What is the best power cord for pass labs xa100.5?

Ahhh powercords. The interesting things folks say about powercords.
I am a Pangea nutcase.
Prior to Pangea, I was convinced all powercords sounded the same.
Then along came a Pangea AC9. I stuck it on my amp and instantly could hear more bass. I was like wow...

So now i just bought a Pangea AC9SE, the upgrade verssion.
I stuck it on my Furman REF20i power conditioner JUST to break it in. I was amazed. It really made my system sound better. Clearly improved tonal balance.

Tried in on the other Powerconditioner,(PS AUdio P600 used just for digital components) and NOTHING, just more etched upper freq. Jeesh, not for that spot!
Wow. So i bought a second for the amp. a little better.
Tried the amp one on the preamp. WOW bass like never before. I have to buy a third four meter Pangea AC9SE to keep at the preamp for when I want to rock out. (I cannot keep it on all the time as my apt dwelling precludes makinga lot of noise/ heavy bass)

The two meter one I tried on DAC, not great, Rudistor RPX33mk2 good, could buy one for it later on. Though I could use the spare one for the preamp on the headamp when not using it for the preamp.
SO yeah, damn right power cords CAN possibly change your life.
Just depends which ones, where.
This is MY experience with powercords.
Your experience may vary considerably!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I have the XA30.5 amp and heard minimal improvement with using a Pangea AC-9 on it. I tried others as well, also minimal improvement. I tried an Audience Powerchord "E" version and heard a significant improvement, which really surprised me.

BPT was better than others w/ my INT-30A.

John

One thing Nelson HAS to do is keep from getting sued so he supplies a UL approved pc and it's a good one. I'm not surprised you found it better than the ones you bought on ebay.

As to the best....that's up to you to find out. For my 100.5's and 30.5, I am using DH Labs Power Plus (ballpark $300). It's not in my DNA to spend more than a few hundred on a pc.

I also tried Liz's Pangea 9's on the XA.5's with no complaints. You mentioned "punching power". Those are 7 gauge compared to the 14 you are using now. Might give you more punch.

I have used Tekline Reference on my Pass amps, always liked it better than the Pass cord.