LCDi4. I saw the UEF Level 3 on Audiogon. But, I would like to send under 1K.
They have a Shunyata Research Python Helix Alpha on AG for well under 1k.
Here is some info on the Shunyata Research Python Helix Alpha:
"There is transient agility, with the leading edge of each note materializing without blurring or undue snap, and tonal honesty, neither an obvious light nor dark character. The music simply
is, resisting attempts to explain it. In contrast, the older non-Helix Anaconda sounded slightly less energetic, a touch veiled."
"The Python Helix offered a consistently clearer, more vivid view of the music -- one that's more about the music and less about the sound. Putting this another way, the Python Helix has less of a signature than the older Anaconda, sounding more transparent and simply better."
I have the above cable connected to my Lumin U1 and the Shunyata Research Alpha Digital connected to my Dave. The total price used for both cables used was $945.00. There was a total tonal change and any hint of glare was gone. The soundstage was deeper/wider and the low level detail floats in a sea of blackness.
Here is some info on the SR Alpha Digital:
"Shunyata has unleashed their biggest advance in power-cord technology with the Zitron Alpha Digital cables. They are specifically designed for digital components.
Shunyata founder Caelin Gabriel designed the
Alpha Digital to reduce the noise floor on all types of digital electronics, whether digital audio or video. It renders unmistakable improvement on digital players, DACs, Class-D amps, Blu-ray players, audio and video servers, and all other digital and video gear. The first and only power cable to act as a power-line conditioner on its own, the Alpha Digital Power Cord will simply leave you with your jaw on the floor. All these claims have been proven, and all doubters have been banished. Try one for yourself. This is a serious game changer... guaranteed!
The
Alpha Digital power cord was developed directly by Caelin Gabriel to target and measurably reduce the extreme high-frequency noise generated by all types of digital electronics, whether in audio or video applications. The noise reducing property of the Alpha Digital is so significant that this can be objectively measured using a Power Analyzer. More importantly, even a brief evaluation will yield an unmistakable, dramatic improvement in sound or image quality.
In the old days, power cords designed specifically for digital used ferrous metals or heavy shielding that did more to "tune" the sound than improve it. These outdated treatments had obvious colorations such as dynamic compression and a dulling, or darkening of sound. The Alpha Digital power cord delivers a dramatic reduction in measured noise without any side-effect, leading to clearer visual images and better sound in every conceivable digital application, including new Class-D amplifiers.
Technology
The functional core of the Alpha Digital is Gabriel's re-working of the circuit, which has already demonstrated measurable improvement in square-wave response tests. This manipulation within the Alpha Digital lead to an immediate reduction in high-frequency noise, making this the first and only power cord that is essentially an independent power conditioner, without the associated box, added cost and connections. Of course, all of Shunyata's other treatments remain in play, from the CDA 101 Alpha-Cryogenic copper to Shunyata's own CopperConn connectors."
