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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
tubegroover
2,320 posts
 
Baranyi yes you will hear much of what the Zh-270 does by listening to the Siegfried but the Sieg is an SET so it is going to probably be a bit more effortless and harmonically complete. You may decide at that point to find a more efficient speaker, then again I don't think David Berning is still making the Seigfried these days, too much work.
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
OK I have a question for you tube mavens. I have some JAN Tung-sol 6L6WGBs (GT Shape) and some Sylvania 6L6s (ST shape). The Tung-sols have only 6 pins and the have 7. Both do NOT have a pin 3rd position counterclockwise from the key. All of the rest are present on the Sylvania; the TS also has no pin at first slot clockwise from the key. What gives?
stiltskin
499 posts
 
Tubegroover...I have heard David Bernings zh270 driving my aged quad 63s, alittle while ago...My goodness. Mick Maloney and David Berning certainly have alot in common... Design build, direct sales, extraordinary performance and value in their electronics.Wading through the discussion forums the past few months in audiogon, I have gained a new perspective on this thrilling hobby...More so then what i have gotten out of any other source in the past.Finally,I would like to thank all on this thread for their endeavor and expense in finding ways of enhancement...Tubegroover and Slowhand, look into borrowing a shunyata tiapan a.c.cord to try in your Berning amps...
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swampwalker
5,138 posts
 
Supratek specialists- help needed. My Syrah appears to have s#$t the bed. EMC-1 cdp and H270 amp works just fine when I run direct input, but get almost no output when I go from the CDP to the Syrah! Just a faint signal at the speakers which does not vary with the pre volume control. All the tubes are lit, and I rolled in another set. Same thing. Nada. Zilch. Was working fine a little while ago, but it did seem rather warmer than I remember. Its almost like a tape monitor switch has been flipped, but this unit does not have a monitor. Any thoughts? I've emailed Mick but no response yet. HELP!!!
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charliee
179 posts
 
Swamp,
Sounds like you have flipped the tape monitor switch, are
you sure that you do not have one? It would be on top, right front corner. I did that once without knowing that I had, same results that you are describing.
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