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SHUNYATA - HYDRA 8 POWER CONDITIONER

Shunyata Hydra 8 Receives Golden Ear Award from The Absolute Sound!

Shunyata's Hydra 8 defines high-end power conditioning in a way no power conditioner has before. Experience silence and musicality unlike anything you've ever heard before. Notes hang and shimmer in a deep natural soundstage, instruments each have their own space, yet bloom and resonate with a life and passion that no other power conditioner can match. Listen to a Hydra 8 today and find out why the world's best ears have called it 'the real key to musical satisfaction.' The key to the Hydra 8's phenomenal sound is in the details; every aspect of its performance has been optimized for effortless high-current transfer and the ultimate in sound quality. Four of Shunyata's custom manufactured proprietary outlets are individually wired to enormous 2.5 lb. copper Buss bars. These are then hermetically sealed into a separate internal chassis and shielded by Shunyata's patented FeSi-1000 noise-reduction compound. Add Shunyata's patented Trident defense system, which provides extraordinary protection from high-current transients and it's no wonder that Stereophile exclaimed...

'Adding [Hydras] to an already high-performance system may well prove to be a more cost-effective sonic upgrade than replacing components.' — Paul Bolin, Stereophile

NOTE: Hydra Power conditioners do NOT come with power cords. This is because Shunyata believes that power cords are a component not a throw-away. We highly recommend that a Shunyata Hydra 8 be used with a 20Amp Shunyata AC cord to the wall for best performance. However, we understand that sometimes buying an additional power cord can put a strain on your budget, so upon request we can provide an inexpensive 14Ga power cord with a 20Amp IEC for only $20 that can be used until a better power cord can be purchased.

“Although I’ve only recently installed Shunyata products in my system, their effect on the sound is so dramatic that I’ll award them a Golden Ear in advance of my full review. The products include the Hydra-8 and Hydra-2 AC conditioners and Anaconda Helix and Python Helix AC cords. Used together, they elevated my system to a new level of transparency, resolution, spaciousness, and bass definition!”
- Robert Harley, The Absolute Sound, Golden Ear Award, February 2006

• TRIDENT DEFENSE - Power Protection System
• Shunyata VENOM noise-reduction filters (6 elements)
• Patented FeSi-1002 noise-reduction compounds
• 8 cryogenic treated proprietary Shunyata outlets
• Four isolated individually filtered circuits
• Massive cryogenic grade CDA-101 copper buss array
• Advanced hydraulic electromagnetic circuit breaker
• 2400 watt / 20-amp power rating
• Dual chassis-- all aluminum case

• Input Voltage: 100 VAC – 120 VAC @ 50/60hz
• Output Voltage: 100 VAC – 120 VAC @ 50/60hz (unregulated)
• Maximum continuous current: 20 amperes
• Dimensions

• Height: 6”
• Width: 13”
• Depth: 9.5”
• Weight: 15.5lbs
• Ship Weight: 20lbs
• Environmental:

• Operating temp: 40-120°F – 4-48°C
• Humidity: below dew point
• AC Outlets:

• 8 Hubbell 5362
• AC Inlet:

• IEC C19 - 16A/20A

• Maximum aggregate surge current: 60,000 amps

• Maximum suppressed voltage per UL1449 = 400 volts

• Maximum clamping voltage = 340 volts

• [Hot-Neutral Mode] 8/20us current wave, single pulse = 40,000 amps

• [Hot-Neutral Mode] 2 m/sec current wave, single pulse = 400 joules

• [Hot-Gnd Mode] 8/20us current wave, single pulse = 10,000 amps

• [Hot-Gnd Mode] 2 m/sec current wave, single pulse = 100 joules

• [Neutral-Gnd Mode] 8/20us current wave, single pulse = 10,000 amps

• [Neutral-Gnd Mode] 2 m/sec current wave, single pulse = 100 joules