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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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kublakhan
718 posts
 
"Fired?" Whoa! Don't sweat it, Abex; it's not even thoughtworthy. (You won't find that one in the dictionary either. It's my own.)

have fun
abex
322 posts
 
Nice!Now I have to find a way of having fun! Always more pressure!
Wish I could go surfing--The real kind!

Later
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dekay
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Abex:

A couple of years ago I heard about a gent in the UK experimenting with cable insulation color and sound.
abex
322 posts
 
Well he must have went MAD! If you made OTA a clear color,then put a protective sleeve over it there would be no difference in the sound.But light might slow down energy so there might be plausible reason for such an experiment.

A good physics question!

Thx!
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dekay
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Abex:

I was under the impression (from discussion of the topic with a cable manufacturer) that it had to do with dialectic properties (perhaps the effecting the portion of the signal running on the outside if the wire).

I also feel that it would wrong to assume that the cable with the highest/most pure conductivity is always the best for our application.

Yes, it's just one more thing to think about and there are already enough factors to drive one MAD, IMO.

I have pretty much given up on DIY cables (just use the ones already made that sound nice, plus the OTA cable) as I have come to dislike the lengthy process of auditioning/comparing cables in general.

Maybe it's less of a hassle for you now that you have a cable cooker?

I only accepted your audition offer as there are not many people running OTA in their systems and this is the cable that you are trying to match/beat.
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