Is There Some Problem With Shunyata's Everest Power Conditioner

@rsf507 so what did your friend get instead?

@moto_man ,

Very nice roll-up regarding your experiences with the Everest. I would like to know what power cable are you using from the Pass amp into the Everest? Can you still use a NR variant or do you need to use the XC variant? I ask because the Everest conditioner has the NR technology integrated into the device and obviates the need for any NR technology going into or out. This is my perception, so don’t take that as an absolute statement. 
 

If one owns an Omega QR power cord I assume that you don’t need a conditioner unless you need extra outlets, then you would opt to get the non QR variant of the Omega power cord. Just trying to understand the methodology of using what type of Shunyata power cables going into and out of the Denali and Everest power conditioner. Thank you. 

moto_man OP

There was a very noticeable improvement over the week that I found to be unmistakable.

It’s called burn-in.

I always thought that was inexplicable BS.

It’s explicable.

@audioquest4life, I have Shunyata Alpha v2 power cable from the Pass Labs to the Everest, not the NR version (actually for the DAC, amp and pre) and Alpha v1 speaker cables. You are correct, NR is not necessary when using the Everest.

@aolmrd1241, I have a Sigma XC feeding the Everest.  The Omega XC is another huge ticket item and so it is highly unlikely that I will spring for the Omega any time soon.  I would rather upgrade my speaker cables from the Alpha v1 to Sigma v2 before I do that!  Interestingly, some people have written that the Omega is perhaps too revealing for some systems, but as with anything, the proof is in the listening.

@steakster, I understand the concept of burn-in, of course, but I purchased both the cable and the Everest used and already broken-in.  The effect that I experienced can only be chalked up to "settling in" after shipping -- a different concept than "burn-in" in my vocabulary, unless one must "re-burn-in" a used component after it has been shipped.

NEW UPDATE:  I have had the Everest in my system for 10 days now.  It is hard for me to believe, but what the Everest is doing to my system is continuing to improve!  Today, everything sounded even better than when I posted my semi-review.  Of particular note is the improvement in spatiality of the music, what we refer to as soundstage.  Even on albums that I listened to critically on Saturday, a week after install, they have improved, with a more 3D sound and more nuances to the various instruments, like stand-up bass strings vibrating and being plucked, breathing through the reed on sax, etc.  The soundstage is easily noticeable.  The nuances -- well, they are nuances, subtle improvements that contribute to the overall realism of the music.  Perhaps I am getting more used to what the Everest does so I am noticing it more, but it is approaching "transformative" at this point, and no way would I want to take it out of my system now that I have it in there!  As I said in my "semi-review," is this worth $7K+?  The answer depends on your budget and disposable income.  Some people who only spend that on an entire system are not likely to find that the improvements are worth the price of their whole system.  For people who can and do spend tens of thousands on their various components and cables, deciding to purchase the Everest is an easy one.  DO IT!