Transparent Audio power cords


I have a question for experienced users about certain Transparent cords. The application is on a McCormack Audio DNA-500 amp (w/ the SMC audio Silver Plus upgrade) driving Focal Sopra 2 speakers. The cord in use now is a Transparent Powerlink MM2 (mm2x serial number). This cord was the next step above the Reference in the mm2 generation. The name of the Powerlink MM2 cord was changed to XL for the Gen 5 and Gen 6 products.

I have tried both the Reference Gen 5 and Reference Gen 6 cords on this amp which according to theory, they should sound better than the Powerlink MM2. Both are, in general, respectively, a step up in sound quality as would be expected. However, we now get to my issue, neither of the two Reference cords has enough "meat on the bones" compared to the Powerlink MM2. They are just lighter weight sounding. The likely thought is to try a Gen 5 or Gen 6 XL cord but, the price point for a new Gen 6 XL cord is getting uncomfortable.

So, will an XL cord give me that weight and solidity I'm after or might I want to be looking at another brand to get the sound where I want it to be while trying to rein in the cost.

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I would burn in 200 hours first. In my experience gravitas comes in last especially with Transparent Audio. 

@jji666 -

       BTW, it’s science that says the earth is round, and the science deniers who say otherwise...so when you come up with the flat-earther trope, that really refers to the cable believer camp, not the science and engineering camp.

    Is that an example of willful ignorance, or- just ignorance of the truth/facts/science, gleaned since the 1800's, regarding electricity?

mwh777

I believe that Transparent MM2 Series (Reference, Reference XL and OPUS) still holds up well in 2024. As above, the newer GEN5 and GEN6 is a more balanced Power Cord(PC) from top to bottom.  Keep me posted if you choose a different brand PC for your McCormack amp.

 

Happy Listening!

"the Reference Gen 5 and Reference Gen 6 " or whatever they name their power cable we call them snake oil. The best power cord is the one that comes with the unit but if you care about aesthetics go buy a 10awg power cable on amazon. Don't get fooled and waste money.