Shunyata Research • Delta-X Power Conditioner $4500 Review
August 20, 2026 § Leave a comment
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With the braided power cord, hall reverb and ambience on the Previn recording was increased in an almost Technicolor way. Lower treble notes were pushed forward slightly, but in a pleasant way. This was the type of presentation that might initially impress listeners in a showroom, but the accentuated ambience did not sound at all natural. I had just returned from a trumpet conference at the Eastman School of Music, and of the school’s three recital halls, the Kilbourn Recital Hall had the best mixture of direct and reflected sound. The conference presented many recitals in that hall, and I noticed that the soloists’ direct tone in the hall mixed with floor bounce off the hardwood stage. The hall’s reverb began from behind the soloist and then wrapped around the audience from the side walls of the hall. This integration of reverb and direct tone is what the Theta NR did so well in the Previn recording and what the inexpensive power cord power strip missed.

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