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Power Cords for Hydra Conditioners?

I'm interested to know what cords are being used by Hydra conditioner owners to feed their Hydras?

I own a Hydra 2 that has been fed by an ErnieM 11 gauge cord and is now fed with a Revelation Audio Labs Precept cord (on an audition basis).

Please mention which Hydra you own and which cords you've tried.

On a more basic level, I'm wondering how important the cord is that feeds the conditioner, considering the conditioner cleans up the AC anyway? It would seem logical that the only requirements be unrestricted power transfer and perhaps shielding.

Thoughts?
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gmorris
351 posts
 
I have the Hydra 8 with a Taipan Alpha cord. The Taipan Alpha gives me the speed to complement my tube preamp, tube electronic xover and tube amp.

I have used the Revelation Audio Labs Precept to power my Oracle Turbo PS. I dont think you can better the performance of the Precept easily, It is a great PC. I think it outperforms the Anaconda at less than half the price.
tvad OP
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Thanks everyone. 100% Shunyata cord users. I have to admit I was expecting someone to be using a cord other than Shunyata. There are quite a few Hydra owners who haven't answered the question, so perhaps one of them will offer an alternative POV.
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gfroman
134 posts
 
I am using an ElectraGlide Ultra Khan Revelation Statement cord, from a dedicated outlet to the Hydra 8.
rbirke
144 posts
 
I am using an Audience power cord. Very nice. Recommended by a dealer who sells much more pricey stuff.

I run Kubabla-Sosna Emotion through the rest of the system, but didn't have the higher amperage cord required for the Hydra.

As I haven't tried other cords, I can't make comparisons, but I'm also not going to bother.

And the rest of the system cost me an arm and a leg, so I'm not shy about spending more, if I thought it would get me more.

So follow my dealer (who sells Tenor, DartZeel and a lot of 6 figure systems) and me to Audience land.
tvad OP
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Rbirke, and Gfroman thanks for your comments. It's interesting how folks utilize power cords from complete opposite ends of the price spectrum to power their Hydra conditioners.

I'm still experimenting, but in the application of powering the conditioner, I have not noticed significant differences between an excellent DIY cord, and two cords in the $700 range.
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