Transparent Audio OPUS Power Cord Source

The Opus Power Cord Source is Transparent’s TRANSCENDENT-tier power cord engineered specifically for source components in a reference-class system — streamers, DACs, disc players, preamplifiers — rather than for the current demands of a large amplifier. It uses the same Opus filter-network precision as the full Opus Power Cord (calibrated to the specific cable length and its inherent electrical properties, encased in a beautifully contoured carbon-fiber module filled with epoxy resin) but in a smaller-diameter, more flexible, lighter package that fits easily behind a rack or shelf populated with multiple source components.

The two-cable strategy — Opus Power Cord for high-current amplifiers, Opus Power Cord Source for source components in the same system — is Transparent’s canonical layout for TRANSCENDENT-class power. Sources don’t need the massive current-carrying OFHC bundle of the amplifier cord, and using it behind a source rack creates real physical problems: it’s too stiff to route cleanly, it can lift a small streamer off its shelf, and its bulk makes rack management difficult. Opus Power Cord Source solves all three while preserving the network calibration precision reference-class source components benefit from. Handcrafted OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) conductor bundle sized for source-component current draw; precision-torqued IEC and AC plug termination; IEC and AC plug orientation customized per order to fit the actual rack layout.

Opus Power Cord Source is designed for TRANSCENDENT-tier source components in reference-class systems — the systems where cable-level noise floor becomes clearly audible and the source component’s inherent resolution deserves a power cord calibrated to its specific electrical characteristics. Level-matched TRANSCENDENT companions include Opus RCA, Opus Balanced, Opus Speaker Cable, Opus Phono, Opus Power Cord, and Opus PowerIsolator. Warranty registration extends the standard limited warranty to lifetime for the original owner. Free network recalibration for registered owners when a source-component change requires network adjustment.

Source-component power cords audition best in the actual system, at the actual rack, with the actual source components in place — the delta from XL Power Cord (used at a source) to Opus Power Cord Source shows up as a lower noise floor and cleaner leading-edge transients on familiar recordings, not as a tonal shift. Walk in during business hours or book ahead if the audition needs the actual source components in the rack and the system given time to settle.