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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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03-23-02
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07-08-03   I just heard the odyssey pre-amp at the sf show! everyone wh ...   Mhubbard

07-09-03   How is syrah pronounced?   Goatwuss

07-10-03   Like the wine variety, sear-a (soft a, accent on sear)   Asa

07-10-03   Funny from the first time i saw the spelling i saw it as sar ...   Tubegroover

07-10-03   While we're on the subject of wine, just in case everyone do ...   Outlier

07-10-03   Tubegroover: phoenetics were never my strong suit: actually, ...   Asa

07-10-03   So it's about wines, i see and now i have a completely diffe ...   Tubegroover

07-10-03   North of the equator we call it shiraz.... speaking of the s ...   Tonnesen

07-11-03   Tubegroover, shiraz/syrah are the two names for the same gra ...   T_bone

07-11-03   Hi t_bone - in terms of buying the grange, i recommend check ...   Outlier

07-11-03   Hi outlier, i completely agree on the clarendon hills wines. ...   T_bone

07-11-03   Thanks alot guys, you've just provided me with a few more ve ...   Asa

07-11-03   I hope that nobody here thinks that i would miss a fine wine ...   Twl

07-15-03   Hi there a month ago, i ordered a chardonnay for myself. i' ...   Lisbon

07-15-03   Lisbon, use paypal if you can.   Jazzdude

07-17-03   Has any one listened to the supratek burgundy amps. i know ...   Dmailer

07-19-03   I never heard the burgundy amps but i am pretty familiar w ...   Jean

07-20-03   My cortese finally arrived this weekend. i have only had a ...   Bwhite

07-20-03   Bwhite - nos tube suggestions for chardonnay ? i'm getting ...   Georgia2k

07-20-03   Bwhite, i'm sure the cortese won't let you down. it will ge ...   Smokeyclr

07-20-03   Hi bwhite i read your post and my first reaction was a smil ...   Tubegroover

07-20-03   Georgia, of all the tubes i've tried (all on your list and ...   Bwhite

07-20-03   Smokeyclr, i am sure the cortese will open up over the next ...   Bwhite

07-20-03   Tubegrover - very true. the syrah is a fine piece of gear a ...   Bwhite

07-20-03   Need some help from the group. i bought a syrah a few months ...   Petland

07-20-03   You're right, you're missing (i) regulator tube. the syrah ...   Bwhite

07-20-03   Bryan, the aesthetix io is possibly the best phono stage eve ...   Twl

07-20-03   Tom, you are correct. the io is a great phono. but running ...   Bwhite

07-20-03   "am i the luckiest man alive" supratek is the best ...   Stevem1960

07-20-03   Thanks bwhite, that is what i figured, i think the seller ju ...   Petland

07-21-03   Petland, talk to tucker about the mods he did just to find o ...   Jazzdude

07-21-03   Bryan, albert porter was experiencing a similar problem with ...   Twl

07-21-03: Bwhite
Tom - absolutely not. I don't think you're butting in. We're here to help one another right? I appreciate your help. Thank you.

Regarding the "same problem" that Albert Porter experienced, are you referring to the woofer pumping? I thought he used Sound Lab Ultimate speakers - which have no woofers.

I am aware that woofer pumping is subsonic. Prior to installing a wall shelf for my turntable, I had a miserable problem with woofer pumping which got progressively worse every second the music played - but it was somewhat different than what I experienced running the IO direct to the amps. With the IO direct, the woofers just moved a lot - it didn't get progressively worse - it seems as though it was some kind of impedance mis-match or perhaps sending an "unregulated signal" to the amps was not okay with 'em? I dunno.

Yep.. running the IO direct quite simply, showed me a potential for my system I was previously unaware of. While the sound was worlds better, it still needed & had room for improvement since at the time I was running all stock (russian) tubes in the IO. I expect that running the right NOS tubes in the IO direct configuration would produce even better results.

If any one out there has the ability to run the phono direct to the amps - by-passing the volume, I highly recommend it for an eye opening experience. Nothing I have ever heard in audio has produced such massive gains. The difference in sound was quite honestly like comparing a clock radio to a "decent" system.

Bwhite  (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)


07-21-03   Thanks jazzdude, i have an email in to john tucker   Petland

07-21-03   Yes, bryan, albert runs soundlabs, so the "woofers" ...   Twl

07-21-03   Hello petland. regarding the rca 5u4gb rectifier suppled. it ...   Ecclectique

07-25-03   Has anyone replaced the umbilical cord ? curious is anyone ...   Georgia2k

07-26-03   Ken, i have questioned the same thing. i have wondered mys ...   Fiddler

07-26-03   Fiddler, the same thing you said about the h-cat was said wh ...   Tbg

07-27-03   Why doesn't the first sound preamp get the same enthusiatic ...   Lrsky

07-27-03   Hi larry i think the appeal of the supratek is the value, a ...   Tubegroover

07-27-03   hey, larry-- the first sound is an excellent preamp, no que ...   Waltersalas

07-27-03   Larry, you are quite within your rights to 'question' rathe ...   Stevem1960

07-28-03   Stevem, the first sound is hand wired with separate power su ...   Lrsky

07-28-03   Hi larry, from your description the first sound pre looks l ...   Stevem1960

07-28-03   I have been withholding this but i think it just needs to be ...   Tubegroover

07-29-03   Agree with you 110% tubegroover !! my relationship with mic ...   Stevem1960

07-30-03   Supratek cortese - 10 days old it's been 10 days since i re ...   Bwhite

07-30-03   Bwhite - how many hours do you have on the cortese over the ...   Jazzdude

07-30-03   I will attempt to shed a little light on first sound vs. syr ...   Noble110


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