I bought from my dealer a used Hydra HC VTX power cord. A very nice and sturdy cable. From the web, the specs are 9 awg, VTX conductors. I already own a Zitron Cobra. I know it has smaller 10 awg conductors. I am not sure if it has VTX conductors. A web search is inconclusive (it seems the Zitron Python and Anaconda have VTX conductors, but not the Cobra). Can anyone confirm if the Cobra has VTX conductors or not?
I was wondering if there was a clear cut better cable between the two? I use the Cobra on a straight 8 outlet power bar (Cablepro Revelation) with no lights, breaker or filtration of its own. I have a Venom Defender plugged into the power bar, with my integrated amp, headphone amp, Universal Blu Ray player and DAC.
I also have a Furutech 8 outlet distributor (eTP 80), with 4 of the 8 outlets having digital filters for digital gear. I plug the noisier digital gear in this distributor: Plasma TV, PVR cable box, Apple TV, and a Mac Mini I use as a music server. I also have a Venom Defender in this distributor. I had a Shunyata Copperhead power cord feeding the distributor. I replaced the Copperhead with the Hydra HC VTX. Both the Distributor and power bar are plugged into the same receptacle/outlet on the wall.
I tend to think the better power cable should go on the power bar, to feed my integrated amp and DAC. I also wonder if the Cobra would be better on the Furutech distributor feeding the digital gear, because the Cobra is shielded. Maybe the Hydra HC VTX would be better on the power bar with the more analog components, because I believe it is not shielded.
Any information would be appreciated! I don't think there is really a wrong way to do this, but it's just about maximizing and fine tuning the system.
So to recap, I have two questions:
Is there a clear cut better cable between the Zitron Cobra and Hydra HC VTX?
Is one better suited feeding a power bar with more analog audiophile components, and one better suited for feeding a power distributor with noisier digital components?
I was wondering if there was a clear cut better cable between the two? I use the Cobra on a straight 8 outlet power bar (Cablepro Revelation) with no lights, breaker or filtration of its own. I have a Venom Defender plugged into the power bar, with my integrated amp, headphone amp, Universal Blu Ray player and DAC.
I also have a Furutech 8 outlet distributor (eTP 80), with 4 of the 8 outlets having digital filters for digital gear. I plug the noisier digital gear in this distributor: Plasma TV, PVR cable box, Apple TV, and a Mac Mini I use as a music server. I also have a Venom Defender in this distributor. I had a Shunyata Copperhead power cord feeding the distributor. I replaced the Copperhead with the Hydra HC VTX. Both the Distributor and power bar are plugged into the same receptacle/outlet on the wall.
I tend to think the better power cable should go on the power bar, to feed my integrated amp and DAC. I also wonder if the Cobra would be better on the Furutech distributor feeding the digital gear, because the Cobra is shielded. Maybe the Hydra HC VTX would be better on the power bar with the more analog components, because I believe it is not shielded.
Any information would be appreciated! I don't think there is really a wrong way to do this, but it's just about maximizing and fine tuning the system.
So to recap, I have two questions:
Is there a clear cut better cable between the Zitron Cobra and Hydra HC VTX?
Is one better suited feeding a power bar with more analog audiophile components, and one better suited for feeding a power distributor with noisier digital components?
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