Transparent Audio XL Power Cord

The XL Power Cord is the entry to Transparent’s XL tier on the power side of the system — the cord to move to when Reference Power Cord has been outgrown and Opus Power Cord is the next-decade target rather than the current one. XL sits above Reference within the ULTIMATE (CONNOISSEUR) collection as a heftier, more tightly constructed OFHC power cable technology paired with a more precise filter network calibrated to the exact length of the cable and its inherent electrical properties, still packaged in the same sleek, epoxy resin-filled carbon fiber composite noise-reduction module the Reference and Opus cords use.

Tightly constructed OFHC (Oxygen-Free High-Conductivity) power cable technology, heftier than Reference Power Cord, holds every element of the cable package firmly in place and preserves the intended electrical properties across the run. Proprietary handcrafted termination technology ensures unrestricted, stable power transfer; IEC and AC plug orientation is customized per order to fit the actual rack layout the cord will live in, so the fit stays reliable and the strain-relief works as intended. The step from Reference Power Cord to XL typically shows up as a further reduction in noise floor and cleaner leading-edge transient behavior — the same character the Reference cord introduces over Premium, extended one tier deeper.

XL Power Cord is designed for established connoisseur-tier systems where the amplification and source components are resolving enough that Reference Power Cord has become the limiting element on the power side. It comes standard with the XL PowerIsolator when the two are ordered together. Level-matched ULTIMATE companions include XL RCA, XL Balanced, XL Speaker Cable, and XL Phono. Fully upgradeable to Opus Power Cord or Opus Power Cord Source through Transparent’s Upgrade Program, with original investment retained. Warranty registration extends the standard limited warranty to lifetime for the original owner.

Power cords audition best in the actual system, at the actual rack, with the component they’ll feed — the delta from Reference to XL typically shows up as a further quieting of the noise floor and refinement of transient leading edges rather than a tonal shift, and that’s a change a familiar recording makes clearly audible. Walk in during business hours or book ahead if the audition is a Reference-vs-XL comparison and the system needs to be listened to in a settled state.