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Question to Hydra owners

I own the older Hydra and have been considering an upgrade of the supplied Sidewinder power cord to something like the Taipan. The question is; would the money be better spent on the newer Hydra-8 (hence selling the original hydra) or are the improvements marginal/none.
Would appreciate feedback especially from you guys who had the chance to compare the two Hydra's. Thanks!
dtanclim
jtinn
1,124 posts
 
New Hydra without a doubt.
rtn1
535 posts
 
This was somewhat addressed in a Soundstage review. My interpretation is that the difference between the new and old is subtle at best, and you would probably be best upgrading the powercord. The only downsize is that it a specialized powercord on the old Hydra, but there is a glut of these on the used market. Personally, I have not had a chance to compare. I am running an Elrod cord on my Hydra-8, but haven't done any comparisons.

http://www.soundstage.com/revequip/shunyata_hydra_8.htm

Rob
jfz
570 posts
 
From my experience, I can only say that an Elrod cord on the original Hydra makes a HUGE difference. Replacing the original fuse does too!
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