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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
mike
30 posts
 
Jimyork, The more he builds the of us are telling the world what a great pre it is and the more he gets behind in his production, guess the bod has to come with the good. Try the Symposium Roller Block Jrs. they work wonderful under my Cortese.
jimyork
49 posts
 
Mike,
Sounds like a very delicious cycle. Sure am glad I like white wines. Anyway, I imagine it will just get better with time.
jwu5918
14 posts
 
Anyone used PS 300 or 600 with Multiwave in thier system. I like to hear your opinion. Thanks
bwhite
807 posts
 
Asa - phono is astonishing and I don't even have the Syrah phono stage (yet). Simply using a Black Cube into my Chardonnay, I've acheived sonics that surpass all previous attempts at making digital sound "good". I haven't listened to a CD for about 6 weeks now and don't plan to. High end digital is a bit of a joke.

Mick plans to give me 100% trade in value for my Chardonnay when upgrading to the Syrah. That's fair :) 3 or 4 month wait though... Argh! So, I'm considering using a Walker Reference phono into the Chardonnay to see what that does - best of both worlds perhaps? Who knows... The Black Cube/Chardonnay is great as is and certainly kills other one box pre/phono units available, I'm sure the Syrah is better but I have a feeling that as long as the Supratek is in there somewhere, the magic will be there too.
twl
3,251 posts
 
HaHa! Oh, I'm having a good laugh, Bwhite! I have taken so much flack over the last few months from members, about promoting vinyl over digital. It's so good to hear someone else saying it for a change.

Regarding other's comments about "quiet" tubes, they will not be as quiet as SS preamps. Especially in the phono section. But, quiet is not what we're after, is it? You can get "quiet" by turning the unit off. A reasonably low noise floor is all that is needed if the music is coming out.

I use 1950's Sylvania 6SN7's in my Berning, and they are very musical sounding to me.

Quiet, is something deadly that has been done to us by the digital/SS world. Quiet background, at the expense of musical content. I'm happy to take the little tube noise, and the vinyl ticks, to get a truer musical experience, any day. YMMV, as they say.

IMHO.

Enjoy your preamps, guys. It sounds like a wonderful value to me, and I'm glad to hear so much reporting on it. I feel like I almost know what it is like to own one. One day, maybe I will.
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