Preamp Deal of the Century

Yes, considering the Slee.

Jim: I would have been surprised if somebody said the TB could compete with a Supratek phono but what did I know? Well, I know a bit more now. :) (After an all-night crash-course in modern phono stages, that is.)

I may well go with another Supratek, but I like the idea with playing with some other units, and also I still need a temporary solution as those Suprateks, they take awhile, ya know?

Anybody want a nice deal on a 6-month old Sauvignon in Sheoak/stainless shipped from the states with no hassle? It's perfect. I'm not taking more than a $500 hit on that thing, which actually will save somebody more like $700.

Well - I've ordered a Cortese. Mick had one almost done and I couldn't resist.

What's the hot tube setup for the phono stage? :)

Nobody gonna help me out about the phono tubes? I know I could scour the thread, and I will, eventually.

7308s still the hot ticket for 6922? Amperex?

The other tube in the phono section, 6288 or something, I don't think I'd even heard of.

Hi Paul. Congrats on your new Supratek. Regarding the 6922-ecc88 family of dual triodes, the nos Euro tubes are generally the better sounding tube choices for most any high resolution high gain phono stage. The Amperex 7308, the Telefunken, Siemens and Valvo e88cc's are the usual choices.... not to mention the fabulous cca's from both siemens and telefunken. The 6688 is a very high quality low noise pentode that was traditionally used in wide band rf amplifiers. Any 6688 or E180f that comes in the Supratek preamps will most certainly be a nos tube anyway, as that tube has been long out of production. You can be certain Mick has screened, tested and culled them for all his customers..... I rather doubt you could improve on them anyway. Enjoy the ride!

Hi,
Just recieved my Sauvingon a few days ago and wanted to say a few words.
It replaced my Pass Labs Aleph P which served me very well for many years. The Sauv. is just as quite maybe more so which says alot, because the Aleph P was tomb quite!
I ordered the Pre-amp in chrome & jarrah wood and I made Mick put V-caps in the output position (thanks Fiddler). The Sauv. uses 2.0 caps which are very expensive, but hopefully I won't be changing Pre-amps in a long time. The look is very beautiful with some minor imperfections(nothing to write home about) and the sound is dynamic,effortless,liquid and extended. Once I get some more hours on it and get my main CDP back from service I'll respond back. Thanks everybody for the heads up,will be trying some NOS tubes that were recommended.

Joe