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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
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kgturner
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for what it's worth, when i first received the malbecs, one of them had an annoying popping, spitty sound which turned out to be the bias resistor on one of the KT88s. if your tech friend couldn't find any issue with any of the resistors, then i guess you could just email mick or kevin covi for assistance with trouble shooting.
slowhand OP
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Thanks guys,

I got the Cortese back last night and it seems to be fine now. very quiet. Thanks again for the help. My guy replaced some of the resistors in the line stage and re tensioned some of the tube socket pins.
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kgturner
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any happenings in the world of supratek owners? anybody moved on to different preamps? new/exciting mods to their supratek? i hate to see this thread die, but i guess that's just how it will be.
amandarae
512 posts
 
Hello Kgturner,

Me. I have not use my Chenin for almost 8 months now. Just sitting here, in saran wrap. You can see the preamp I am using in my system page.

regards

Abe
ait
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I'm preparing to do some more mods to my Chenin. As you know I have converted it to 2C22/7193 tubes. Next I will be replacing the PS electrolytic caps with Solen PP caps. I have purchased a 100uF 630V Solen (radial leads in a metal outer can) and a 33uF 630V Solen (axial leads) and will be doing this after I finish a couple other projects. This should lower the ESR and result in quicker response to transients (or so the theory goes). I'll post on how it turns out.
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