Sakura Systems OTA Cable Kit

I've been monitoring the discussion here for a while now, and have also heard a basic 47 Labs digital/amplification system.

Can anyone share their thoughts on the following: How is the Stratos copper cable actually made? Is it aged in any way? Can its inherent qualities be damaged by poor handling, cable-burners and the like, or other environmental factors? Is it a finite source our is it continually manufactured?

Many thanks to all who respond.

jusbe

Hi,

47Labs cable is not aged.

It's performance over time is comparable to other modern high quality cables, meaning that it will last without degradation pretty long but not forever as it is the case even with the cables their manufacturers may claim to be eternal.

Surprisingly for cable of this diameter, with insulation on, it is taking user brutality quite well, although I would not suggest really strong bending. I am telling this from experience as I do abuse it on a regular basis.

Cable burners will not damage it - I use it as mains cable (which doesn't mean that anyone should do the same!). Will cable burner make it sound better than when burned in with a real music signal is another issue.

It is a commercial product and, as such, it is continually produced. Of course, 47Labs can take it out of production if they desire to do so but to my knowledge, there are no plans that they could do something like that.

I've been using this cable for something like 3 years now and, except for the addition of blue translucent color, it has been consistent in production and quality.

On the user side, with exception of the slight fade of that blue color that occurs over time and a minor capilar oxidation close to cable ends, I have not noticed degradation in the performance of 3 years old cable compared to freshly burned in. Of course this period may not be sufficent time for a serious assessment of cable longevity but I hope to be around in years to come and I can report on how things are coming.

Best,
Sead

14. Commit all of the errors you ascribe to others as you are listing them.

15. Still don't add anything substantive as you commit error no. 14.

16. Hope that no one ever calls you on your lack of substantive contribution, and, if exposed, that you can blame others by listing a list.

Stratos and ordinary OFC. I stress again; I've heard this system and loved it, but don't understand why, if Stratos is just OFC, that any other decent OFC from a reputable supplier, cannot be used in its place?

Is it cold-treated, annelaed in some way, a mono-crystal filament, or an alloy of some kind? Has it secretly been treated with C37 lacquer or some such potion?

Thanks for your reply Sead. I hope everyone's differences can be resolved soon (or better still, put to bed), so more useful discussion can take place.

Justin

What is C37 lacquer, as opposed to other lacquer? AudioNote Kondo also uses a similar lacquering process on their similarly thin conductor, bare wire term'd speaker cables -a procedure they call "tinning", applied in seven coats - and many of the observations here of the Sakura wire are very similar to my own reactions to the AudioNote stuff. My understanding from AudioNote is that this lacquering process is critical to the sound of the wire relative to issues of wire composition or configuration. Connection?