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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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raytheprinter
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yes,,,,recieved my Chard. at 10:00am safe and sound!
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cello
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.Ray - And.......?
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Hello Larry,I was going to refrain from making any comments for a couple hundred hours,,,,,but i must admit im dying to talk,,the first few hours it sounded nice,but nothing special,sort of closed in,after around 8 hours i could hear it opening up,better focus,tighter,im still trying to decide which gain setting i prefer,right now i seem to prefer 1 notch down from the highest setting,still playing with it,my unit did not come with a power cord ,im using Signal Cable Magic power cord now,i will update as things progress,thanks
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Hi Ray,
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You might want to run your system with the CDP running 27/7 at low volume when it is not convenient to have the sound loud. It will greatly accelerate the break-in (not the phono stage) and you should have a good idea of what it will sound like by a week from this Sunday.
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It will improve greatly. Then, you will have another large bump from rolling in some good NOS tubes.
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Have fun this weekend and enjoy.....
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Rgds,
Larry
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Thanks Larry,Im listening to Kurt Elling right now,,WOW this preamp is really sounding good!the sound is starting to relax quite a bit,i find myself being drawn into the music emotionally ,i cant imagine how good it will sound in a week or with NOS tubes,,,,,PS ,ill say hello to Kurt for you,,Sade is next!!!
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