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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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chelvam:

i was wondering what was up with that site as it was horribly made. i hope mick didn't pay much for that. good luck with you chardonnay. i owned one, but sold it and moved up to a dual cabernet. now that i'm getting into vinyl, i sometimes think i should've gone with a cortese instead. c'est la vie.
chelvam
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Kg, if you observe the main photo in http://www.mentalpixel.com/supratek/history.html with the words "need a group photo here" and from there you can guess why it was horrible made. I agree the website is not helping Supratek's image. Maybe, I will email Mick about it.

I was about to get a used Nagra PL-L then I read somewhere Chandonney sounded better then Nagra and I hope so. I don't chase equipments. I got a very good room built for stereo playback and happy to just upgrade when I positively identify an improvement. I even discarded a high End speaker cables for a 6N OFHC China cable and no difference I can tell.
chelvam
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Hi,

Just received my Chardonnay. Good packing. The only problem is, Mick forgot to include the manual. Anyone can help me out here? Thanks
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kgturner
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chelvam:

if i'm not mistaken, when looking at the back of the chardonnay, the two sets of rca jacks to the right are preout 1 & 2. then the sets starting from the left are inputs 1, 2, 3, 4. there may be a tape loop in there somewhere between input 4 and preout 1.

look at this picture for reference:

http://www.6moons.com/audioreviews/supratek/3.jpg
jeffjazz
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