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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
ecclectique
509 posts
 
Hey Bryan.Tell me how you post pictures on this thread?
bwhite
807 posts
 
Photos of the 350b and 6F6G courtesy of Ecclectique!

Photo One showing 350b and 6F6G

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lisbon
41 posts
 

First, the Tung-Sols:

I am not an expert (far from that) on NOS tubes. Started with the stock tubes, then the Sylvanias VT-231 and now (since today!) the Tung-Sols Round Plates. The Sylvanias were airy (nice) but sounded lean and clinical in my Chardonnay. Actually, not too different from the stock tubes. But quite more expensive and microphonic. Sold them. With the Tung-Sols I had a very bad start while ago. Once I put them on the preamp they started to make some "huuummm...". When I got near them the "huuummm..." turned out to be a much louder "HUUUMMM...". Ouch! Well, I gave them a couple of minutes to settle down and the noise disapeared almost completely (!) As for the sound, it is quite the opposite of the Syls. A bit less airy (can I "fix" that with the 6F6G?...) but everything else was much better. Natural highs and lows and a palpable midrange. This is a very musical, very emotional tube. I guess I am done with 6SN7 type.

Now the 6F6G:

First of all, THANK YOU Eccletique and Bwhite! I guess I can get a pair of Sylvania Green base print 6F6G tubes. But I must confess that after my experience with the Syls VT-231 - regading sonics AND specially microphonics - I do not feel very confortable to go again with the Syls... So I ask: are these really good? How do they behave as for tight bass / sweet highs / air AND microphonics (comparing to the stock KT-66)?

Thanks guys!
Lisbon
bwhite
807 posts
 
Lisbon, The regulator tubes (6L6/6F6/KT66,etc.) will not increase the microphonics at all.
slowhand OP
610 posts
 
Lisbon,

My pair of JAN Sylvania VT-231's are not microphonic at all. The only tubes that I have microphonics issues with are the Ken-Rad Black Glass. I am finding that you can't label any brand of tube microphonic over another brand. You can have 2 sets of the same tube and one may be microphonic while the other is not. I have not found microphonic tubes to hurt the sound of my Syrah. Yes, when music is not playing you can hear the microphonic's, but when the music starts it sounds great.
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