Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit

Dave,the solder is called Riehl Copper Solder named after its composition designer Brent Riehl. This solder has no lead and no flux. I got it to flow well. You do need to have a quality gun with adjustable temperature. This is, by far the best sounding solder I believe I have heard. Reason I feel I can say this is I have 2 Sonoran cables one with the older high quality solder and another identical, but with the copper based. The difference is not sudtle.This solder is sold by the pound call 1-877-668-4332.This is also where I purchased the hook up wire. Tom

Tom, thanks for the info. Sounds like you've messed around with some different solders, eh? Have you tried the Wonder,WBT, or the Cardas Quad Eutectic? I have only read their names (along with several other types)in the Tweakers Asylum.I guess I've opened another can of worms.Looks like a quality iron will be neccessary to make the "good stuff" flow.. there was something else about midnight , a full moon and swinging a chicken overhead (no problem there)...I appreciate the feedback.thanks,Dave

Slawney, it was my post that recommended using the two different wire gauges (thin hot, thick return). However, not for ICs but only for speakers cables. In my system it produced better bass.

My Japanese speaking friend is going back to Japan next week and may visit Mr. Kimura again. While there he can ask him (not the distributor!) directly, if the thicker cable would make a good power cable. I would call Mr. Kimura myself, but he does not speak English and my Japanese is rusty. The last time my friend was there Mr. Kimura gave him the exact power cable and another experimental cable he was using in his reference system. My friend gave me the cables, but I have not used them as the gauge looks too small-might start a fire, although the insulation is thicker than on the OTA.

What might work is to hardwire the OTA to the the component and attach a plug at the end and plug that end into your favorite power cord. That way the first power cord can dampen the mechanical resonances and the OTA can further refine the filtered power.

I have had very good results using the standard OTA as a power cable for my CD/DVD player. As the player is internally grounded (and obviously is not very current hungry) it was simply a matter of terminating the wire, live and neutral, with a male plug (used a Hubbell 5266C if I remember the part # correctly) and an iec (used a Schurter). I also ran the OTA wire through 1/8" heat shrink (without shrinking it down) just to give me some added peace of mind, not that I deserve it. Just made me feel a bit better, but I'm sure many out there will tell me I'm crazy for doing this. I'd never have the nerve to attach it to anything that needed to be grounded or was very current hungry, but in this application it has been fabulous, improving upon a $350 retail power cord, and allowing me to shift that cord onto another piece of equipment with a decent, but inferior cord.

I've just got the 0,6 OTA power cords for a trial. The cables were well burned-in: they spent some time in a 47 labs system. The IEC connectors are made of a very light plastic, from Japan. The cables are longer than usual: over 3m. These power cords were designed for 4 power supplies/components: 1 AC plug and 4 IEC connectors. My 47 labs setup consists of 2 power supplies so 2 wires in this setup are excessive. I think it will degrade a little bit the effect of these cords. After only 2-3 hours the sound stabilized so I started to listen.
The first impressions are very good, I would say excellent. The sound opened up beautifully with more air in the treble region. Extension is better, both in the bass, which is now fuller and has more weight, and in the treble that sounds cleaner and smoother, with no grain at all. The soundstage is now bigger (positively, the proportions are just as they should be) spreading in all directions with more space between instruments and voices.
Also, the dynamic is improved. Everything breathes more easily with a lot of details. Voices sound smoother and more natural.
The 0,6 OTA wire as a power cord brings new improvement in my 47/essence setup. It brought power and dynamic without sacrificing anything from the 0,4 wire’s virtues. In fact, the 0,6 OTA surpasses thinner wire in every respect.
One thing concerning the bass: it's certainly fuller and deeper but I notice a hint of softening in the mid-bass region. Is it because of the 2 excessive IEC plugs that just «steal» some AC power? I don't know, but I'll definitely get some 0,6 OTAs (for PCs) for myself.
Ivo