Preamp Deal of the Century

Hello Kgturner,

Me. I have not use my Chenin for almost 8 months now. Just sitting here, in saran wrap. You can see the preamp I am using in my system page.

regards

Abe

I'm preparing to do some more mods to my Chenin. As you know I have converted it to 2C22/7193 tubes. Next I will be replacing the PS electrolytic caps with Solen PP caps. I have purchased a 100uF 630V Solen (radial leads in a metal outer can) and a 33uF 630V Solen (axial leads) and will be doing this after I finish a couple other projects. This should lower the ESR and result in quicker response to transients (or so the theory goes). I'll post on how it turns out.

I'm not making any moves. I'm raher expectantly waiting for $2000 Mick owes me for over a year now.
I don't get response to every of my e-mails, just one out of 3-4, when I'm reminded, that I will get paid, when he has money. I'd give it another six-seven years, I guess.
Buying into a Supratek hype was one of the worst moves, I made in audio.
I'm pretty much done with all the small- time, "jiant killers" companies, whose products get hyped by two or three overexcitable A-gon users, getting reputation, they don't really deserve.
Last post(JeffJazz 11/09/08) about Michael Samra experience with Supratek is really very enlightening.

That's interesting,
Somebody asking- what's new with Supratek, and when something less, than positive posted- no responses.
This whole "Preamp of the century" thread makes me to re- think value of A-gon posts and integrity of some of it's members.

Maril555,
I am sorry you had a bad experience with Supratek. Of course, we only have your side of things, but whatever the case, I hope it is resolved soon.

You say it is "interesting" that you have received no responses to your criticism. For one thing, now that the company is defunct, it is unlikely that many people are following the thread anymore. That may be part of the explanation.

As for questioning the integrity of the members who bought and loved their Supratek preamps, you have overstepped. I bought a Syrah very soon after this thread began, and I loved it. It was much more musical than the preamps I had had previously, including a First Sound, SimAudio, and Audible Illusions. When my pre developed some noise in the right channel after a year or so, Mick worked with me to try to resolve it. I ultimately sent the preamp back for repair, and it worked well for several months before developing noise once again. This time, Mick made me another preamp, with an upgraded phono stage thrown in for my trouble. I basically got a brand new Chenin with the Cortese phono stage for the $2500 I originally paid for the Syrah nearly three years prior. I was very pleased with that preamp, and while I eventually did move on from the Supratek, I still have very fond memories of it and Mick's support of his creations.

Of course, this in no way negates your experience and perceptions, but if you insist on disparaging both the developer AND the members who enjoyed their Supratek preamps, some balance might be in order. It appears that the vast majority of contributors to this thread greatly enjoyed their Supratek preamps. Should we therefore question YOUR integrity?

Interesting...