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Preamp Deal of the Century

If anyone is looking for a true "World Class" preamp at a very fair price..heed my advice. I just recieved a Supratek Syrah preamp that was hand built by Mick Maloney in Western Australia, and it is absolutely beautiful! This preamp is the best deal you will ever find. I would put it up against any preamp out there for both looks and sound. Price? $2500 for the Syrah (includes Killer Phono stage). Not into phono? Try the Chardonney line stage for $2100. Don't get me wrong, I am not associated with this company. I am just a very happy owner! This preamp is VERY dynamic, yet liquid. It conveys the sound of music better than any other preamp that I have ever heard! You can check out the Supratek website at www. cantech.net.au
slowhand
arkio
74 posts
 
A Preamp on batteries. Sounds interesting. Can't help to think battery powered anything will eventually need replacing or will degrade over time as it charges and expends...(hell, I am on my 6th rechargable battery for my phone and it drives me nuts) What do you do 5 years from now when you need a new battery, spend another $3500? What if Dodd ain't around. Thanks but I'll stick to my Supratek...I have compared it to numerous preamps costing in excess of 7K and it still holds my attention. And there ain't no battery!
mlkiz
33 posts
 
I've had my Chenin for about two years and have enjoyed it. Unfortunately, about two weeks ago, I turned on the preamp and my solid state power amp at exactly the same time. The tube in the power supply seemed to get really bright like it was about to explode. I then turned off the unit. When I turned it back on all the tubes lit up, but no sound came out of my system. Mick told me to replace the tube, but that has not helped. Anyone else have any ideas as to how to fix?
dwr
113 posts
 
Arkio, on one hand the dc power from batteries is a good thing for clean power. But here is something to seriously cosider, with a 16 hour charge life on the battery pack that means on a day like yesterday when I had my system on from 7am thru 2 am which is 19 hours I would have had to get up and change the battery pack at 11 pm or shut the system down and recharge the battery. As you said, I think I'll just stick to my Chennin plugged into the ac for as many continuous hours as I would like.
stevem1960
75 posts
 
If battery power was the be-all and end-all solution for audio, then all your portable CD players, ghetto blasters and car CD decks running on 12v batteries etc would be reference sources?? Which they are definately NOT ...

I've owned a tricked up battery powered esoteric Pioneer CD player and the N.E.W DC-33 battery powered Class A amplifier. Nice sounding equipment, but a pain in the a*s charging and replacing batteries when the time comes.

Regards,

Steve.
amandarae
512 posts
 
why do other people try to latch onto to this thread to pimp other brands preamps? i'm sure the h-cat, audio horizon, and dodd preamps are excellent in their own right, but this is a supratek discussion thread.

Exactly! Don't waste your time, jealousy is very difficult to understand.

Honestly, I heard the "battery" powered preamp mentioned by the poster above. This is not new as it has been on the threads at Audio Circle for a long time now. In fact, I recall, it was launched there.

All I can say is that to each his own. I have a Chenin for 4 years now! I am happy, and that's what really matters to me.

regards,

Abe
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