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Supratek Owners Thread
@firstgrowth can you please explain a little bit about what you mean by you "rewired everything"? It sounds like you had to rebuild the preamp. I'm guessing that what you meant was that you simply reconnected everything in your system and re-seate... 
Time to upgrade the pre-amp.
Seems to me you're a pretty experienced audiophile and already have a pretty solid sense of direction. You might just want to go with the options you're already considering. I think you've got some good recommendations. And I'll add another, belo... 
Supratek Owners Thread
Have you talked to Mick about this? What does he say?  
Supratek Owners Thread
Yes. Trying different sources. CD player. DAC. phono. Cassette. All of them. Get a cassette playing, a CD playing, stream something through your DAC. All at the same time. Keep the volume at 9 o'clock while you switch between the sources. Read the... 
Supratek Owners Thread
"Sounds like the input switch was in the wrong position of faint sound was coming through." This is exactly what I was thinking.  Note: be patient as you test the various input pairs and the selector switch. It can be a little confusing - at lea... 
Best power amp for Quad 63
@fortepiano50 I’ve been meaning to add my .02 here for a few days, but have been busy. I’m sure that many of the recommendations above will sound good. The OTL amps, in particular, will have a certain magic. I auditioned a pair of well-regarded... 
Anyone Going to the Pacific Audio Fest
I am going and meeting up with a couple of friends. Really looking forward to it, as it will be the first audio show I've attended.  
300B Advice
Before you spend a lot of money on the higher priced 300B options I suggest you read everything you can find about the various options. There are so many kinds of 300B tubes for sale at the present that it can be bewildering. The JJ tubes don't g... 
Grant Fidelity Treasure Globe 6SN7 SE
@pinwa Sorry for that. My preamp is a Supratek Cortese. Note that I did not say that different tubes don't have a different sound. I think they do. Hence my preference for KenRad VT231s. Or red-base 5682s. I have enough tubes that I've always been... 
Grant Fidelity Treasure Globe 6SN7 SE
I do not have any experience with these tubes. However, I have been interested in new production 6SN7 tubes for about three years, dating from when I purchased my tube preamp. When I first started tube-rolling in my preamp almost everything I rea... 
Linlai E 6sn7 tubes
I've been watching thread with interest. I wonder if those of you who've purchased these tubes can address a few questions.  As far as I can tell, only Grant Fidelity is selling tubes in two ranges - the "top 10% ultra low noise" and the "factory... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
A little less than a year from now this thread will qualify as an adult. Amazing. Over 20 years old and this thread is still relevant. And Supratek is still producing "the Preamp deal of the Century".   Love my Supratek!  
Ortofon SPU Royal G Mk II is wonderful
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Linlai E 6sn7 tubes
@ram18  My counsel is to let the JJ tubes burn in for a while.  Based on the information you've shared about your system I think it is too early to attribute any specific aspects of the sound to the JJ tubes. There are so many aspects of the sys... 
Koetsu Urushi
@route30  Do a search on Instagram for Groovetickler. He is an experienced, reliable rebuilder and can assess your cartridge and perform any repairs that are needed. Take a look at the many, many, many posts he has on instagram.