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Cables · Power
Hearing More Music Through Better Cables
Since 1980founded by Karen Sumner & Brad ForsytheSaco, Maine
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Transparent is an American cable manufacturer headquartered in Saco, Maine. The company specializes in high-end audio cables, including interconnects, speaker cables, and power-related products designed to optimize signal transfer between audio components. Their approach emphasizes engineering precision, careful material selection, and construction techniques aimed at preserving the integrity of the audio signal from source to speaker. Transparent has built its reputation over decades by focusing on the belief that better cables allow listeners to experience more of what was originally captured in a recording.
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The reference cable line — speaker, interconnect, digital, AC, and HDMI at the cost-no-object end.
The reference Gen5 cables across categories — built around in-house network boxes that tune the cable to system impedances.
The volume Gen5 line across speaker, interconnect, and power.
The entry into the brand — MusicWave MM2 cables and PowerWave conditioning.
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