Preamp Deal of the Century

1. Phono stage (LCR in my Cortese) is superb. Note that Allnic charges many many thousands of dollars (I'm not confident of the prices I've seen in my searches on the 'net tonight and don't want to guesstimate) but it is included in the Cortese. The Allnic gear is very beautiful and I would love to try it some time, but it's way beyond my budget.
2. Description of the Supratek sound - Gorgeous. Please track down my review of the Cortese which is probably somewhere in this thread or somewhere nearby. This preamp convinced me that tubes are not "introducing euphonic distortion" (at least not in this equipment). They are simply conveying what is in the recording. The line stage has greatly increased the pleasure I derive from streaming.

Hi Marcus,
Having purchased the Allnic H7000 a few months back I can certainly vouch for it's presentation. Had I known about the Cortese I would have gone in that direction primarily for the savings. Of all my components the Allnic disappears to the greatest extent. 
Albert Porter is a great source for Allnic gear, and did me right. 
That said, Mick has done a great job providing thousands of music listeners with hi quality units at reasonable prices. His preamp is the perfect match for my amps. 

Supratek's Mick Malony will be sending to me - in April - a Cortese LCR Preamp.
I shall provide -here- my comments as the Cortese will be driving a Pair of Rogue M180.

The Cortese LCR will be in place of a -very reputable - rather, but a Solid State Preamp. I adored this preamp in other's systems, but never in my set up & room.
Let's see.
Joseph - Sydney

Joseph - 
I'm very happy for you.  Looking forward to reading your assessment and comments. 

Man you guys are making it hard for me to decide which preamp I want to get next. I like the idea of having a separate power supply box so Supratek intrigues me. Does Micks preamps come with adjustable gain or is that an optional upgrade? My current preamp can adjust and it’s nice to have when switching out amps so I’d like to keep that luxury.

As far as models go, anybody know the difference between the Chardonnay and Cabernet 6sn7? Does the Cabernet have a beefier power supply? Thanks for any help!