Shunyata King Cobra V1 verses V2

It seems I have a couple of V2s from my copy of the Audiogon emails I have.

P.S. Gilas, do you mean the original(v1) is more "yin" or "yang"? You've combined both words into "ying" which could be either yin or yang. Which do you mean???

Gb,

My apologies - typo, should read "yin".

Original version is more analogue while sacrificing some transparency, so sounds a little on the dark side.

Anaconda Vx seems to have achieved a better balance than either V1 or V2.

I spoke to Grant Samuelson on these topics about the various versions. I happen to have two K/C V-1's on my trans/dac combo and completely love the sound. I tried a K/C V-2 from a friend of mine who has an analogue front end. I still much preferred the tonal balance of the K/C V-1's in my system, Mojaves on my S.S. mono amps, Cobra on my hybrid preamp and Python w/Hydra. Most of the time, it seems, the K/C V-1 would sound more desirable with solid state gear, where the K/C V-2 would be more at home with certain tube gear,....but not always, mixing and matching takes time and patience, these cables need a good amount of settling - in time (days, weeks) to achieve their goals.

A few years back, I had the King Cobra V1 on my Sim Audio Eclipse CDP- wow- what a BIG, GLORIOUS sound that was, and yes, great tonality. Once in a while I regret not having a KC V1 around anymore, but with a trans/dac setup along with 2 digital isolation conditioners (4 power cords needed for digital alone), that would require 4 KC's- yikes $$$!!!