Shunyata delivery and first impressions

[crwilli]

Originally Posted by Native Vermonter

...and have a special beer reserved for the 100 hour mark...

I like the way you roll!

[Weirdcuba]

Seems like a trip to Vermont is fully in order, once people start doing that sort of thing again ....

[Native Vermonter]

Originally Posted by jimtranr

Congratulations.

You may want to reserve another beer for ~140 hours, if my experience with the Delta V2s (both the XC and NR iterations) is any guide.

Another beer is never a problem...I’ve spent the day listening to a couple songs I know by heart over and over again...something new pops outta the speakers on every listen.

Life is good...

[Native Vermonter]

Originally Posted by Masterlu

Congrats... but wait; there’s more to come!

Indeed—pls call Shunyata and tell them not to let the second shift go just yet; something tells me I ain’t done...

[Native Vermonter]

Originally Posted by Weirdcuba

Seems like a trip to Vermont is fully in order, once people start doing that sort of thing again ....

Yes, I have not been home in a while and this last Christmas was only the second in my lifetime not spent in VT. That really sucked, but I did stay warmer...

[Masterlu]

Mo’ Cables...

[Native Vermonter]

I was advised on another forum that I really only need one more dedicated 20 amp circuit and I should plug both the amps into it vs a dedicated line for each amp. Rationale was that the combined load from both amps would never approach 20 amps so one plug would do, and separate lines runs the risk of inducing ground loop hum.

I dunno, seems like an isolated line for each amp would be better. That might be because I had to take Intro to EE in college twice (I am a civil engineer and the repeat wasn’t because I enjoyed the course so much the first time around).

Any advice?

Thanks,

Mitch

[Masterlu]

Originally Posted by Native Vermonter

I was advised on another forum that I really only need one more dedicated 20 amp circuit and I should plug both the amps into it vs a dedicated line for each amp. Rationale was that the combined load from both amps would never approach 20 amps so one plug would do, and separate lines runs the risk of inducing ground loop hum.

I dunno, seems like an isolated line for each amp would be better. That might be because I had to take Intro to EE in college twice (I am a civil engineer and the repeat wasn’t because I enjoyed the course so much the first time around).

Any advice?

Thanks,

Mitch

Non-sense... as long as you tell your electrician when he installs your dedicated lines; make sure they are all on the same Phase.

Get the extra dedicated line now, and thank me later.

[Native Vermonter]

Originally Posted by Masterlu

Non-sense... as long as you tell your electrician when he installs your dedicated lines; make sure they are all on the same Phase.

Get the extra dedicated line now, and thank me later.

The electricians’ s eyes lit up when he came for the estimate. He has a recording studio in his home and uses Shunyata there as well.

For the time being I have the amps plugged into the Denali and I’m floored.

My next move might be to move the Denali onto a table behind the rack (that’d simplify the cable spaghetti behind there now), and move the upsampler from above the DAC to where the Denali is now. Now, if I get this sized just right I might be able to replace the Denali with something bigger...

[lem321]

Originally Posted by Native Vermonter

I was advised on another forum that I really only need one more dedicated 20 amp circuit and I should plug both the amps into it vs a dedicated line for each amp. Rationale was that the combined load from both amps would never approach 20 amps so one plug would do, and separate lines runs the risk of inducing ground loop hum.

I dunno, seems like an isolated line for each amp would be better. That might be because I had to take Intro to EE in college twice (I am a civil engineer and the repeat wasn’t because I enjoyed the course so much the first time around).

Any advice?

Thanks,

Mitch

Several years ago, after doing a lot of research, I installed 3 dedicated lines, one for the front end components and two for the monoblocks. The incremental cost of a 3rd line is minimal. The potential problems with feedback loops, etc. can be greatly minimized by using identical length wiring (e.g. Romex) from your mains feed to each outlet. I also installed a subpanel as recommended by Shunyata (in their paper "Suggestion For Home Entertainment Electrical Installations") as the distance from the main panel to the outlets was greater than 20 feet. Equally important to a quiet installation is to ensure that the grounding of your dedicated lines is done correctly. This was also discussed in the Shunyata paper.