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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
biscuit
1 posts
 
Dear fellow supratek owners
I am in the process of looking for a new power amp, that will mate well with my martin logan odysseys and cortese preamp. I am running a hybrid thing at the moment but i feel I could do better in the power department. I heard a few years back a powerful bryston pumping out a nice sound but I am not sure how this would mate with the cortese.
Requirements
1 balanced operation( live in RF hell)
2 Powerful with low gain
3 good value ?

sorry if this question has been asked before but this thread is a nightmare to read because of the paging.

I thank you all in advance
Biscuitbloke
simon74
216 posts
 
I use my Syrah with a Pass X-250 and really enjoy it, shame the pre does not have the psuedo - balanced output.
Heard it briefly with the X-350.5 stunning.
Not sure whats good value but the X-350.5 was £5,550 used,
more than the price of a new one in the states.
Si
jgk1017
15 posts
 
FYI Grange owners. For a relatively small (at least compared to the Grange price) expense, $675, I've just taken this preamp to an entirely different level of performance. Installed a pair of 10uf Mundorf Supreme Silver caps, a pair of .33 uf V-Cap Teflon Film & Tin Foil caps, and a 1957 Philips Mini Watt metal base GZ34. UFB.
fiddler
581 posts
 
Jgk1017,

I installed Mundorf Silver Supremes several weeks ago and they made a huge difference. They simply killed the Auricaps that I had in their place.

A quick question. I installed a DACT attenuator in my Supratek a long time ago and it was another huge improvement. What attenuator or pot does the Grange come with?
jgk1017
15 posts
 
Fiddler,
Don't know and for me it's a moot point as I don't want to give up the remote control capability.
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