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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
slowhand
fiddler
581 posts
 
Slowhand,

No, I would not say the V-Caps changed the tonality of the Supratek in my experience.

Yes, I would say the V-Caps are considerably more detailed. That does not mean analytical and cold, but rather much more invisible. It seems to me that whatever the signal is in front of the V-Caps, it comes through much more pure. If you have warmth in the signal path prior to the V-Caps, you will get a cleaner, less congested warmth and I am sure if your system is cooler or more analytical, you will get a purer sense of that, as well.

I think "invisible" more accurately describes the V-Cap.
juanitox
42 posts
 
in my Cabernet , mick put a pair of OIL VCAP very warm and fast sound,
but the better upgrade i have made is to buy a cheap pair of EHgold pin Cryo 6SN7 , the best 6SN7 you could grab for peanuts...
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outlier
381 posts
 
I have what may be a silly question. I've been enjoying my Syrah, and I've a friend who is poised to purchase a Chardonnay. Question is, he want's to connect it to a pair of monoblocks and a subwoofer. I know these pres have two sets of outputs, so I assume the subwoofer can comfortably use the second set of outputs, but I just wanted to confirm. Also, if my friend were to upgrade later to say two JL Audio Fathom 113s, is the connection one single RCA per sub, so that the Chardonnay could accomodate the pair of monoblocks and both subs?

thanks in advance!
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kgturner
663 posts
 
outlier:

from what i recall of my chard, it does have 2 preamp outputs, so there should be no issue connecting 2 monoblocks and 2 subs.
v21
16 posts
 
Outlier,

I have the Chardonnay driving a pair of monoblocks and a sub-woofer right at this moment and can confirm that it does it beautifully. So tell your friend not to hesitate as it will be the best audio move he could make.

Hope this helps
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