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Cardas Cross power cable - brightness issue

I'm trying out some Cardas Cross power cable. I've had it plugged into my GNSC-modified ARC LS-15 for a week or so. Not a lot of hours on it; maybe 20. Thought it sounded interesting...either opened up the top end a bit, or added some brightness. In listening to some orchestral material the last couple of nights, in the loud parts, the strings didn't sound right...they sounded too top-heavy, too bright. I plugged in my stock cable, and that issue largely disappeared. (I was listening, in particular, to a Deutsche Grammophon recording, which can have a somewhat exaggerated "sheen" on the strings anyway, I'll admit, but it wasn't as noticeable on the stock cable.)

Anybody have any similar experience? Any thoughts about break-in of power cable? I got the idea from somewhere that there was no break-in issue with power cable? Anybody done any comparing among the Cardas power cables, or other power cables compared to Cardas?

Thanks much
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nuhi
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Try it on your source instead, weird as it seems when I put some aftermarket powercord on my ARC SP-16 it sounds bright if the source wasn't treated as well. So start at your source, of course IMHO.

I tried Cardas Quadlink 5c power cord and it had rolled off highs, not bright, it was dark and euphonic.
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