eyeteeth
Headphoneus Supremus
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Is a power cord that can be had for $200 used entry level? I think so...generally.
I didn't have a spontaneous, thunder clap of a holy smokes of a revelation, but more of an instantaneous slow smile of recognition and appreciation. Yep the Shiva is just fine. It's not running up against anything particularly great in the Shunyata Diamondback though.
I listened to the Diamondback for awhile using the remastered Dylan's Nashville Skyline specifically 'Tell Me That It Isn't True'. The Diamondback has it sound fairly mechanical with small extraneous artifacts present when listened to very critically. The Shiva had much more ease and flow, no artifacts (I'm not sure of a better word). What told me of it's superiority was that the greater ease and smoothness (I still hate that word!) was joined with much better separation, three dimensionality and, significantly, more low level detail (jargon alert!). Better defined bass as well. This is a success for me, a little more detail with a lot more naturalness and ease.
'Tis an awfully thin cord and I can't help but wonder what improvements the triple 16 gauge Vishnu offers over the triple 18 gauge Shiva for my 200 watts of Class A amplification. Probably just subtle sophistications. I feel destiny calling at any rate.
I do have this psychological bias against Nordost, I think because of the appearance; I expect thin and wiry sound, sterility. I'm wrong again!
This isn't much of a review nor was it intended as one with not much to compare against. It's just a head's up on a great little bargain of a very fine entry level power cord.
http://www.nordost.com/Cables/power-shiva.htm
I didn't have a spontaneous, thunder clap of a holy smokes of a revelation, but more of an instantaneous slow smile of recognition and appreciation. Yep the Shiva is just fine. It's not running up against anything particularly great in the Shunyata Diamondback though.
I listened to the Diamondback for awhile using the remastered Dylan's Nashville Skyline specifically 'Tell Me That It Isn't True'. The Diamondback has it sound fairly mechanical with small extraneous artifacts present when listened to very critically. The Shiva had much more ease and flow, no artifacts (I'm not sure of a better word). What told me of it's superiority was that the greater ease and smoothness (I still hate that word!) was joined with much better separation, three dimensionality and, significantly, more low level detail (jargon alert!). Better defined bass as well. This is a success for me, a little more detail with a lot more naturalness and ease.
'Tis an awfully thin cord and I can't help but wonder what improvements the triple 16 gauge Vishnu offers over the triple 18 gauge Shiva for my 200 watts of Class A amplification. Probably just subtle sophistications. I feel destiny calling at any rate.
I do have this psychological bias against Nordost, I think because of the appearance; I expect thin and wiry sound, sterility. I'm wrong again!
This isn't much of a review nor was it intended as one with not much to compare against. It's just a head's up on a great little bargain of a very fine entry level power cord.
http://www.nordost.com/Cables/power-shiva.htm
