I am still using my old original Hydra with the fancy wooden case. Love it and would never part with it. I have it daisy chained to a newer Denali. Everything plugged into a Shunyata, even the amps. As a few posters have noticed, amps may initially sound "better" when plugged directly into the wall, but then you start to notice the hash and brittleness which you first mistook for detail. So much more musical with the Shunyatas, and more information comes through as well. You just loose the false (imo) etched sound of direct to the wall. Different people will certainly perceive the change differently.
Should I bypass my Shunyata Hydra power conditioner?
I live in an apartment building,so I thought a power conditioner would be benificial.I'm running my Shunyata Hydra HC power cord through a Shunyata power conditioner.O.K. ,sounds pretty good. Recently bypassed the conditioner,and pluged straight into the amp ( Hegel H20 ) The music seems to sound better,especially the bass. Still using the conditioner for the DAC, and the CD player. Looking for feedback on this.