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My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000?
It would be interesting if you did post about the amp as the Coda preamp was so highly spoken about.   
My last Integrated Amp: $5-10,000?
Hey Chinook9, Did you receive that Coda amp yet?   
Preamp Deal of the Century
Thanks gryphongryph. The Van Alstine is a great little amp and an overachiever for the money. It performs well across the board with the only caveat being I don’t listen to the very low bass recordings. So I can’t comment on that. It was recommend... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
As I mentioned above, the Supratek Chardonnay is an amazing preamp. It is now a few notches better because of the addition of the Revelation Audio Labs umbilical. Brad put 75 hours on that cable in his shop and I am reaping the benefits. I’ve list... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
The Chardonnay is a great preamp. Clean, detailed and yet not analytical. I was fortunate to get a used one for $1,600.   
Fritz Carrera BE vs. Harbeth 30.1
I’ve had my Fritzies for two years. A great speaker that brings me a lot of enjoyment…and Fritz is a great guy too   
Supratek Owners Thread
I just bought a used Chardonnay and got it running after a few hiccups like a stuck input selector and then getting a bit confused on using the correct input. But, all is well and this is one terrific preamp!!A few things that were noticeable righ... 
Need speaker/ interconnect cables for tube set up
I've been very pleased with my Reality Cables. Definitely worth an audition. 
Liquid CD treatments?
I've used the old blue liquid Auric Illuminator with excellent results going back about 4 years. Just curious...the references to clouding were with the old stuff or the new, clear liquid? The Auric protocol of blackening the inside and outside ri... 
Amp for Shahinian Diapasons
I owned the Diapasons for about 10 years. I used both tube and solid state amps and solid state is the way to go. As Hassel suggests, get an amp with some power. My Metaxas amp was 100W and did fine. The Plinius, Dynavector and Bedini amps are rec...