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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
 
Hi Larry.I guess it would be similiar to a flower-lover observing a rose bud as it opens up into a beautiful flower. Perhaps some people may find the ritual of capacitor run-in an enlightning or rewarding experience. Once is more than enough for me thank you very much, though it really is amazing to hear it morph out. The quickest way I know of, is to wire the capacitor in series with an 8 ohm resistor and then hook them across the speaker terminals of any old receiver/ amplifier.The 8 ohm resistor is basically a dummy load for the amplifier to see.Leave it on for 4 or 5 days dialed in to a radio station and your good to go. If you have a spare cd player you can simply run it in repeat mode with a selection of music containing an extended bandwidth. I use the Denson "frequency sweep cd" as it contains a full scale sweep that covers every octave. Warning!!!you certainly wouldn't want to listen to it though.
slowhand OP
610 posts
 
Well guys, I remember when I first got my Syrah I was very impressed at how good the line stage sounded. As I remember it, others that got the Syrah were also impressed with the line stage being as good as it was.

The Cortese is a whole other beast. The line stage is still very good, but the phono stage, ooh that phono stage! I don't know if it is the direct transformer coupling or what, but this phono stage is stunning. I don't think I will be listening to that many CD's with a phono stage like this. The soundstage on LP's is already very big. Once the Mundorfs break in it should be HUGE!
abill
80 posts
 
My Cortese doesn't turn on . I was listening to it then I turned it off for a while to change some tubes and it wouldn't turn on . I changed all the tubes in the power supply and it still doesn't turn on. It's about 2.5 years old, I didn't see any fuses inside . Any suggestions ?
I will email Mike.

Thanks
Abill
abill
80 posts
 
I found out where the fuse is in the cortese. It's at the outside rear of the power supply below the power plug.There is a little drawer that slides open.
Abill
docsavage
109 posts
 
Did changing the fuse solve your problem?
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