Baranyi,
I cant comment on the phono stage personally as my turn-
table is incomplete, and I have yet to use it with the
Syrah. As to the Berning, I would order one in a heart beat
if I had differant speakers, not a good match for Mani II's
Apparantly tho, it is a superb match with the Supratek pre
amps.
I cant comment on the other two pre amps you mentioned from
experiance. But they are definately pre's that stand out
from the others in their class from what I have read.
There are some comparsons of them in the Supratek thread
by past and present owners that I recall reading, you will
have to search them out.
If you enjoy tube rolling and collecting, The Syrah will
be a lot of fun for you in that respect. Plenty of tubes
and combinations to seek out and try, even with the phono
stage their are a few variations as well. The only thing
that I dont love about the Syrah is that I have to seperate
the power supply away from the pre amp to prevent interferance.
One more thing here, The Supratek pre amps, and the Berning
ZH-270 amp, are both rock solid investments in audio gear.
They are all hand made by only two individuals, both geniuses I might add, Mick Malony, and David Berning. Both have to be ordered and hand built for you, plus you buying direct from them, no added on markups. And both are very hard to find used, particularly the ZH-270, and they hold their value second to none.
Mr.Monk, my apologies for hijacking your thread by straying
far off the subject, it's just that the Supratek is hard to
not share about.
