Ozzy
I wouldn't have an upgrade offer/program either if I kept coming out with various itterations every couple years or sooner.
Neither have I found, that the latest is indeed the greatest, item or fit for a system.
Change is always change.... but change isn't always positive for everyone in volved... with system sysnergy in mind, neither is it always better.
Like as not it is simply put, "meerely different".
I did know of one dealer which offered upgrades with close to the orig value of the cable being applied to the higher priced version... the/his caveat was "only while they were still the current production models". Not being privy to impending model changes or new itteration schedules, and knowing Shunyata routinely offers NEW itterations, I passed on that offer. I didn't want to be under some self imposed pressure to upgrade quickly and before the new ones hit the street thus invalidating that offers continuance.
that said, I do have shunyata cords. Bought the same type twice in fact and it's now two models old. wire has it's place, but new means very little to me anymore. What fits best in my rig means far more... new, recent, previous, or vintage. it's all about the fit, not the release date of the self proclaimned "latest & grrreatest".
