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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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eminents
3 posts
 
I had a friend of mine,that left my house crying,after i blew his SUPRATEK with a the ugly,Musical far Musical CROFT vitale.
The supratek is only beatifull,that is all.
The CROFT COST MORE THAN HALF THE supratek!
High end,does not have to be expensive by spending MONEY in how it looks,the money must be in the CIRCUITRY (SAVE MONEY AND SPEND IT IN THE CIRCUITRY FOLKS! THE CIRCUITRY!!!).
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tok20000
608 posts
 
Eminents, I had never heard of the Croft until your post. So I looked up the piece. The Croft may cost about half of the Supratek, but it DOES NOT have a phono stage. The phono stage of the Supratek itself justifies the $2500 price tag. The Supratek may not be the end all line stage (though I think it is pretty darn amazing), but it does have a world class phono stage.

There are a whole lot of preamps that cost much more than the Supratek that are not nearly as versatile or have as high of sound quality as the SUpratek does.

KF
bwhite
807 posts
 
Whether it be line or phono, I've listened to Croft and I'd have to say that Eminents is exaggerating profusely.
bwhite
807 posts
 
Also... This Eminents fellow is a Croft dealer! Isn't it great when dealers make claims like this in the discussion forums?

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http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?ampstube&1053570003&2&3&4&
noble110
49 posts
 
Dennis the Menace asked about line conditioning results. I would also be interested in feedback on this subject.
My Syrah is plugged into a dedicated 20Amp line ( dedicated for all components) and I have very good results. The outlets are "constuction" grade, which I would rate only slightly better that standard commercial outlets. The Syrah is dead quiet with excellent dynamics. I have yet to experiment with power cords or line conditioners. Note that I did seperate the Syrah's power supply well away from other components and the pre section of the Syrah.
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