Cardas · Clear Beyond
From $2,900
Cardas · Clear Beyond
Cardas's most sophisticated power cable: Clear Beyond Power scaled up to 9 AWG with per-conductor shielding and a toroidal ground filter that extends the ground path to three times the cable's length.
Price is for one cord at the shortest length shown. Choose length and 15 A or 20 A equipment end in the selector.
Authorized Cardas dealer · Delivery and installation by Pearl Audio · Trade-ins welcome
The story
To make Clear Beyond Power XL, Cardas took Clear Beyond Power and scaled everything up: bigger 9 AWG tin-plated conductors, each with its own shield and multiple lay lengths, better overall shielding and improved noise filtering. A toroidal ground filter is built into the termination and works with a ground-leg extension that lengthens the path to ground to three times the cable, a geometry Cardas says could only come from George Cardas.
It is designed to give the largest, most power-hungry amplifiers clean, high current while also giving sensitive sources stable, noise-free power. It is terminated with Cardas's premium E-5 connectors, whose contact surfaces are silver/rhodium-plated solid copper.
Measure from the wall outlet or power strip to the component's IEC inlet along the real path, and round up; a power cord should never hang under tension. Most components use a 15 A IEC C15 inlet. Choose the 20 A C19 end only for amplifiers and power strips with the larger 20 A socket. Cardas supplies a US NEMA 5-15 wall plug as standard; Schuko (EU) and other plugs are available to order.
| Type | AC power cable |
| Conductors | 3 × 9 AWG; Grade 1, 99.9999% OFC, tin plated, Golden Ratio stranding, TPE insulation |
| Geometry | Twisted triad with PVC air tubes bound in FEP tape; each conductor has multiple lay lengths and its own shield; entire cable double shielded with tin-plated copper and magnet wire |
| Dielectric | TPE on each conductor; PVC air tubes |
| Filtration | Toroidal ground filter in the termination with ground-leg extension system |
| Jacket | Super-flexible TPR |
| Outside diameter | 0.715 in (18.2 mm) |
| Wall plug | US NEMA 5-15; Schuko and other plugs to order |
| Equipment end | IEC C15 (15 A) or IEC C19 (20 A) |
| Connectors | Cardas E-5 premium plugs |
| Lengths | 0.5 m to 5 m standard (see selector); any length to order |
| Sold as | Single cable |
| Warranty | Cardas lifetime cable warranty |
| Made in | Bandon, Oregon, USA |
Cardas Clear Beyond Power XL product page and specifications Specifications from cardas.com and the Cardas 2025 Dealer Catalog (Spring 2025 Retail). Lengths are metric; Cardas builds any length to order.
Cardas power cables run from Iridium to Clear Beyond Power XL; all are shielded twisted designs with Cardas's own silver/rhodium-plated solid copper connectors.
Plan your Cardas system with Pearl Audio
Pearl Audio is an authorized Cardas dealer. We can measure your runs, recommend terminations for your amplifier and speakers, special-order lengths and connectors that are not in the selector, and let you hear Cardas cabling in our Portland showroom by appointment. Call (503) 222-2599 or email sales@pearlaudio.com.
The Pearl Audio experience
A system at this level should be heard, thoughtfully matched, and properly set up. From the first audition to long-term ownership, you work with the same people, in person.
Hear the Clear Beyond Power XL by appointment in one of our two purpose-designed demonstration rooms, with your own music and time to compare without pressure.
We deliver and install throughout the Portland area, taking care of placement, connections, ventilation and system configuration ourselves.
We support everything we sell for as long as you own it, whether the answer comes by phone, in your home, or through factory service.
Trade-in assistance and qualifying 100% Trade-Up options give you flexibility when your listening priorities or your system change.
