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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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gregm
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Jpms -- having experienced the Krons not the Cortese, I can only extrapolate. First, check out the input impedance for the Krons & refer to the output impedance of the Cortese.

As I have heard them, the Kronz provide brute power &, I expect, *should* be happy with the sonics of a Cortese, as these are reported from respectable ears. However, make sure the Cortese has an adequate and quiet power line (a dedicated line?) as the KR seem to happily amplify ANYTHING you feed them -- i.e. they are hardly the politest/most forgiving/etc, amps out there! Cheers!
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tok20000
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Rmml, why would you want an additional potentiometer (output level adjustment knob) in the signal path?

I like the way my Ayre K-3x works for output level adjustment. If you need more or less output/gain, Ayre will mail you the specific resistor that you install in your preamp. I told them I needed 6db less gain and they emailed me the resistor.

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rmml
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Tok20000
I really don't know if what Mick used was a potentiometer or not, but if I'm not mistaken all of the Supratek preamps has an output level adjustment in one form or another.It's just that on mine Mick incorporated it on both RCA and XLR outputs.
If your asking why would I want something added inline that could potentially degrade the sound, of course not. As far as I know my preamp sounds great as it totally beat out my Sonic Frontiers Line 2 SE and all my other preamps I had before it.
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tok20000
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It would be interesting to see what device this is. If it is a knob (analogue knob), it should be a potentiometer of sorts. If it were say a stepped knob, it could be a path of resistors. Anyway, you might want to ask Mick and see what he has to say.

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boschtb
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I am very interested in the Suprateks, but haven't seen much as to how they match with SS amplifiers. Anyone using one of these preamps with an SS amp?
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