Shunyata Research Everest-X
Introducing the Everest-X, the pinnacle of power distribution technology and a milestone in our company's 25-year legacy. Building on the success of the award-winning Everest 8000, the Everest-X achieves unprecedented levels of fidelity, resolution, and emotional connection. Decades of research and innovation have culminated in a product that redefines the boundaries of power delivery. Whether powering a top-tier mastering studio or elevating a home audio system, the Everest-X unlocks new sonic landscapes and reveals the true essence of music.
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EVEREST-X POWER DISTRIBUTOR & CONDITIONER
The Everest-X Power Distributor represents the absolute pinnacle of power delivery and noise-reduction engineering from Shunyata Research. Designed as the ultimate foundation for reference-level audio systems, Everest-X delivers unprecedented current capability, isolation, and noise suppression—allowing connected components to perform at their true theoretical limits.
Everest-X is not a conventional power conditioner. It is a current-unrestricted, high-current power distribution system engineered to eliminate electrical noise, preserve dynamic authority, and maintain signal integrity across even the most demanding audio systems. When installed correctly, Everest-X transforms the performance of source components, amplification, and digital systems simultaneously.
DESIGNED WITHOUT COMPROMISE
At the core of Everest-X is a design philosophy that rejects current limiting, voltage compression, and reactive filtering. Instead, Shunyata Research focuses on preserving instantaneous current delivery while aggressively reducing both component-generated and airborne noise.
The result is a power distribution system that:
- Delivers massive current without restriction
- Dramatically lowers the perceived noise floor
- Improves dynamic contrast and timing accuracy
- Enhances tonal purity and spatial realism
Everest-X serves as a system-wide performance multiplier rather than a bottleneck.
Extreme Current Capability
Everest-X is engineered to deliver instantaneous current on demand, making it suitable for:
- High-power solid-state amplifiers
- Tube amplifiers
- Source components and DACs
- Streamers and digital front ends
Unlike traditional conditioners, Everest-X improves dynamics rather than softening or constraining them.
Sonic Performance
In reference-grade systems, Everest-X delivers:
- Blacker backgrounds and improved silence
- Greater image solidity and soundstage scale
- Enhanced harmonic density and tonal realism
- Faster transients with greater control
- Improved system coherence and musical flow
The improvements are immediately audible and scale with system resolution.
System Compatibility & Applications
The Everest-X Power Distributor is ideal for:
- Reference two-channel audio systems
- High-end digital playback systems
- Mixed analog/digital environments
- Systems with high-current amplification
Everest-X can serve as the primary power foundation for an entire system.
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 Denali-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 Denali-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. — Patent Number: US 10,031,536 — |
 | KPIP v2™ Shunyata Research’s proprietary Kinetic Phase Inversion Process includes four days of continuous KPIP v2™ processing which refines conductor metals at the atomic 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. ~ Patent US 8,658,892 ~ |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
 | 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. |
SPECIFICATIONS
Maximum Voltage: Input Current Ratings: Output Current Ratings: Transient Suppression: Over-Current Protection: Wiring System: Noise Suppression: | Outlets & Connectors: US Outlets: 8 NEMA5-20R (CopperCONN™ Platinum) KPIP v2 Processing: 8-days Vibration Control: Construction: GPNR: Dimensions: |
Authorized Dealer Assurance
Choice Audio has been supplying reference-grade audio systems since 2004. As an authorized dealer for Shunyata Research, we provide expert consultation, system matching guidance, and manufacturer-backed support to ensure optimal performance from Everest-X in your specific system.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Everest-X a power conditioner or a power distributor?
Everest-X is a high-current power distributor with advanced noise-reduction technologies. It does not restrict current like traditional conditioners.
Can Everest-X be used with power amplifiers?
Yes. Everest-X is specifically designed to support high-power amplifiers without current limiting, making it suitable for demanding systems.
How is Everest-X different from Denali-X?
Everest-X is Shunyata Research’s flagship power distributor, offering higher current capacity, more advanced noise-reduction architecture, and greater overall system impact compared to Denali-X.
Does Everest-X improve digital systems?
Yes. Everest-X significantly reduces digital noise, improving clarity, timing accuracy, and low-level detail in DACs, streamers, and servers.
Does Everest-X require burn-in?
Everest-X incorporates advanced conditioning processes that minimize burn-in, though sonic performance may continue to refine over several days of use.