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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
abex
322 posts
 
I have to agree given that is the opinion of other's also.The Plasic gives the most direct contact to the post.

OTOH,I was forced to use a connector for my CDP.For some reason I could not get them to work so I tried Eichmanns whch seem to work fine.

I will be doing some test using Cryo treated OTA .That shall be very intresting.I will have enough to run Treated with and without Eich Plugs and using the Plastic Connectors.
slawney
242 posts
 
I agree with Brulee and Ivo on the sonic superiority of the 47 Labs plug over the Eichmann. In the end, I use the Eichmann on only one set of IC cables, and that is located on the TV!
I do not know if it has been announced already on this thread, but 47 Labs has recently started shipping a new speaker cable, and has announced new IC and digital cables, whose sonic superiority over OTA has already been documented by at least one contributor here. I think we should start a new thread on these new cables, since they have a new construction, and probably new set-up requirements. I personally do not have these new cables yet (I still run OTA), but hope to have them soon, otherwise I would start the thread myself. You can see a picture of the new speaker cable on either the sakurasystems or the konusaudio web-sites.
ivo
13 posts
 
Slawney, I was thinking about the new thread on the 47 labs new cables. But, isn't it too early for that? Shouldn't we wait for some time until the others get chance to listen to these cables?

Regards,

Ivo
abex
322 posts
 
What is the difference in the new version?

I am trying to have some regular cryo'd to see if there is a marked improvement in it,but it has not returned as yet.I think at the end of nest week it will be here.

In the process of having my speaker crossover's reworked,new Binding Post and using the OTA for internal speaker wiring.The X\Oer's will be outboard also.The Binding post will give me the capability of Bi\Verticle Amping.
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dekay
5,555 posts
 
Abex:

Have you considered changing the RCA's on your transport/CD player?

I have done this on my vintage amps as the stock female RCA's do not work @ all with the 47 Labs RCA's. The female RCA's on my old Musical Fidelity amp did not work well either come to think of it.

I however used inexpensive female RCA's which look to be the same as the ones @ Triode Electronics (they come with supplied with Teflon washers).
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