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ICs for Supratek Pre

I am expecting my Supratek Chardoney to arrive in the next month or so and had a question for Supratek owners regarding ICs between pre and amp. My amp is a Bryston 4BSST and Bryston recommends balanced inputs; Mick is putting balanced outs on the Chardoney (I doubt these are truly balanced), but recommends RCAs. I realize that I will likely have to compare to determine what sounds better, but I was hoping for some advice on what the better bet is when faced with this situation. Thanks.
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fiddler
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I have one of Mick's Chardonnay's and I tried a number of IC's. Some better than others, but none that did everything well until I tried HMS.

I was skeptical that HMS Gran Finales would be worth the money, but they made as much difference in my system as changing components.

In fact, I would say they made as much or more of a difference as adding the Supratek to the chain.

I couldn't recommend them highly enough. They are not cheap, but this level of return usually isn't, and in this case, you definitely get what you pay for.
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