Extra Flexibility for Tight Spaces: USA-Made Shunyata Venom-X EF Power Cable Allows You To Experience Clean Power for Improved Sonics, No Matter Where Your System Is Positioned
Every audiophile knows that flexibility is key—especially when you're dealing with an audio rack placed close to a wall—and the Shunyata Venom-X EF power cable takes flexibility to a whole new level. You could literally wrap this premium power cable around a soda can, making it ideal for snaking into tight spaces or turning at extreme angles. A flat IEC connector allows Venom-X EF to be used with components that have constrained or obstructed power-cable entrances, including home theater equipment. And, of course, this cable incorporates Shunyata's legendary, proprietary technology to protect the purity of the signal so that you get clean power.
With Venom-X EF, designer Caelin Gabriel set out to create a power cable that is truly reference-grade while still being flexible enough to route through tight spaces—particularly those found in custom cabinetry. In a brilliant example of "the younger sibling" reaping benefits, the Venom-X EF's silver-copper VTX-Ag conductors and fluorocarbon dielectrics were developed for Shunyata's more expensive, reference-level Alpha and Sigma power cables. Stellar materials result in superior performance: The exclusive CopperCONN connector sports gold-plated, solid copper contacts.
The Venom-X EF's 10-gauge conductors and non-reactive design make it compatible with high-power amplifiers and a wide variety of components, including ones that are solid-state, tube, analog, and digital. As is typical of Shunyata products, every facet of the Venom-X EF has been optimized for superb performance, application flexibility, and ease of use.
Whether you are a veteran hobbyist or a music lover who is just beginning to explore the audiophile world, the Venom-X EF is a perfect example of how a better power cable delivers noticeably better sonics. This premium cable's performance is characterized by enhanced sonic clarity, an overall natural tone, improved low-level resolution, a balanced presentation, and an apparent increase in dynamic range and loudness without a trace of strain.
Shunyata's VTX-Ag cables are uniquely constructed with both an inner, center conductor (made of pure silver) and an outer concentric ring conductor made of pure copper. The cable is made using the finest fluorocarbon insulation to minimize dielectric absorption and re-radiation; this design results in an improvement in resolution and clarity. VTX-Ag delivers the speed and clarity of silver—and the midrange warmth and three-dimensional power in the lower octaves of copper—all without imparting any of the negative qualities associated with either metal.
Fluorocarbon dielectrics enable Venom-X EF to deliver crystal-clear transient detail. Fluorocarbon dielectrics are typically found in wire used in the aerospace industry, satellites, and extremely expensive audiophile cabling. The properties include very low dielectric absorption, high dielectric strength, and exceptional heat resistance. In hi-fi power cables, this engineering element reduces the perception of dynamic compression. And, like all Music Direct products, the Venom-X EF comes with the 100% Music Direct Satisfaction Guarantee.
Better Connectors Mean Better Sound
Many audiophile-grade connectors are made from brass or bronze. While some may get a plating of silver, gold, or rhodium, the majority of the current is carried by the contact's base-metal. CopperCONN connectors contain pure copper contacts, which have a much higher conductivity that brass. The difference in performance is clearly audible.
A Leader in Power-Cable Performance
Shunyata has revolutionized the category of aftermarket power cables, thanks to a scientific approach to peak-current transfer and noise reduction. Shunyata power cords have been used in numerous applications: from the system used to remaster Pink Floyd's The Dark Side of the Moon at Astoria Studios to systems used in performing delicate heart surgery at numerous leading hospitals in the United States. In the world of consumer electronics, every Shunyata power cable renders dramatic, easy-to-hear (and/or easy to see) improvements when you are playing any form of electronic media.
About Shunyata Research
Shunyata Research is the brainchild of Caelin Gabriel, whose efforts to improve his own music-listening experience led him to launch the science- and research-based company in 1997. From humble beginnings, Shunyata has grown into an internationally acclaimed company that designs and manufactures high-performance electrical and cabling systems for the recording, film, medical, and consumer audio-visual industries. Shunyata's manufacturing and design facility is based just outside of Seattle, Washington.
