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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
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kgturner
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you could try reprogramming it. according to the manual:

"hold down the code key and press power, the red light will flash, enter 1 1 4 1 4 and the red light will go out if correctly programmed."

be sure you're aiming the remote toward the center of the cabernet as that's where the IR "eye" is. i've heard that sometimes the volume knob sticks due to the tight tolerances mick uses. good luck.
blindman
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Hi all,

Well, just chiming in here. What about this Audio Horizons preamp from Joe Chow. That's supposed to be good stuff too.
sherod
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Blindman,
Here's a separate thread regarding the Joe Chow preamp:

http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?aamps&1142509250&read&keyw&zzaudio=horizons
audiophile1958
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The Dodd audio pure DC power preamp is so detailed and with a black background and no noise from AC to disrupt the signal, these 3 gel cell batterys you get over 16hrs from a charge and 3 hours to recharge and they last for at least 3-4 years .A great preamp and completely made in the U.S and Vacuum tubed with 2-6922, a beautfull curly maple.p.s all batterys now run in series ,the Bass is superb and with over 100amps available it is better than any pre at up to $7k I compared this to at $3500 a steal!
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kgturner
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why do other people try to latch onto to this thread to pimp other brands preamps? i'm sure the h-cat, audio horizon, and dodd preamps are excellent in their own right, but this is a supratek discussion thread.

if you've compared the h-cat, audio horizon, or dodd preamp to a supratek preamp and want to share your experience, then by all means post away. if you're just trying to shill for the other companies, there are other threads already going for this.

i suppose the thread title is what confuses people. can we change it to "Supratek - Preamp Deal of the Century"? maybe i'm just over-reacting to this. am i the only one?
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