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kulafu

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Snake River Audio
09/08/24 at 02:05:27

I went to the Pacific Audio Fest and met with Johny, the owner of SRA. We talked for over a 1/2 hour. Absolutely great person to talk to. Passionate about what he does. I am going to bite the bullet and purchase what he says is the biggest bang for the buck: Amp Power cables. I am considering his other products so anybody here have any experience with his speaker and XLR cables?
Bob

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HDTV2, Liionidas Silver 10/W-15,Sarah300b/Cary SET Monos/,CSP3 25th/Lampizator Atlantic TRP/USB/Pulse/LHY SW10, Roon/Thorens 1600(SRA ICs and PCs/Equi=Core 1800, SFDBs and STR-1002s)

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Kamran

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Re: Snake River Audio
Reply #1 - 09/08/24 at 04:19:24

Bob,

I met him last year at CAF—great guy!

Every cable connected to my Sarah is Signature Series SRA in addition to his USB Boomslang. AMP series PC is what I started with—I don’t think you can go wrong.

Very tempted to pull the trigger again on his Labor Day sale. Let’s see if my self discipline lasts another 24 hrs.

Are you coming to Decfest again this year?

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Innuos Pulse Streaming Transport and Phoenix Net Switch-Holo Audio Spring 3 KTE DAC-Ic0n4 Autoformer Passive Pre-Sarah 300B SET Amp-ZBIT-GIK Room Treatment—Walnut Pure Audio Project Duet 15 w Voxative PiFe-P.I. Audio MajikBuss & Puritan PSM 156 Conditioners

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kulafu Seasoned Member Posts: 257	Re: Snake River Audio Reply #2 - 09/08/24 at 19:19:04 Kamran, Thanks for that! I plan to but have not made any reservations (flight, car or hotel). Definitely getting the signature power amp cable. Also thinking the LAN cable taking advantage of the Labor Day Sale. He also has a PAF 24 sale going on as well that lasts until this Tuesday. Bob
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PDXDrew Senior Member Posts: 67	Re: Snake River Audio Reply #3 - 09/09/24 at 19:52:07 I recently purchased a custom terminated I2S cable, which I needed due to my DAC having a non-standard pinout. All I can say is the cable is beautiful and my system never sounded better. Jonny was very easy to work with.
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S of T Seasoned Member Posts: 113	Re: Snake River Audio Reply #4 - 12/27/24 at 16:21:56 Ordered this morning the Takshaka IC. I've had a couple of Jonny's SRA cables. This is what I was next looking for from him. Hope everyone is having a great Holiday! I have a cold, with a plugged ear, so I'm playing my mid-fi Rotel/Emotiva Rig. I shall heal and return to my Listening room/Decware soon! With SRA Takshaka.
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S of T Seasoned Member Posts: 113	Re: Snake River Audio Reply #5 - 01/09/25 at 14:41:35 Jonny is curing my Takshaka IC (200 hours)! Will ship the 16th. Sweet.
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S of T Seasoned Member Posts: 113	Re: Snake River Audio Reply #6 - 01/24/25 at 20:08:21 Very pleased (Takshaka IC)! Knocked it out of the Park Jonny. Living breathing the music. You are in the space/sound stage with inflection pitch of a Fender Rhodes to Steel Pans, too. Beautifully crafted and the swag and packaging are excellent as well. Now resides in my Signature. That is not easy to do.
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S of T

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Re: Snake River Audio
Reply #7 - 02/03/25 at 19:19:37

Many more personal hours on my Takshaka IC's/1 meter pair (besides the 200 they came in with). I think multiple gauges are key too, that Jonny employed. My 14 month speaker cable couple of gauge's DIY quest proved fruitful and is knocking it out of the Park with Jonny's Takshaka's.

Speaker Cables:
I'm 12awg to each speaker post with 9awg aggregate to each speaker with solid core and stranded (according to my trusty Wirebarn combination calculator):

24awg 6N Silver Solid Core x 2 ConneX (Parts Connexion) PTFE
24awg UP-OCC Copper Solid Core x 3 Neotech (Sonic Craft)
19awg Kimber Wire TCSS Hyper-Pure Copper, VariStrand, *PTFE Dielectric x 3 (Parts Connexion).

I was pleased/satisfied to accomplish my goal with my DIY speaker cables. However, not IC's. Very happy to purchase these.

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SonyTPort
Illuminations D60
ShunyataZ-AlphaDigPcord
Decware ZDSD DAC
Snake River Audio Takshaka IC
XLOProPcord
DecwareZMA/25thMods
Audience frontRow Spk Cables
Acoustic Zen Adagio/Modified
KimberPK10Palladian from wall
to PSAudioP3
ZDSD&ZMA HCOut

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S of T

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Posts: 113

Re: Snake River Audio
Reply #8 - 02/06/25 at 16:01:14

I called Van Alstine yesterday to get lead times. Mary answered. I have not been on Audio Circle or AudioGon Forums for some time. She informed me Mr. Van Alstine passed away January 29th. I gave my condolences. I have now read those Forums. Kind, well merited tributes.

I ordered the Transcendence 10 RB. With my Kimber KS1030 and Takshaka, I look forward to having the 10 in and out. Takshaka continues to enthrall.

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SonyTPort
Illuminations D60
ShunyataZ-AlphaDigPcord
Decware ZDSD DAC
Snake River Audio Takshaka IC
XLOProPcord
DecwareZMA/25thMods
Audience frontRow Spk Cables
Acoustic Zen Adagio/Modified
KimberPK10Palladian from wall
to PSAudioP3
ZDSD&ZMA HCOut

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S of T Seasoned Member Posts: 113	Re: Snake River Audio Reply #9 - 03/04/25 at 22:48:38 The T10 has no business being this good at the price in my ZMA Rig. Me, being a ZDSDac direct to ZMA curmudgeon (via SRAudio Takshaka or Kimber KS1030 direct ear brain), I will always be. However, it is the little Engine that can. Period.
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