Preamp Deal of the Century

Thanks for your support of my recommendation to go with the Chenin Larry. I recommend getting the built in phono stage with any of the Supratek preamps even if you are not playing LP's. The reasons are, as Larry said, better resale, the additional cost of the phono stage is a steal!, and if you hear what the phono stage sounds like, you will be buying LP's.

thank you both for your recommendations I have emailed Mick and await his answer.

Has anyone used the SRA (Silent Running Audio) VR series 3 isolation bases under your Supratek preamp? I spoke to Kevin at SRA and he has made some for Supratek owners. I am using one under the main unit of my Cortese and the sound is nothing short of amazing! The base I am using is actually made for my Berning amp, but I wanted to see what it would do under the Cortese. This is a bigger improvement than any amount of tube rolling I have ever done. I am going to order one for the pre and one for the power supply.

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Slowhand,
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Kevin is a great guy and the SRA stands do wonderful things for music.
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I found that a set of Symposium Rollerblocks placed on an SRA stand and under most components enhanced the already great results provided by an SRA stand. Kevin might tell you (as he did me) that there is no need to use anything like Rollerblocks in addition to his SRA stands, but I found that they definitely augment the improvements that SRA stands yield.
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I have a set of Rollerblocks under each of my two Supratek pre-amp boxes. Every time I take them out the sonics degrade.
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Rgds,
Larry
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Slowhand, What's the price of the SRA series 3 you bought for your Cortese?If you say it has an amazing effect,I,m interested. With all thats on the market most of these isolation devices have subtle to no effect at a high price. Few stand out and work like Symposium Titanium Rollerblocks.Expensive ,but they do work extremely well under some but not all conponents.The expense for a set I can understand why. These Titanium balls are as perfectly round as can be,this is the key.Few millwrights and their machinery can achieve such extreme tolerances.Set up is cridical like any isolating device,you have to experiment to find that sweat spot under your equiptment. Symposiums platform line is also expensive which is not relative to manufacturing costs. Foam sandwiched between aluminum with a nice finish.They work also,for me not at these prices. Start double stacking the Titanium Rollerblocks on these platforms on all your equiptment.It can be a real ear opener in some systems, though at a high price. A friend of mine owns a audio store and has been looking into various new to the market isolation devices from all parts of the world.He's looking for things that acually work . Everything is checked out in his home system . I was in to see him at his store just before Christmas.Right now he is checking out some stuff called Black Raveolli from Germany I believe. Very inexpenive.Four blocks of the stuff for under a 100 bucks.I plan to stop by his home after the new year to check it out in his system and get some for myself.They also make a mat for turntables.Anyway he is AMAZED at what they do for his system and I can tell you the man is not easily impressed.What I know of this stuff it comes from development of isolating nuclear subs. A now declassified material and they will hold alot of weight. When I hook up with him,I will report all the details....Good listening Mark