Supratek out of business

My current hifi set includes:apogee stage(spk),mentmore m-200(tube mono amp),supratek syrah and accuphase 65v cdp. you can see the first three brands have gone with wind.But I feel very happy and lucky with them. Almost every local audiophile friend,even those who own watt/puppy 7,avalon/jeff roland,ets, admirs me. A classic hifi work will exisit much longer than the manufactuer itself. As to post service, it's not a real problem at all. I'm perhaps the only supratek user in mainland china. Even if i got some problem in syrah(not any over the 5+ years),i can find a diyer friend to repair. It's simple to cure a tube gear.

So what happens now,does the value of the existing pieces appreciate or depreciate.I imagine like everything else it will be determined by supply and demand.Did I answer my own question?

I won' be selling mine! Somehow I have a feeling that will be the prevailing atitude of most owners. Mick said in the supratek thread he might make a few Chards now and again in the future, but I wouldn't hold my breathe... so I suspect ownership for some is still a possibility.

i know my dual cabernet is a keeper. i'm glad i got it when i did, though i had to wait damn near a year for it. i think the biggest reasons why supratek closed down is the weakened us dollar and the fact that mick never raised prices in at least the last 4 years.

Sorry to hear that. Glad I picked up a Chardonney recently (used). I think they will be harder to come by now since they are no longer manufactured. Considering what they probably should have sold for - I doubt they will depreciate much if at all. They may even go up in price! This is one of the best preamps I have owned. I know they don't last long on Audiogon. Nice to know that Mick is still going to support them if any problems occur.