Supratek preamps

Hi Bwhite,
Thanks for the insight! May I ask what is the rest of your system?

I'd most most probably get the Chardonnay line stage only. I'm all for tube rectified and regulated power supply and the trans-coupling is even better!

My current system is:

AudioMeca Mephisto 2 cd player
Nordost Valhalla Interconnect
Supratek Chardonnay
NBS Professional III interconnect
Electrocompaniet 100 watt DMB - (temporary)
AudioNote Kondo speaker cables tri-wired
Wilson-Benesch Act One speakers

Glad to hear you might try the Supratek. If you're into vinyl - you might try the Syrah. Mick's phono stage is supposed to be even better than the line stage (hard to believe).

Looks like Mick introduced a new preamp - higher end than the Syrah/Chardonnay. It's called the Cortese.

Check out the Supratek Website to see pictures:

http://www.cantech.net.au/~supra/preamps.html

I do not have a vinyl setup, so it's a line stage for me. Well, the Cortese is priced out of my humble budget. I can only guess what's the difference between the Chardonny and the Cortese line stage, perhaps better power supply?