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
Who has rolled PX4, 45, and 300B in Grange preamp? I have been running the PX4's that came with my Grange (bought on Audiogon) and am now wondering about tube rolling. Kevin Covi has told me that a lot of folks are using the WE 300B and loving it...He says this is the hot ticket...I would hope so, at the price per pair...Anyone tried RCA 45's, Cunningham 45's, TJ Mesh Plate 300b's, Sophia Electric Princess 300b's? Trial and error tube rolling in this price leauge is expensive, so would love to hear the experiences of others. System is Cain and Cain single horn Ben's with Bailey subwoofer, TNT/SME 4/Koetsu, Opus 21 cd player, Welborne 300b monoblocks. Should I bite the bullet and just get the WE, or...?
I had my Chardonnay for over 18 months now but 2 days ago, it developed a problem - the right channel is much softer than the left channel. I've tried swapping the left and right channel tubes but the right channel is still softer. I thought the preamp was built to last for a long time.
Can anyone offer an explanation? What should I do now?
ethifi:

i don't suppose you've got one channel set to high gain and one channel set to low gain? just a thought.
Hi Slowhand / Kgturner

It's my mistake - I didn't check the gain switches. Yes, the left channel was set to high gain (unintentionally switched during cleaning).

Kgturner, thanks for the great tip. I love this forum!