Preamp Deal of the Century

Rx8man, I'm just grooving on how long it takes my poor old 'puter and dinky dial-up connection to load this page...this is what audio-chat has reduced me to for entertainment... :-) I'd be sort of interested to know what it is about this particular thread topic, of all the threads on Audiogon, that could have predicted such a massive response - but not actually curious enough to go back and read through it all to see if the reason could be teased out. So I'll just ride with 'shit happens' and be OK with that...

(Mark: It's alright - I'm not going to stay on this thread, so please carry on with impunity, and meanwhile I'll try not to take it too personally that you haven't posted to any thread I've been on for the past year. Besides, I've got a 17-bean and smoked kielbasa soup to finish making before the holiday...Happy Festivus, everybody! ;^)

Jjprez- Not sure what the actual #s are, but its high gain for sure! Selectable loading w/a 4 way slider "on the fly" and plenty of gain to handle a 0.25 mv mc cart.

Khrys, in the world of audio and wines, based on my experience which is reasonably broad with the former and decidely limited with the latter, the Supratek products would have the bouquet and flavor of a finer vintage at a price the common man might afford. While I love wine I purposely keep myself from getting too involved, I really don't need another expensive hobby so I limit my palate to expensive beers :)

Now to a true connoisseur such as yourself, the flavor of this product might not be on par with your obviously refined tastes and resources to acquire the absolute best so in that vein the Supratek may not be your cup of tea..er glass or wine but it is none the less a great value and a great product, a fine vintage at a truly excellent price, no hype, really.

kryhst, and evryone else...sorry, got off on a detour out there, somewhere.

Hi Zaikes. Soup sounds great. Thank you for remembering me. Merry Kryhstmas :0)

Khrys: hmmm, discretion is the better part of...would you like to pick a subject with me? I will let you pick it, and go first. Say, a Ch. Lafite Roth '86, or why a scientific instrument's product may deviate from what you say is the truth, or, better, what you say is the Truth...hmmm, references, not-so-obtusely to socio-economic class, I wonder how/why you did that, just for credibility sake - that's the context you impliedly offer - but, is that true (ask yourself...)?

Well, the question: what is your system that your socio-economic status has wrought? As in, the context for your aspersions, beyond the pat-old-and-tired irrational regressive one, sans argument or evidence...or context. You know, the first requirement of empiricism applied; that evidence asserted exist within a context of events to minimally qualify to be subjected to a peer group. I think even Tesla would tell you that one, or Descartes, or Kuhn, or...bwhite.

What are you doing now? Do you think I know? I think I do.

Come a little closer, come a little closer, so I can see you better...said the cat.

Mark