Shunyata Hydra Info Available


Website now has product info posted for "hydra" http://www.powersnakes.com/hydra.htm Unit has six outlets and retails for @$2000. Hydra contains enhanced "stardust" technology found in KC2, viper, black mamba. Now the question is if you have 4 KC2s in your system your cost new is over $8000. If you buy hydra and 4 sidewinders you have spent @$3000. Is it possible that hydra/sidewinder sounds the same or better than KC2 by itself? Comments from members please.
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Showing 1 response by tony007

The Hydra does in fact come with a hydra cable which I believe is a sidewinder with a 15 amp twistlock plug to connect into the Hydra. The male plug is standard brass and not silver plated... The Hydra does sound better than a single King Cobra V2 for apprx. the same money. I would like to point out that the improvements / effects of the adding King Cobra V2's add up with each cord that is used. Personally, if I was starting over today I would buy the Hydra as a foundation and replace stock powercords with sidewinders. I would upgrade sidewinders to King Cobra V2s as my budget allowed. As a side note... I have used the Hydra in conjunction with a modified PS audio 300 and feel as though they are very compatible. My best results are obtained plugging the Hydra into the wall with the Hydra cable and plug my PS audio 300 into the Hydra connected with a King Cobra V2 and then out of the PS audio 300 with another King Cobra V2 into my 861. The stock PS audio is not as transparent as I would like and even when modded does still lacks the awesome dynamic ability of the Hydra. I use the multiwave card only running straight 60hz. waves. I prefer the PS in the chain because I have the ability to vary the output voltage into the 861. Each volt is quite audible and helps my overall system balance. In my system I adjust between 120 and 117 depending on my home A/C voltage fluctuations and program material used. Basically it's just another tone/system balance control. A/C voltages are a small contribution why a system will sound different at various times of the day. Hope this helps...