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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.
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abex
322 posts
 
Something I find of intrest is the speaker's he has designed
because he is using Aluminum cast driver's.My speaker's are of that pedigree and I am having a great ime using them with the OTA cable.

I do not think they could be driven by SET amps ,but they sound like nothing I have ever had and they go down to around 32Hz. before needing support.My new speaker's will go even lower and have the same type of driver technology.

This is the review I found of those speaker's.
http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/47lab/shigaraki3.html
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dekay
5,552 posts
 
Abex:

Check out carolinaaudio.com for similar speakers (same Jordan JX92s drivers, I think).
ivo
13 posts
 
As I’ve been listening to the 4719 speaker cables for some time, I'll try to put some light on this Junji Kimura's new design. The new cables are 12mm wide, 0.1mm thick OFC ribbons "dressed" in a very thin tubing. You can cut the ends of the cables with scissors to shape them upon the connectors of your amp and speakers. My cables came already prepared for the Gaincard /Konus Essence terminals. The only thing I did was to make them 2mm shorter in order to avoid their contact with the Gaincard's body. The cables are very soft and it's easy to cut them. But they are not as brittle as the OTA cables. With careful handling you can terminate these cables to the amps and speakers many times with no trace of damaging.
IMO, these speaker cables are superior to the OTA in every respect. My concern was how the 4719 will act in the terms of speed (accuracy), rhythm and timing because we all know how the OTA is good in these areas. No, the 4719 don’t fall behind the OTA. I have to say that 4719 kept all attributes of OTA but lifting most of them on a higher degree.

Regards,

Ivo
david_d
83 posts
 
Hi, Ivo!

Nice to hear from you again! What about the price? How does it compares to the OTA cables in that respect?
Now...I got curious. The 4719/20 look pretty similar to the Alpha Core Goertz cables which the OTA bettered (as many others) according to this thread. Then they must be much, much better than such very similar designs? I mean the OTA were praised as some of the very best (and to some perhaps "the" very best!?) cables. It's a bit confusing to see that a similar design to a design that was "beaten" by the OTA now takes the "crown" from the OTA. I can easily believe that the new 4719/20 are better sounding cables than the OTA, but then a question apears: was the OTA praised to high for their good? Just asking...
You didn't sound too enthusiastic (to me at least) about the new cables either. Perhaps a few more words from you and Sead could give me/us a better perspective. Thanks!
Cheers!
abex
322 posts
 
I guess I will have to live with the Regular OTA Cable and if I hear a drmatic difference I will have it all cruo's.

My new speaker's will be wired with OTA so i will know more then.I sent the designer both treated and untreated which he will decide whats best after running test.

You could buy the speaker cable and use the OTA for IC's.

Thanks for the info!
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