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Originally Posted by dixon007
Nice work. I joined the Everest club a couple weeks ago. Ivan made it possible including delivery of all within a week, including a marble base. It is settling in and the results are fantastic. The imaging and tonal quality greatly improve the enjoyment. Had no idea my components had hidden in them the SQ they are now delivering.
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Congrats. Everest is amazing in what it will do for a system.
Your components have even more SQ hidden in them. If any of your components have a ground terminal, connect a Shunyata CGC cable to one of the GP-NR terminals on the Everest. It's NOT a subtle improvement. Ivan can set you up. If you don't have a dedicated ground terminal, you can use an unused interface port, e.g. unused RCA or XLR, or for digital gear, S/PDIF port, etc. You can get the ground cables with whatever termination you have available that's not being presently used. If your analog amplification gear is fully dual-mono, be sure to use a CGC for each channel of a unused interface jack. Nice thing about using a S/PDIF port for a digital component is you only need one cable.
Once you get feel for that improvment, add an Altaira when you can and connect it to your Everest. Then you'LL REALLY get a sense of the hidden SQ quality. Altaira is frickin' mind-blowing, just as Ivan has described in his review. 
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Lumin P1 streamer/DAC/preamp, Constellation Inspiration integrated TT: Michell Gyro SE MkII, SME V, Koetsu Urushi Vermilion, EAR324. Harbeth 30.2s, REL R-305, Shunyata Alpha V2 ICs, Alpha V2 SPs, Sigma XC, Sigma NRv2, Omega QR-s & Alpha NRv2 PCs, segmented Altaira SG stack w/ Alpha & Omega CGCs, Everest 8000 PD. Remote Server Room: Uptone EtherREGEN, AfterDark Master Clock & LPS, Alita, Battle Angel, (Akasa NUC Roon Core), iFi DC Purifiers (for SMPS used for Alita & router), Shunyata Gemini combo power distributor & Altaira-type CG GP-NR hub, Venom & Alpha CGCs, Shunyata NRv14 power cords for digital components.
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