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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 (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

05-21-01

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08-22-01 No, gaincard doesn't have to be used with 4708 ota cable kit ... sead@

08-23-01 I think you should try the ota speaker cables with the gainc ... ivos@

08-23-01 Hi ivo, i thought you went for vacation? funny, we live lik ... sead@

08-24-01 Hi sead, i'm still here. you know, my system sounds so good ... ivos@

08-30-01 Thanks sead, i just received a van den hul 90 degree phono ... Palmnell

09-06-01 Mark, gentle crimping isn't usually a good idea. unless you ... sead@

09-13-01 Sead, thanks for your thoughts regarding the gaincard power ... Kalan

09-26-01 thanks sead, i will use as small an amount of silver sold ... Palmnell

09-30-01 Add another audiogoner to the "lunatic fringe" or ... Slawney

09-30-01 Just to throw another spanner in the works! i had more ota ... Redkiwi

10-22-01 an interesting idea. i had never thought of that. unfortuna ... Palmnell

10-23-01: Ultrakaz
Just like to add my experience with Sakura cable. I've obtained the best sound by running the .4 cable on the positive/hot and .6 on the negative/return, both single stranded. Some of you are aware that there are two 47 Labs cables, one that is slightly thicker than the other.

A friend of mine, while in Japan went over to Junji Kimura's (designer/builder of all the 47 Labs gear) house and listened to his setup. While there Mr. Kimura told him that he prefers not to use multiple strands of cable. (Even on his power cords!) Mr. Kimura said that multiple strands break the signal up which affects the "timing relationships" in the music. I'm not sure if this is exactly what he meant because, even though my friend speaks fluent Japanese, true meanings get lost in translations.
Ultrakaz (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

10-24-01 Palmnell, i would have fully broken-in the ota cable before ... Slawney

10-25-01 Slawney, that's beautiful writing, if i may say so. btw, ano ... Gregm

10-25-01 "demiurgical divagations"?? where the hell is that ... Subaruguru

10-26-01 Slawney, would that i could have contained my unbridled pas ... Palmnell

10-28-01 I am nearly ready to try this stuff...can anyone draw a comp ... Bwhite

10-28-01 Bwhite, i will be able to compare valhallas -- in about a mo ... Gregm

10-28-01 Redkiwi, can it be that "fuller and richer" is ac ... Sead

10-28-01 Hi sead methinks you are right about it being mellower - bu ... Redkiwi

10-30-01 Bwhite, i will draw a comparison between nbs statement and o ... Slawney

10-30-01 With your permission, i want to send your comparison review ... Manzoor

10-30-01 Manzoor, thanks for the compliment, and permissions granted; ... Slawney

10-30-01 I have another question, but first... slawney! outstandin ... Bwhite

10-31-01 Bwhite, my recollection is that the ota as a speaker cable ... Caterham1700

10-31-01 Caterham, i think you're right - redkiwi was discussing mult ... Bwhite

10-31-01 Bwhite, slawney is indeed a poet and i make no pretense of b ... Caterham1700

10-31-01 I have not come across a cable that gets the start, body and ... Redkiwi

10-31-01 Slawney, slawney, my little grasshopper, you have strayed fr ... Asa

11-07-01 Caterham1700, redkiwi: your truths (expressed in verifiable, ... Slawney

11-07-01 okay slawney, that's great, now would you please sell me ... Bwhite

11-12-01 Thanks, slawney, i laughed out loud! this thread is a hoot! ... Asa

11-12-01 You tell him asa!!! come on slawney!! sell me that baby! pl ... Bwhite

11-13-01 Red...loonnggg- term break-in? how about break-down? i've no ... Subaruguru

11-13-01 It is somewhat strange to consider the sale of my nbs statem ... Slawney

11-13-01 Slawney, fantastic reply! i look forward to the day when yo ... Bwhite

11-13-01 Slawney, if you're going to do a little cable survey, i woul ... Asa

11-13-01 Asa, the way i see it (forgive me my eventual ignorance tha ... Sead

11-13-01 James, 1.) oxidation on ota, views? it does oxidate, of co ... Sead

11-14-01 The best ota digital cable that i have come up with in the p ... Dekay

11-15-01 Has anyone tried to use the ota wire with eichmann bullet pl ... Bwhite

11-15-01 Bwhite, when you see the ota connectors, you'll realise that ... Caterham1700

11-15-01 Sead, don't be a horse's ass. if you think my views are over ... Asa

11-17-01 Dear mark (aka asa), i am terribly sorry if i’ve left ... Sead

11-19-01 More names huh, but still no guts. hmmm...i thought so. Asa

11-19-01 C'mon, guys...lighten up! asa, your zorro-like flashes sting ... Subaruguru

11-20-01 Only when they ask for it, subaruguru...as you know. how gen ... Asa

12-02-01 How to kill a web forum discussion? 1. ignore the poster wh ... Sead

12-03-01 I've been monitoring the discussion here for a while now, an ... bejust@

12-03-01 Hi, 47labs cable is not aged. it's performance over time i ... Sead

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