X1 power supply umbilical cable upgrade sources?

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jmusica

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Are there any sources currently making replacement/upgrade power umbilical cables for X1 > X1 power supply?

thanks
 
I like how they started with the Lumin umbilical, now they have a full line of cables. I need to start my own, “Made in Canada” should appeal a bit more than China or Hong Kong.
 
BlueFox said:
Lumin DC cable with premium carbon fiber shield layer .6-meter length: $2870.00 sales price $1720.00

This is my first audio purchase since I bought the X1 a few years ago.
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OMG!!! carbon fibre shield huh, even I have to shake my head at times. I hope you hear a solid improvement.
 
How do you get more information / details on these, with pricing? The website isn't useful. I emailed the dealer and got a fairly terse reply with just a price of 250 e, with no other information or alternatives, which appear to exist based on the price of the cable you're buying.
 
The Westminster Labs cable arrived tonight (Tuesday) about 6:30 PM, which was perfect since Tuesday and Friday night are music and beer nights. Since this power cable is so short compared to the stock X1 power cable I had to move the X1 to the center of the rack, and put the power supply on the left side. Naturally, this turned into a major exercise as I tried to maneuver the Shunyata power cord from the right side of the rack to the left. Of course while doing this I managed to knock the power cord off of another piece of gear. Finally I got the gear rearranged and all the power cords installed and turned the gear back on. There were no flames or smoke so this exercise was successful.

Now that I have about 30 minutes of listening time on it I can say there is an obvious improvement in sound quality. The sound has a bit more presence and punch to it. Not that the previous sound was bad, but this is a bit clearer. I will let the cable get acclimated to its new home, and give another review Friday night. However, I am satisfied with my first audio purchase in 2-3 years.

The cable itself appears to be a solid, well made, piece of gear, and I am more than happy with this purchase.
 
Today, a week later, I have to say this cable is amazing. It has been installed and burning in for a week, and I am just amazed at how good the system now sounds. It is hard to believe that a 0.6 meter cable with premium carbon fiber shield carrying low voltage DC can make this big a sound difference. But it does! I am just amazed at the clarity and impact of the sound I am now hearing. Granted, this is my first audio purchase/upgrade in three year so I might be biased, but so be it. The audio detail is so clear while still being very, very musical. This has to be the best low cost ($1700) purchase I have ever made, or at least tied with an earlier Shunyata power cable purchase. If you have a Lumin X1 I can only say you should try this cable.
 
Do you know anything about the cable other than it has a “carbon fibre shield”?
 
AudioSensibility Silver DC cable in the house. Playing it in now.

Very hard to compare because you have to go off memory and cant a/b. So far, like what I’m hearing even if the differences are subtle. Bit more detail, separation, bass tautness, more pronounced attack. Bit less fleshed-out though. All could be my imagination though. Overall, sounds good to me, so I won’t overthink it.

Lightning fast shipping and good communication.
 
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