Strictly necessary cookies keep you signed in. Optional ones help us see which pages land and which don't. Pick what you want — you can change it any time. Details.
Cables
Start a system on Transparent Audio's entry cable line, built in Maine by a brand dealers already trust.
where to hear it
Are you a dealer carrying this line? Get on the map.
about hardwired
Hardwired is the entry-level cable line from Transparent Audio, the Saco, Maine cable manufacturer founded in 1980. Launched at CES 2015, Hardwired was created to put Transparent's design approach within reach of basic music and home-theater systems, with cables starting around $30 — a deliberate value tier under the company's filtered network-box flagship products. The Hardwired range covers speaker cable and interconnects intended as the foundation of an entry system, designed to integrate with Transparent's higher lines as buyers upgrade. Unlike the company's signature network-equipped cables, Hardwired keeps the construction simple to hit its price point, while retaining Transparent's conductor and geometry work. The market case rests largely on the parent brand. Transparent Audio is a US manufacturer well known to dealers, with decades of coverage in Stereophile and The Absolute Sound across its main lines. Distribution is direct from the manufacturer in Maine. The Hardwired sub-line itself is budget-tier and less individually reviewed than the flagship products, but the parent-brand recognition and clear domestic US presence make it a known quantity for retailers fitting out value systems. Hardwired cables are manufactured by Transparent Audio in Saco, Maine.