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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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amandarae
512 posts
 
What email address did you use to get hold of Mick?

Thanks in advance!
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kgturner
664 posts
 
amandarae:

he still responds to supra@supratek.biz.
amandarae
512 posts
 
Thanks Kgturner!

I will let my officemate send his inquiries to that email address then.

regards,

Abe
chelvam
17 posts
 
To all Chardonnay owners,

Can any of you guys help me out here?

1) Why are the tubes marked left and right? And how do I buy left and right tubes? Matched tubes mean it doesn't matter whether it is fixed on the right or left, correct? So why mine came with instruction that 1 pair goes to the left/right and marked accordingly?

2) Do I have to do some sort of internal adjustment for gain/bias when I change tubes to match left and right channel?

3)Anyone out there managed to trace out the circuit? Or managed to identify all important components? I am worried that in long run I won't able to do any repairs if necessary. In my country good technicians are rare breed.

Thanks in advance.

ST

ait
480 posts
 
Mick marks them left and right becuase that'sd where they were when he tweaked the adjuustments. He has told me it is not important to keep them that way since the channels are very close.
The Chard is self-biasing using a cathode resistor and capacitor, so there is no need to adjust bias with different tubes.
I have been deep inside my Chenin and done a lot of mods, but I have not completely traced out the schematic (the Chenin has an added layer of complexity because it includes a phono stage). Don't know where you can get one, either.
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