Forged in Discovery, Perfected Through Innovation.

Shunyata Research is proud to announce the release of the Everest-X, the most advanced power distributor in the company’s 25-year history. As the successor to the award-winning Everest 8000, the new technologies deployed in Everest-X represent a dramatic advance in the pursuit of absolute fidelity in recording, mastering and listening systems.

Built upon decades of research and scientific refinement, the Everest-X is destined to reset performance expectations in the power delivery category. Whether anchoring the power domain at world-class recording studios or invigorating the performance in a home music system, Everest-X delivers on the promise of resolution without compromise.

Compared to traditional power conditioning, Everest-X reproduces sound with a profound sense of physical timing and extended silence. Sound is more visceral and impactful due to the newfound absence of noise and distortion. Familiar recordings take on added scale as if more powerful amplification was added to the system. Everest-X imbues sound with a profoundly quiet background, bringing forward newfound harmonic detail from instruments and voice.

FORGED IN DISCOVERY, PERFECTED THROUGH INNOVATION

The Everest-X is the most advanced power distributor in our company’s 25-year history. As the successor to the award-winning Everest 8000, the Everest-X represents a new summit in the pursuit of absolute fidelity, offering a previously unattainable level of resolution, timing, and emotional engagement.

Built upon decades of research and scientific refinement, the Everest-X redefines what is possible in power delivery. Whether anchoring a world-class mastering studio or unlocking new dimensions of musical immersion in a home system, Everest-X delivers unseen vistas of sonic truth.

GROUNDBREAKING TECHNOLOGY

TAP (Transverse Axial Polarizer) is a patent-pending technology developed by Shunyata Research to enhance the performance of its reference signal cables. The evolution of this technology has led to the creation of TAPc, a groundbreaking advancement that significantly reduces the size of the modules, enabling their application across a broader range of products, including power distributors, power cords, interconnects, digital cables and speaker cables.

The sonic results of TAPc technology include a profound drop in perceived noise floor, effortlessly portrayed dynamics, and an exceptional rendering of timing and coherency. These benefits are unique to TAPc, setting it apart from any competing product or technology. Even to an untrained ear, the effects of TAPc are immediately apparent and consistently repeatable across various components and systems. Essentially, the TAPc modules act as force multipliers, elevating the listening experience to levels many would not have thought possible.

POWER HARP technology, originally developed to address current resonances in speaker cables, has now been adapted for power distribution in the Everest-X. Through extensive research, Caelin Gabriel identified the presence of current drift and audio-frequency current resonances within power delivery systems, much like standing wave modes in room acoustics. In the Everest-X, the HARP module functions as a current-mode diffraction device, disrupting these resonances to enhance resolution, coherence, and dynamic stability across connected components. By mitigating these power system artifacts, HARP technology helps create a more refined, noise free listening experience, allowing the full potential of a system to be realized.

The ‌‌QR/BB™ is a patented device which dramatically enhances the perception of dynamic impact and timing when connected to amplifiers or other high-current electronics. The ‌‌QR/BB™ is unique in that it provides a local reserve of energy, or Coulomb charge, that mitigates the inductive reactance of the AC power line without using coils, transformers or capacitors. The ‌‌QR/BB™ acts as an instantaneous energy reserve when placed in-line with an AC power supply.

KPIP v2™ Shunyata Research’s proprietary Kinetic Phase Inversion Process includes four days of continuous KPIP v2™ processing which refines conductor metals at a molecular level. This dramatically reduces burn-in time and significantly improves sonic performance, delivering a relaxed and life-like presentation. When compared to the original process, KPIP v2™ represents a dramatic performance upgrade on par with a component-level upgrade.

The ‌‌NIC™ (‌‌Noise Isolation Chamber) is a patented Shunyata Research device that reduces high frequency power line noise. It employs a ferroelectric substance that actually absorbs high frequency noise without any of the reactive negatives associated with transformers and large capacitors as used in conventional power conditioners.

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 than brass. The difference in performance is clearly audible.

Common-mode noise is different than differential noise and is much more difficult to measure and eliminate. For the purest signal possible, Shunyata Research has developed a CMode filter that effectively reduces common-mode noise without introducing the sonic compression effects associated with conventional filters. It reduces high-frequency noise distortion while delivering an analog ease and palpable background silence that closes the gap between digital and analog systems.

‌‌CCI™ filters have the unique ability to reduce component-generated power line noise without inhibiting DTCD® (dynamic transient current delivery). This unique filter element prevents power line noise from one component contaminating the other adjacent electronic components. Shunyata Research’s ‌‌CCI™ filter modules consist of proprietary multi-stage filters that reduce power supply-generated noise without the use of heavy transformers, coils or large capacitors.

DTCD® Analysis is a proprietary measurement technique developed to measure instantaneous current flow through very low impedance electrical conductors and contacts. It is used to optimize the design of electrical parts and materials, ensuring optimal instantaneous current delivery. ‌‌DTCD® Analysis gives Shunyata Research a clear competitive advantage in the design and development of high performance power delivery products.
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SPECIFICATIONS

Maximum Voltage:
90-125 VAC r.m.s. unregulated (US)
220-240 VAC r.m.s. unregulated (UK, EU, AS, AU)

Input Current Ratings:
Maximum Continuous Current: 30A (US, AS)
Maximum Continuous Current: 16A (UK, EU, AU)

Output Current Ratings:
Max Current/Outlet: 20A (US, AS)
Max Current/Socket: 16A (EU, UK, AU)

Transient Suppression:
Maximum Transient Protection: 40,000 A @ 8/50 μs

Over-Current Protection:
Hydraulic Electromagnetic Breaker

Wiring System:
8 gauge ArNi® VTX™ Buss System
10 gauge ArNi® VTX™ Wiring
Ratings: 600 V 105° C

Noise Suppression:
Input to Output (100 kHz – 30 MHz): > 50 dB reduction
Zone to Zone (100 kHz – 30 MHz): > 60 dB reduction

Outlets & Connectors:
Zones of Isolation: 6 Zones
Inlet: IEC C19R

US Outlets: 8 NEMA5-20R (CopperCONN™ Platinum)
AS Outlets: 8 NEMA 5-20R (CopperCONN™ Platinum)
UK Outlets: 7 BS-1363 (3 pin) (copper rich alloy)
EU Sockets: 8 CEE 7/3 (copper rich alloy)
AU Sockets: 8 AS/NZS 31123 (copper rich alloy)

KPIP v2 Processing: 8-days

Vibration Control:
Vibration dampening panels (internal)
AC outlet dampening gaskets
Shunyata Isolation SSF-50 Footer

Construction:
Aluminum and steel chassis
Anodized, aluminum faceplate
Ground Terminals: OFE pure copper

GPNR:
Length: 127 mm
Diameter: 38 mm

Dimensions:
Width: 8.0 inches (20.32 cm)
Depth: 14.75 inches (37.47 cm) with cable cradle
Depth: 13.5 inches (34.29 cm) without cable cradle
Height: 20.75 inches (52.71 cm)
Weight: 34 lbs (16 kg)