New Hydra AV

[audiot servant]

Thought this looked like a very good idea... Shunyata's new Hydra AV.

Shunyata Research Hydra AV - The Audio Beat - www.TheAudioBeat.com

Vertical so it fits behind a rack... similar in style to the Cyclops (nice)... priced somewhere around the Talos but much closer to Triton in terms of the internals.

Maybe a combination of a Hydra AV and a Cyclops (for amp) both with Z Anaconda feed cables might be ideal.

A friend is getting a Hydra AV in shortly... looking forward to having a listen.

G

PS Also sounding interesting is the new Venom PS-8 power strip which has the 12 gauge CDA-101 cryogenic copper wiring and 8 premium Hubbel outlets. Also there's a Defender plug-in protection module with MPDA filters and surge protection... hopefully it's a magnetic Carling breaker like in the reference gear.

[Crion]

When they say performance is not quite up to Triton I would figure it will be near Talos performance?

[Crion]

Any news about the HydraAV being shipped and its performance compared to Triton or Talos?

[Good Times]

I heard these are a couple of months off still....

[GrantS]

Hi Crion,

We are simply waiting for the finished packaging. Everything else is complete. As long as there are no delays or errors with the packaging, we should be shipping in 3 weeks. I will be personally sending out notices to all dealers once they are ready for shipment.

The performance of the AV will be equal to that of a Talos as the internals are virtually identical.

You are welcome to send us your e-mail address to cservice@shunyata.com and we can send you a notification when they ship as well.

Best regards,

Grant
Shunyata Research

[BlueFox]

Great. I need one for my HT. The Triton really helped my two channel.

Question. Am I going to have to buy another Ztron Python with a 20 amp connector for this, or will the 15 amp version I received this week work?

I would like to upgrade my two channel Triton to a Ztron Anaconda, and use its Ztron Python on the Hydra. But that is only if the Hydra has a 20 amp connector like the Triton.

[BlueFox]

I found out today from Shunyata customer service that the new Hydra will also have a 20 amp connector like the Triton. I was pretty sure it would, but wanted to verify before ordering a $3k power cable. I wonder if they would exchange the cable if you bought it with the wrong plug?

[MyPal]

Grant....Shunyata need to release a Cyclops version of this!

[BlueFox]

So, when is this thing being released?

[BlueFox]

It is now showing on the Shunyata site. Now I need to wait for The Cable Company to start carrying it.