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Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit

Has anyone tried this "minimalist" cable kit? After receiving a recommendation from someone with similar musical values to myself, and whose ears I trust, I could not resist ordering one. I will report on how they sound in a few weeks, but am interested in others' opinions too.

For those that have not heard about them look at www.sakurasystems.com for an interesting read. The cable sounds as if it is very close to the specification of the conductors in Belden Cat5. So I may have spent around 100 times what the kit is worth. We shall see.

If you have not heard this cable, please don't bother posting your opinions of how it MUST sound here. Nor am I that interested in hearing how stupid I must be to order this kit - it's my money and you are free to make different decisions with yours. Sorry for this condition, but I am bored with those that have nothing positive to offer on this site, and post their opinions based on deductive logic rather than actual experience.
redkiwi
redkiwi OP
1,092 posts
 
My OTA cables are now back on the woofers after burn-in, and settled down, and I take back any of my previous reservations. The sound is much better than garden hose on the woofers and OTA on the electrostatic. The garden hose sounds ponderous and noisy by comparison. Don't know why, but they took much longer to burn in than the others.
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dekay
5,396 posts
 
Redkiwi: I logged 300+ hours on my set, but it was easy because I used a SS amp for 200+ hours of it. No way would I have been able to do that with the tube amp alone in such as short time. I am glad to hear that they have worked out for both applications on your setup as I had no way to judge the "way low" frequencies myself. Now all that I have to do is to find a way to keep "Eddie the Thug", our largest cat from clipping them off of the speaker terminals (he's the cat that "hugs" the speakers). Kitch gave me a few good ideas that I will check out. Are you going to try it out in the SS system at the getaway residence? Ken has done the true test though, IMO, his vinyl posts of late have me drooling for a turntable and a phono preamp again. I shopped a few thrift stores out in the Valley today (as in Valley Girl) and the LP assortment was mind boggling @ 99 cents a copy.
kitch29
316 posts
 
Hey Brulee, we're waiting!
brulee
564 posts
 
Hi Kitch29, how you been?
What are we waiting for? I'm thicker than most.
moto_man
326 posts
 
Sorry to be a skeptic, but why is $600 for a 50 foot (meter?) spool of 24 guage copper wire and a few terminators a good deal? What, if anything, is the difference between the OTA 24 guage OFC solid core copper wire and 24 guage copper wire purchased at an electrical supply house at substantially less? I'm not trying to rain on anyone's parade . . . just wondering why I shouldn't just DIY for a lot less . . .
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