Preamp Deal of the Century

I hope that nobody here thinks that I would miss a fine wine discussion on the same thread with a fine preamp!

I have enjoyed the Penfold's and I have also found that there are several nice Shiraz made by Grant Burge in the Barossa Valley region of Australia. Even just his basic Shiraz at about $22/bottle is a very nice wine. He has a premium Shiraz at about $100/bottle called Meshach which is a real treat.

Asa, you are in a good place to be stuck! The '00 Bordeaux is quickly gaining the reputation as the wine of the Millenium. Get 'em while you can.

Hi there

A month ago, I ordered a Chardonnay for myself. I've found lots of problems to transfer the money to Mick's account in Australia. In short, I've lost about US$150. I told Mick about it. His answer:

"$150!!!!!!!!! You are getting ripped off - I would demand an investigation. If you dont get it back I will go half and deduct $75 from price."

Nice. Once again, Mick proved to be truly unique within this audio business. Thanks for that.

Lisbon, use paypal if you can.

Has any one listened to the Supratek Burgundy amps. I know this is a preamp thread but seemed the best place to post. The amps look stunning and use the same driver tube as the Lamm ML1.1's. There are alot of reviews and feedback on Supratek preamps but not much on their amps. Any experience with these amps would be appreciated.

I never heard the Burgundy amps but I am pretty familiar with the Merlots 18 watts and the Converts 45/2A3 monos ( not on Supratek website anymore) .The Merlots use the 6C33C-B russian tube (Lamm ,Tenor , Bat).Excellent amps with great bass , extension on top and liquid midrange .I sold them and got the Converts with the 45 tube .Less power and headroom but still ok with my 104 db speakers .Far more realism , cleaner and the magic of the 45 tube .I used a first generation Syrah preamp for a few days, didn't sound right in my system .
Speaking of russian tube , I just got back my Kora Eclipse with heavy mod (new diodes in PSU , Jupiter caps / Audiocap Theta / resistors/ silver wire ) and the 6h30 replaced the 6922.This tube is on steroids ! So dynamic and transparent . No need for those NOS 6922s and 6SN7s anymore ...