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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
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waltcertain
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I've just purchased a moderately used Supratek Chenin preamp, and WHOA! what a difference it made in my system. The sound is much better in all respects, and I was theretofore using a nice Counterpoint tube preamp, which sounded pretty good, but not THIS good. All I can say is, if you can afford one, get it! And if a phono section is not important to you, get the Chadonay. As for myself, I'm now saving up to upgrade to the Sauvignon Dual, which I read in reviews, is somewhat better (hard to imagine after auditioning the Chenin). When I first introduced it into my system, I said to myself, "Oh, Sweet Jesus", then I sat back in my easy chair and listened for five straight hours with an idiotic grin on my face.

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audioforever
13 posts
 
Wow....hearing so much good things about Supratek, I just could not resist trying to get a Supratek preamp for my system. I am looking to change my P8 into a tube preamp.
I have narrowed my choices to the following:
Blue Circle BC3000
Modwright LS36.5
Supratek.....Sauvignon or Carbernet Single

Currently my system comprised the following:
Nuforce 9.02SE (waiting to upgrade to V2)
Nuforce P8 preamp
CEC 1X
Northstar 24/192 DAC
Fremont Escalante (too bad it does not allow biamp)

What woud you guys suggest? Cabernet Single or Sauvignon. Would you guys suggest to also upgrade the caps to V-cap?

Thanks
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atmasphere
11,861 posts
 
The V-Cap Teflons are the best thing out there right now. We find them more open, smoother and more detailed. Anytime you can get "smoother and more detailed" together you are on the right track.
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kgturner
664 posts
 
audioforever:

if you're going to go with a supratek linestage only preamp, i think it would be best to go with the cabernet single (or better yet, dual if your system allows). i think that the cabernet would hold better resale value than a sauvignon. just my opinion. not to mention the cabernet is supratek's reference linestage and the sauvignon is one down so you'll likely never worry about "what if?".

i had a chardonnay which i sold and now i'm awaiting completion of a cabernet single. the reason i chose the single over the dual is that my speakers do not allow for bi-amping and i have no intentions of replacing them.
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kwkwsr1000
40 posts
 
I just got the promitheus tvc reference 3 pre amp auditioned by sam in this issue of sterophile. at $780.00 shiped. this is a real giant killer. I tweaked it a little, by removing the top, and mounting it on mapleshade brass triple points. in process of trying the reference phono amp and power supply
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