shunyata research vs audience adept

Neither. The one you want to demo is the Synergistic Research Tesla Powercell 10SE; my friend had the Shunyata and after my recommendation to try the SR stuff he dumped all his Shunyata. I owned the Audience 12T and while a great unit pales in comparison to the SR.

Tell me more about the SR Tesla PowerCell 10SE, Hifimaniac.

If you can afford it and want the best the Tripoint Audio ORION and SPARTAN are the best. The Synergistic Research Tesla Powercell 10SE is child's play in comparison.

Jafant, the Tesla Powercell makes the soundstage come alive and more 3D. The noise floor is lowered allowing more detail and fullness of the notes to pass through without sounding analytical. I can't think of anything it does wrong. It doesn't protect equipment like the audience in case of a spike, but I am not worried about that. Everyone friend who has tried the Powercell has purchased one. Add the Galileo speaker cells and it gets even better. This is by far the best tweak I have ever added. If it's child's play, so be it, it sounds awesome.

I've heard both. I have and love shunyata. Can't afford the audience.

I have AUDIENCE 6TS best if ever had.

I have had the Hydra 6 for(components)and 4 hydra2,s for my amps,all on dedicated lines.
Tried the Torus,end of story.
Haven't tried the Telsa or audience,still don't feel the need to upgrade.
If the Telsa or audience are in the ball park with the Torus or better,
I wouldn't even bother with the Shunyata as I'm sure you'll
be wanting to try something else.
Torus is a major upgrade compared to Shunyata and perhaps the others also.
Do a home audition if you can,that will end the search right there.