought. Nothing subtle here. I have no idea what they'll sound like in other systems, but I hear no colorization or "character." The music just sounds more "real" to me.

I think the new speaker cables and interconnects are even better than the current line of CX power cables, which I also own, in terms of how they outclass other wire I've tried. I never thought speaker and interconnects were as critical as power cords. The Pythons proved me wrong.
Gbmcleod,

My system is: Thiel CS 3.7's, Conrad Johnson CT5 preamp, Classe' Delta 2200 amplifier, PS Audio Perfect Wave Dac/Transport combo w/Harmonic Tech audio only HDMI interface, Shunyata Python CX's and Anaconda CX's, and the new Shunyata Triton power conditioner. The Pythons replaced my Harmonic Tech Magic II IC's and Magic Woofer speaker cables...which were in the same general price range as the new Pythons.

Our systems are in the same ballpark but none of the equipment is the same. It's interesting that we both hear similar things in the new signal cables.
I checked Shunyata's as well as MusicDirect site, but could not find a answer to this: Do these come with bi-wire option? The Black Mamba seems interesting...if it is all the "giant killer" as some people say they are.