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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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kgturner
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my malbecs are sitting in the closet, boxed up, and waiting to be returned as a trade towards a cabernet. they've been sitting there for close to 10 months at this point. they had a horrible buzz which emanated from my tweeters that i could never get rid of. not some quiet buzz, but a buzz that could be heard at my listening position almost 11 feet away. no other amp i have used since then has ematated the same buzz so i can only believe it is a problem with my pair of malbecs. i can only hope other malbec owners had better luck than i did.
goatwuss
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Hello,

I am trying to integrate an HT processor with my Supratek Syrah. I would like to control the HT volume through the processor, so that the Syrah's volume control doesn't affect the HT. In other words, a "HT Bypass" type functinoality.

My Syrah only has a tape loop. "Tape Rec" and "Tape Play". I have tried running the HT Proc. L/R pre-outs into both of these (and I toggled the tape-loop switch on the Syrah), but the Syrah volume control always seems to be in effect.

Is there any way to set this up to do what I'm looking for?
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kgturner
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goatwuss:

i think the best you can do is plug your ht processor into an unused input on the syrah. when you want to use your ht, switch the syrah to the input your processor is on and turn the volume on the syrah up to 12 o'clock. this way you can use your ht processor's volume control, but mostly you'll be using it to attenuate the volume of the signal. i can't think of any way you can do without the syrah's volume control being in the signal path.
goatwuss
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Kgturner - Thanks for the reply. Would it be an easy modification to change the tape loop into an HT bypass?
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kgturner
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goatwuss:

i can't honestly answer that. contact mick and see what he thinks. if you live in the USA, you could ship it to kevin covi in NY if it's doable.
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