Power Cable with a "soft" top end

as someone who has auditioned production and custom dcca line cords, i can say categorically, that none of his line cords are soft. while they are not frequency imbalanced, they are closer to neutral than soft.

the problem with audiophile terms is that soft to one may be neutral to another. i can only speak from my experience as a listener and reviewer.

the problem with audiophile terms is that soft to one may be neutral to another. i can only speak from my experience as a listener and reviewer.

I find that the problem with audiophile terms is that people tend to use them in absolute terms rather than relative to another product under evaluation.

I'm reasonably convinced after hearing the same power cords in two local systems that what might sound soft in one system (or aggressive, or warm, or...) can sound differently in another system.

Therefore, these discussions are helpful as a basic starting point, but there's no shortcut around hearing the product in one's own system.

Which is the primary reason to buy used wire, IMO.

ambiguity , or lack of communication is often exacerbated when a term is used in a relative manner. thus, if "soft" is precisely defined, there is no misunderstanding. soft is difficult to define. as i understand it,it is a vague adjective, meaning somewhat unfocused. how unfocused, i don't know.

my comments about the dcca cable imply that the cables are not unfocused.

Mr Tennis, there can be no absolutes in this game. It's simply not possible. Nobody here has the tools nor the power senses to relate to anything here in absolutes. The best we can do is to compare a product under evaluation to one whose "levels" of performance we are familiar.

There is no communication issue when one reports the findings of two SPECIFIC problems. At least the test can be repeated by anyone through the purchase or borrowing of the 2 products. No test can be run where a product is described by nothing more than a list of words.

"Soft" is indeed difficult to define. But the differences of this parameter between two products should allow us to determine which one is "softer".

If we find that we do not agree with a reported conclusion, that is a different issue altogether. And ultimately, this latter issue all but makes many comments here moot other than we learn the likes/dislikes of the reporter.

my comments about the dcca cable imply that the cables are not unfocused.

Yes, until sometime in the future you hear this cable compared to another which ultimate has more focus. Then you will conclude your current cable is unfocused. Such is progress.