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Supratek Owners Thread

Greetings All - 
It appears that the 26-million-plus view, multi-decade "Preamp Deal of the Century" Supratek thread has been removed. I'm not sure why, but suppose there must be a reasonable explanation.
In any case, on that thread I recently asked whether there might be interest in a "Supratek owners thread" and received some interest. 
The purpose of this thread is for Supratek owners to share the details of their system, ask questions, share information about any tube-rolling they have done, and so forth.
I'll kick us off here with a few details about my system -
ancient Linn LP12 with Ittok arm, Dynavector 17D3 cartridge into Cortese LCR phono stage
Power amp is a fully serviced Innersound Electrostatic amplifier
Quad ESL63 speakers (not USA monitors) or JBL 4430 studio monitors
Digital sources are immature and evolving - ancient Fostex CR300 cd player/burner
DacMagic 100 DAC
Nordost Blue Heaven 75ohm interconnect
Due to the fairly long lengths of speaker wire required in the new listening room, speaker wire is Belden 12 gauge wire designed for low-voltage outdoor lighting systems. 
Next steps - dedicated circuit, new power cords, new interconnects, new wires.
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chuckie
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Skypop

Yes, south Louisiana we have been directly affected many times in the last few years. Seems like the Hurricanes are beginning to be more severe and destructive each year. We normally pack up and leave so we don't lose our vehicles. I have been flooded 3 times but this was the worst of all. 

@wig 

No I didn't consider a change in capacitors at the time when ordering. I did not want to delay the process . Mick mentioned supply chain delays getting certain parts so I did not inquire.

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wig
1,255 posts
 

Thanks guys!

Wig👍

skypop
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@Chuckie Ive seen on the news the storms that you guys suffer through, they look crazy on Athene's I can't imagine how bad it must be in real life. Hope you get it back together soon and have a mellow storm season this year.

chuckie
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Skypop 

Thanks, we appreciate your thoughts and well wishes. 

isaacc7
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I didn't have any "upgrades" done to my Cabernet but I did have a few mods. I have two balanced sets of outputs. The bigger one is that I can run either 6sn7 or 12sn7 in my amp. That cost me $500 but considering what the better 6sn7 tubes cost and how much less the identical 12sn7 I think I made the right decision. 

 

Others have decided to use a pair of 6j5 per side instead of 6sn7. That would also be an effective way of getting great tubes at a much lower cost. I prefer getting the 6sn7 sockets though. I can use a 6sn7 to 2x6j5 adapter if I wanted to. 

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