A Diamond In The Rough-Snake River Audio

[twitch]

Hello and good evening to you, gentlemen. I just went back to the rig and tested the bend radius of the Takshaka PC. Surprisingly, even though they are about an inch or so thick, the bend radius to go a complete 180 degrees is only about 4". I'd say that is extremely flexible.

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Here is a shot I just took with one of my Takshaka PC's going into the Lumin UX1. This is a completely natural curvature of the cable. For reference, the length of the barrel is sitting out just shy of 2 and a half inches from the power supply. The custom Sorbothane riser is there just for support. It's not needed, as there is a secure fitment, it's just at this height and with the weight of the cable itself, I installed it for my own reassurances. The actual cable you see here, drops down a good 3 feet until it hits the riser at the floor and as mentioned, with the sheer weight of the cable and with the length of that drop? I just wanted some reassurances that all would be well for years to come.

So, you are looking at about 4.5" of support from the PS, with a naturally occurring bend after 2 or three months of use, that heads straight down about 3 feet. For a triple shielded cable? Nice.

Tom

4" for 180 degrees ??? Wow, looks more like 90 degrees to me ?

 

[treitz3]

Hello, @twitch. Please accept my apologies for any confusion. The photo shows basically a 90 degree turn, naturally caused by the drop in height. Separately, you can bend the PC 180 degrees within a 4 inch span (no photo taken). Basically, it is extremely flexible.

Tom

 

[twitch]

Hello, @twitch. Please accept my apologies for any confusion. The photo shows basically a 90 degree turn, naturally caused by the drop in height. Separately, you can bend the PC 180 degrees within a 4 inch span (no photo taken). Basically, it is extremely flexible.

Tom

Tom, no need to apologize, all good !

 

[markramler]

Hello and good morning to you, @BruceD. Just as an FYI, Jonny is a proud Veteran and retired detective from the Sheriff's office. So, his kid's are long past schooling at this point. Agreed on Steve's write up. Steve is a great gentleman with a superb audio system.



Here's the thing with that. There are a number of other companies that already have cables named Taipan. As you may know, all of Jonny's products are going along the lines of a snake or snake theme. In the case of the Takshaka, they were named after a God. In Hindu beliefs, Takshaka is a snake God.

@markramler - Congratulations on your latest purchase! As good as the Signatures are? The Takshaka's are on a completely different playing field and you should be excited! I am excited for you. Just as an observation I'd like to relay to you, if you don't mind. The Takshaka's do sound great right out of the box, but IME, they do change around the 3 to 4 day mark (much more about almost every aspect comes into fruition). After that, they just keep getting better with very mild to negligible swings after that. I would advise putting it somewhere where you can keep it powered up and running, until you hit that 3 to 4 day mark. I was pleasantly surprised how much more of a change it made in my system (going from the Signature to the Takshaka) when I switched my first PC from my DAC to my Lumin UX1 source, so you may want to try it there first.

Tom

Tom
I agree. The Signature Amp cables add life and energy to the music. The Takshaka’s power cable adds more flesh and depth to the sound. There are more layers and presence to voices. The midrange just draws you in.
Mark

 

[treitz3]

Only 4 days in to the PC, eh? Nice. Enjoy. It only gets better from here....

Tom

 

[Steve williams]

Tom
I agree. The Signature Amp cables add life and energy to the music. The Takshaka’s power cable adds more flesh and depth to the sound. There are more layers and presence to voices. The midrange just draws you in.
Mark

I thought the midrange with this PC was the icing on the cake

 

[Ike1985]

will these SRA cables fit int he cable cradle on the back of the shunyata everest?

 

[treitz3]

Hello and good evening to you, @Ike1985. I just so happened to have spoken with Jonny about this, since you have not gotten a reply. He stated that yes, they will fit in the Everest.

On a different note - FYI - some of you may have noticed that the C-19 (20 amp) connectors were not available on his website. They are now available for the Takshaka's. If you are unfamiliar with a C-19 connector, here is a photo of what I am referring too. (below)



Tom