SHUNYATA BLK MAMBA or WHALE ELITE?

Has anyone compared the EEL to the Whale? Other than Brulee and Lak I do not recall any references to the EEL. Does the Whale eat the EEL alive or do they have similar traits? I am also interested in the Whale but would not be able to swing 3 or 4 of them budget wise. Has anyone used the two in combination? Right now I incorperate cords and cables from six different manufacturer's in my simple system and would like try more of a theme in the future. I have the IC's pretty much figured out (Mapleshade) but am having difficulties with PC's in my price range. Hope this isn't too far off the thread's intent.

"incorporate"

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.