Shunyata Hydra

Thanks guys. I'm quite happy with the Hydra4 except that I might upgrade to the 6 for more input outlets

I dont think you got your question answered did you?

I think the buss bars are of a different material and could result in some minor differences? I could be wrong!

There were NO buss bars in the Hydra-6, irrespective if what Shunyata claimed. It was all point to point wiring. This is a first hand info, since I opened mine.

Did they change the design ?

There was never a claim for buss bars in the Hydra model 4 and 6 units. The large copper buss bars are used only in the Hydra model 8 and V-Ray.

There are custom made buss straps (long solid flat copper straps) adjoining the outlets in the 4 and 6 models --instead of any point to point wiring. The only wiring in these two units is from and to the AC input IEC and EM breaker. This IEC input wiring exists in all electronics. The 7 awg. equivalent buss straps replace wiring between the three duplex outlets in the model 6 and the two duplex outlets in the model 4.

Performance wise, there should not be any appreciable difference between the models 4 and 6 as they are constructed similarly. There are substantial construction and performance differences between the model 8 and V-Ray Hydras, and the models 4, 6 and 2.

Grant Samuelsen
Shunyata Research

There was never a claim for buss bars in the Hydra model 4 and 6 units. The large copper buss bars are used only in the Hydra model 8 and V-Ray.

I appreciate your effort Grant, but your web site says otherwise:

"Hydra Model-6 incorporates all of the innovative design and technical elements -- save Shunyata’s FeSi-1000 compounds -- that have earned the Hydra-8 its unprecedented array of critical awards and professional endorsements. Shunyata’s six cryogenically treated SR-Z1 outlets are connected to the Hydra-6’s massive CDA 101 copper buss bars, eliminating all point-to-point wiring.
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