Power Cable will not fully insert. Help.

It'll be fine. I've had the same issue with my DAC and it's no problem performance-wise.  

@roxy54  thanks. I brushed a microscopic amount of deoxit and it cut the distance in half so I’m leaving it. Nothing exploded (yet). 
 

thanks 😊

Yes, for some reason that sometimes happens, as roxy54 said no big deal, it will be fine.

Dump this cable ASAP!!

Calm down Edward.

You should have received a slip of paper with the cable noting that the connector can be very tight. That’s so that an excellent grip can be achieved. In cases where it’s very tight, I believe it’s recommending that you gently insert and remove a wooden toothpick between the three pairs of gripper plates. A little at a time, as you don’t want to loosen it too much.  Just be sure the toothpick is strong enough so that it doesn't break.  Not sure about the alternative of using a small flathead screwdriver.  It's metal on metal, but then the connector to the socket is metal on metal too.

@twoleftears  I did indeed. I was unsuccessful in this but it’s probably due to my lack of experience. The first power cord took some effort but nothing like this. 
 

I love the effect these cords have and I have to say I agree with those who said power cords were as/nearly as big an improvement as speaker cable.  I didn’t and still don’t completely understand why or how, but love that they do. 

It’s funny,  I have bought power cords that are so tight they were a pain to insert and I’ve bought a power cord that was so heavy and the plugs fit so loosely, it would not stay in at all! I literally had a Block of wood under the plugs on both ends to keep them from falling out.

Live and learn.

@gochurchgo 

I love the effect these cords have and I have to say I agree with those who said power cords were as/nearly as big an improvement as speaker cable.  I didn’t and still don’t completely understand why or how, but love that they do. 

I agree that a PC can play a significant role in a component or system's sound. Can you elaborate on the sonic signature of the AE Ocean 3P?

@lowrider57  I am hearing greater clarity, wider channel separation and lower bass than I was previously getting. 
 

Very happy. All my cables are AE except for power cables I have yet to replace. 

@gochurchgo 

I think I'll give one a try. I have a pair of ICs on order.

Thanks.

It all depends what power cord and connector some are very big , that’s why I use a WBT,or Furutech and your Denafrips has a Furutech connector I believe 

what type,or brand power cord are you using ? Some brand connectors are not standard shape

If you want a "flush" fit, you could trim or gring the electric prongs back by the .1 inch.

Obviously grind.. not gring. DFP

+1 Furutech connectors.

Thanks all.

Glad for this discussion. It got me to order the Audio Envy PC for my Jay's cdt2-mk3. Somehow, after all the improvements I made to my NODE (Pardo with Shunyata pc plus green computer optical isolation bundle for ethernet cable feed and soborthane hemisphere isolation feet on all), my streaming setup now has more clarity than the Jay's. Stupid me, I didn't bother upgrading the pc on the Jay's when I got it. I am sure the Audio envy pc will be the improvement in clarity I need. I  already got all Audio Envy XLR and their phono cable and they are definitely an excellent value price to performance.

The Mega 3 is quite impressive.

https://audioenvy.com/product/power-cord/mega/

Stupid me, I didn’t bother upgrading the pc on the Jay’s when I got it. I am sure the Audio envy pc will be the improvement in clarity I need.

Absolutely. Plus isolation or decoupling of the transport.

@lowrider57 

Thanks, good call on isolation. Just ordered some more.