DCCA PC stiffness?

I'm a huge fan of DCCA cables, and I already own a couple of Extreme Refs for my amp, and a PowerWave2 for my PS300. These were bought late last year, and I had to have the Extremes customized with 90 degree bends to make them fit. Don did a great job on them.

The PowerWave 2, also very good sounding, is thinner and lighter than the Extremes, but still fairly thick and heavy by power cord standards.

I was tentative in trying his newer Musical Essence cables due to not being able to handle more of these very thick cables, but lo and behold, I received my ME today. It's much more flexible and much lighter than any of DCCA's previous cables. Don claims these are his best sounding ones yet. Physically, they remind me of VH Flav 4 cables, maybe a little thicker, but definately usable and user friendly.

If you've been scared off by the size of DCCA cables, looks like Don has addressed the concern.

Don is the best cable maker I have ever dealt with,
The service is unbelievable.You will not only get
hook with His cables but to His kindness,and patience.
I just hope many more audiophile will try his cable,
to me they are best they flesh out the music out
of your system, they have weight and a good bass.
Music sounds LIVE.I am also glad they are less stiff
now.

When I was discussing the stiffness issue with Don, he mentioned to me the primary reason for the stiffness was the shielding. He could reduce the stiffness by eliminating some shielding.

How does this jibe with what you guys know about the new, more flexible cords? Do they have less shielding, and if so doesn't this affect the sound?

I would think that this question would best be answered by Don, the designer, himself. I have read that certain components sound better with minimal or no shielding,i.e. tube amps. But isn't the sheilding supposed to keep out the RFI amd EMI? Might depend on the system's location,etc. Maybe Don found some sheilding that was just more flexible; not necessarily less sheilding. You don't see Don posting much, but maybe he'll chime in briefly for an explanation.

You're right. I should ask him. But, I'm not in the market for any new PCs, so I don't want to waste his time.

I was just curious.