Shunyata Anaconda VX or Elrod III?

Depends on what you like from your cables- both are outstanding to say the least. It would be hard to say which is better, they are both voiced differently, perhaps the anaconda is a little darker. The other thing to take into consideration is there are 2 different types of anaconda's the Anaconda VX and the Anaconda VX alpha. Also with Elrod cables there's the standard II and III(the 2 is for digital sources and the 3 is for amps/high current stuff) and then there are the signature elrod II and III. The best bet is to get both in your system and try them- retail is expensive but you can get in home demo's on either cable. I ended up with the a anaconda and plan on getting more for the rest of the system soon.

Be careful, Tireguy. Sometimes " too many cooks can spoil the broth ".

I have Electraglide FatMan K, Genghis Khan and Shunyata Anaconda Vx in my system. David Elrod worked for Electraglide and started his business with this knowledge, his cables are very similar to Electraglide. So I hope that my experiences may be of interest for you.

All are very good cables, great resolution and soundstage, but they are also very different. The Genghis Khan is crystal clear, more dynamic and more precise in it's presentation. The Anaconda is warmer and darker. I tried all Genghis Khan in my system (Wadia 270 - 27ix - Chord SPM 5000 - Watt/Puppy) and it was too cold. I tried two Anacondas for the Wadia's and the sound was to dark and to slow. Best match in my setup is GK for the 270, Anaconda for the 27ix and GK for the Chord.
For your Wadia 861, which is very dynamic, the Anaconda may be the better match, more musical. But for the warm sounding Audio Aero the dynamic GK may be superior.
At power amps the affordable FatMan is great, but if you look for the best the Khan is my first choice.

I may say that in most systems the Khan is the better cable, but it's more a question of system matching. There is no best power cord for every system. Hope that helps.