1. Home
  2. analog
  3. 1219962677

Upgrading from Supratek Pre to ?

I have a Supratek Syrah and I love it. I've had it for about five years, and it's provided nothing but stunning performance. I recently thought of upgrading the phono and I got a $3.5k Musical Fidelity KW phono stage, but while sounding different, it really wasn't better than the internal phono section of the Syrah. Hence, I sold it and am still using the Syrah.

I'm interested in hearing from folks who have had any of the Supratek preamps and have upgraded something they have found that sounds decidedly better. Anyone?
outlier
muralman1
1,527 posts
 
I recently heard the Cabernet dual. I say keep it.
tvad
9,467 posts
 
Is there service support readily available for Supratek products? This would be my primary concern.

I owned a Supratek Cortese. It was excellent in many respects.
muralman1
1,527 posts
 
I would think the circuitry could be attended to by any respectable audio electronic engineer. Besides tubes, an occasional resistor going bad would be the normal bad news.
mrjstark
1,112 posts
 
Keep it if you really love it.......unless you want something different.......not nessecerly better.
I've owned Supratek pre and loved it......moved to preamp that better suits my needs and taste. I think it should stop me from looking..........at least for a while.
My last two preamps were both awesome and I could live with either one.

Mariusz
More to discover