[ACHiPo]

I'm new to Audio Aficianado. I have a question about Shunyata power products.

I'm demoing a used Hydra Triton and Typhon QR on my front end components. While I've been impressed and swayed by Shunyata's videos and articles, I don't hear much, if any improvement, and if there is an improvement it is quite subtle. Not what I was expecting for a used component that cost as much as my new Holo Audio May DAC.

In for a penny, in for a pound, I ordered a Venom V12NR power cord. I first tried it on my phono stage with no change. I then swapped with my preamp, and things are sounding noticeably better (I had a Triode Wire Labs PC on the pre before the V12NR) and more engaging. Based on this positive result I ordered a couple more V14 digital cords to replace black cords on my turntable and DIY sub figuring I can move them around and listen for differences.

Just to educate myself (and because this is a hobby) I bought an Entec line noise monitor and an Ideal 61-164 line analyzer. The Shunyata Triton and Typhon reduces noise from 100 to ~80 on the Entec--quite a bit less than I expected based on the videos. The noise level dropped another ~10 when I plugged the V14NR into the Triton, so it's doing something systemically.

My audio gear is on a dedicated 20A circuit that goes first to amps/subs, then to a DIY sub mid-room, before terminating at the electronics closet in the back of the room. The Hydra is plugged in below the front end rack and all front end gear is plugged into the Triton. Testing noise at the amps about 20' away I don't see any change in noise with/without the Hydra (I expected the Hydra to lower the noise at least a little bit on the entire circuit?) I also hear AM on the Entec, even though I used twisted 10/3 Romex to wire the circuit (another surprising result--I'd expected the twisted Romex to be good at rejecting EFI).

The Ideal circuit analyzer tells me I have 600 - 700A of DTDC (what Ideal calls Available Short Circuit Current), so the Triode Wire Lab power cords perform in that regard, so I'm surmising I'm mostly looking for noise reduction?

So my question is what should I expect? At this point I'm thinking I will pass on the Hydra gear, but the fact that I do seem to hear an improvement with the Venom NR cord on my preamp makes me think it's doing something. Especially since the Triton and Typhon are a very tight fit under my rack and everytime I move them to access plugs it seems I unplug the umbilical or IEC plug in the Typhon.

My current plan is to pull the Hydra boxes out of the front end and listen for a few days with things back they way they were, then install them on my amps and subs and see what if any difference I hear. Does this make sense?

Is it possible my gear just isn't audibly sensitive to the noise reduction?

Assuming Shunyata is indeed the way to go and I do hear a difference when I remove/move the Hydras, what power cords do you recommend for each of the components below?

AtmaSphere M60 amps
2 Rythmik 12SE subwoofers
1 dual 10" DIY sealed sub
Parasound JC2 preamp
Aurender S10 music server
Holo Audio May KTE DAC
GeerFab D.BOB HDMI SACD decoder
Oppo 105 universal player
Modified DIY Lenco L75 turntable
Wavestream Kinetics tube phono stage


Thanks,
Evan