Shunyata Research




		INNOVATION IN DESIGN There can no longer be any doubt that PowerSnakes’ power cords are the most technically advanced and scientifically complete products of their kind. Shunyata Research’s power cord products have single-handedly won over the professional recording, critical review and electronic industry’s most prominent skeptics. Using explainable science and a construction quality that is without peer, Shunyata designer, and former NSA scientist Caelin Gabriel’s has crafted an entire product range that has no peer in engineering, innovation or performance. His obsessive approach to design has earned Shunyata products countless media awards, endorsements and accolades from those at the forefront of the professional and consumer audio-video industries. *PATENTED SHUNYATA RESEARCH* TECHNOLOGIES** Patented conductor geometry -- US#6,242,689 Shunyata Research’s patented Helix conductor geometry dramatically reduces self-induced A.C. reactance while also providing exceptional immunity to RFI/EMI noise components. The Helix geometry consists of multiple wires that are braided by hand to specific lengths. All PowerSnakes Taipan, Python and Anaconda model power cords benefit from this advanced hand braided technology.
			PATENTED NOISE-REDUCTION MATERIALS -- US#6,545,213 Shunyata Research's design approach avoids the use of conventional reactive elements that may limit or otherwise distort the free flow of current. Instead, Shunyata Research developed a materials science approach to noise reduction with our exclusive FeSi-1000 compounds. These patented compounds demonstrate an ability to reduce the perceived noise in audio-video systems when applied to A.C. power cords or power distribution products. Quite obviously, no comparable technology exists in the industry. All PowerSnakes “vX” category power cords utilize this patented technology. SHUNYATA RESEARCH'S PROPRIETARY MATERIALS SHUNYATA RESEARCH CONDUCTORS Following in the tradition of its other custom parts and processes, Shunyata Research has developed its own series of conductors for PowerSnakes power cables. Four unique conductor types are used in PowerSnakes designs. PowerSnakes conductors are drawn from solid ingots of CDA-101 copper, certified to be the highest purity copper available in the world. The CDA-101 copper ingots are melted down and drawn into various PowerSnakes wire configurations, meet designer Caelin Gabriel’s exacting specifications. Shunyata Research insulates its fine copper conductors with only the highest purity ‘medical grade’ dielectrics before being treated in Shunyata Research’s deep immersion cryogenic lab. SHUNYATA RESEARCH'S SR-ZP CONNECTORS Shunyata Research has designed its own complete series of connectors, eliminating the usual color dyes, carbon and ferrous metals that may degrade performance. The connectors used in Shunyata Research products provide a clear window into the science and attention to detail that sets PowerSnakes apart from all others. All Shunyata connectors are unique, and used only in Shunyata Research’s PowerSnakes power cords. In the case of the Diamondback and Venom power cables, designer Caelin Gabriel created the world's first and only medical grade, high-performance injection molded connectors. These molds cost in excess of $15,000 to create, but allowed Shunyata Research to eliminate the cost of hand-applied connectors -- without compromising quality. Like its own SR-ZP connectors, these custom molded connectors are treated with a combination of copper and gold. This one-of-a-kind molded connector allows the Diamondback and Venom power cords to offer superior performance at an unheard of low-price. No comparable power product can even pretend to offer the value that these connectors bring to the Venom and Diamondback power cords. UL LISTED FOR YOUR ASSURANCE OF SAFETY AND QUALITY CONSTRUCTION Shunyata Research power cords are manufactured using parts and materials that are UL Listed, and is the industry’s only manufacturer of complete high-performance power cords that are officially tagged as being UL Listed. Shunyata Research’s Venom, Diamondback and Copperhead power cords are all UL listed, assuring the finest quality and safety rating attainable. The amount of required testing and code adherence to attain a UL listing is daunting and is why aftermarket power cords could not historically qualify for that esteemed listing. Shunyata Research has changed that forever. POWERSNAKES SPECIALIZED SHIELDING ELEMENTS Shunyata Research developed and refined its unique shielding materials by combining different shielding types in a variety of applications. There are several distinctly different shield types used in PowerSnakes, including dual and triple layer shields that provide 100% coverage for EMI and RFI rejection. In several models one can literally see the complex shields that isolate conductors. These extreme types of isolation are not common to specialty power cords due to the high cost, but they are only one of many critical investments that sets PowerSnakes apart from other products in their category. ON-SITE CRYOGENIC LAB Without fan-fare, Shunyata Research has been cryogenically treating all of its parts and products for years. As one of the first companies to realize the potential uses and benefits of this process, Shunyata Research invested in the creation of its own computer-controlled Cryogenic lab. The cryogenic treatment lowers the temperature of the subject materials to -310 degrees Fahrenheit modifying the molecular structure of the metals. SUPERIOR CRAFTSMANSHIP AND BUILD QUALITY The elegant presentation, supple flexibility and indefatigable structure of PowerSnakes products speaks volumes about the attention to detail that went into their manufacture. An overview of Shunyata Research's entire line illuminates construction quality that clearly has no peer. From artisan level workmanship to the see-through parts quality, there are no questions left unanswered regarding the singular design mandate of Shunyata Research.