HELP!
Don't have time to read the whole thread.
Bought a Syrah which I love but the phono tubes (whichever they mey be) are way too noisy for me.
Have it set on lowest gain and still getting storms of rubbish thru the phono at conservative volume.
It's kitted out with all sorts of NOS tubes and my limited experience of tubes lead to me to think I'll have to buy at least three pairs before I get a 'quiet' pair - which though?
Thanks in advance,
Simon |
sure I've seen this before but will the syrah cope with the slight increse in current required for a Philips miniwatt GZ37 rectifier ??
It's way too expensive not give the promised results.
Thanks in advance
Si |
Sorry, last post should have specified GZ37 rectifier!
Si |
Hi Guys,
great posts.
Loving my Syrah.
Just bought another pair of Sylvania 6GK5s & a pair of Western Electric 5842s for the phono section.
The 6GK5s are duplicates of whats in place. The Western Electrics seem to hang an image centrally a bit better than
the Raytheons it came with. Tried some Creatura tube dampers on the 5842s - they have worked well for me in the past but I worry the valves are so small, the dampers may be
making them run too hot?
Not tried the NOS MullardGZ34 yet as the guy I bought it from said the 5AR4 was better - maybe the Mullard is below par?
As a matter of habit I have sat both pre & psu on Final Labs Dharumas so that both units 'float'. I can feel no vibration getting to the units even in my small listening room.
The new pairs of valves were bought as one or more of the valves in the phono section was a bit noisy - nothing too troublesome - the new ones have the same problem - ah well I knew I would have to buy at least 3 different pairs to get a quiet set !
Love the amp & can't wait to try some different power cords - using a PS Statement at the moment but will probably end up using a Shunyata of some description to keep
synergy with the rest of the system.
Tried the gain setting at 3 which gives solidity to the sound but bloats the bass a bit over setting 2 (Pass Labs X-250). Will just keep experimanting but any pointers welcome
Tung sol 5881 red/brown base mil spec
Sylvania black base 6SN7s
and the aforementioned in the phono/rectifier sections.
Happy listening,
Si |
Cheers guys,
Ecclectique - sorry it's a maullard made philips - link to ad for your info
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?accstube&1125609987
Just bought another Mullard gz34 instead.
I truly hope it is better than the one I have at the moment,
which must be a dud as it makes the Syrah sound terrible.
I suffered it for a few days thinking it must come better but could not bear it and put the Sovtek 5ar4 back in.
I will keep an eye out for a bendix.
Thanks again.
Simon |
Hi all,
thanks Slowhand for the pointer re the Bendix.
What I'm confused about is the 6106/5Y3WGT directly heated, like the Tungsol or is it indirectly heated ala the Mazda ?
Sorry for being thick but I'm new to tubes and really don't want to go pulling them in & out all the time.
I'm amazed that the rectifier makes such a difference - any other pres I've had were untroubled as long as the rectifier was functional but the line stage tubes made readily obvious differences to the sound.
Thanks Simon |
Hullo from Scotland !
Got a nos Mazda/ mullard from Holland ? my other GZ34 MUST BE DUFF because after 2 days this is a huge improvment.
Screechy, nasty to start with but just gets better & better in every respect than the Sovtek - not by a huge amount & not to slag the Sovtek - really shines at the frequency extremes though in comparison.
Wan't to try the Bendix but the shipping is more than the tube.
Fool that I am, I have missed the obvious - there are some very nice NOS tubes available in the UK for buttons as opposed to the rather silly prices on Gon & Ebay.
Suggest Supratekies from the same neighbourhoods get together - NOS Mullard GZ34s are readily available for around $44 which seems ? reasonable.
Quite happy to send gifts to the states and stop people screwing everyone.
Set of brown/red base CBS/RCAs coming (6sn7s)so I should never need another set of these - I hope so,I've spent more on valves than I did on the amp.
Still it's fun & way the nicest most rewarding bit of kit I've ever owned - I listen, I look and I think that should have cost way more than it did !!
Now that I have spent days tweaking all the tables - the phono stage is - enlightening ? never had to spend six hours tweaking the azimuth but the that was because I could never hear the results properly.
Mick for PM of Oz says me!
The wife says they're lovely but couldn't the c--t make them a bit friggin smaller, Aussie Git !
3 weeks down the line she listened to 2 & half songs then started on"What does that bit do? - is it absolutley necessary - blah, blah" Last time I ever ask her opinion - thank the lord she will never tell the differnce when a Cortese or Cabernet appears !!!!!!! |
Hi Docsavage,
sure I bought a Quicksilver pre from you, are you in Hurricane country ?(lost your address).
Leave well alone till it breaks in and treat yourself to a set of HT cyberlinks - till I installed these, I was fooling with and spending money on tubes with NO idea what my Syrah was really capable of !
OK its a lot of money but unless you can actually hear the differnce, why spend shedloads on NOS tubes most of which will be noisy anyway.
I envy you the Cortese cause if it's much better than the Syrah, it's light years beyond anything else I've heard (now that I can actually hear how good the Syrah is !)
Cheers Simon |
Guess everyones too busy enjoying their Suprateks ! |
I use my Syrah with a Pass X-250 and really enjoy it, shame the pre does not have the psuedo - balanced output.
Heard it briefly with the X-350.5 stunning.
Not sure whats good value but the X-350.5 was £5,550 used,
more than the price of a new one in the states.
Si |
Hi Guys,
hi Steve ! I have a few comments re the noise issues that I don't quite understand. From day one I thought my Pass X-250 was a noisy b--d of a thing (through umpteen pre-amps).
Install the Supratek, lots less noise, install the HT cyberlinks - no noise.
But this is through the line stage which I think is phenomenal.
Now I have set the loading to 100 Ohms, I love the phono stage but it is way noiser than my Quicksilver - not unbearable but much noisier. What annoys me more is I am hearing surface noise and this has never been a problem in my system with any of the umpteen table/combos I own.
Tried all the gain settings on the Syrah and have it set on the lowest without resorting to the switches on the top of the unit.
In my system it sounds way more natural at the lowest gain(on the rear knob - top switches still set to high).
I'm now thinking that some adjustment for the gain on the phono would have been way more beneficial than all the variables for the total gain.
I love the phono stage in the Syrah - it's not as 'robust' as the Quicksilver but has more depth and nuance BUT - if it means sticking the Quicksilver thru the linestage to lose surface noise, that may be the way I have to go.
Before anyone says vta etc - my tables run into the teens
and using zyx's predominently means I'm happy ? to spend weeks tweaking for best effect so it's not down to my table set up.
Tried a pair of CBS red/brown base 5962S in place of the Sylvania 6SN7s - way better - same detail but much warmer and full bodied sound while retaining the dynamics.
On the question of an uprated cable between the units:
a) I would have thought screening might be beneficial over a longer length but 15" ?
b)having converted mine to 240V the gauge of the wire from iec input to transformer makes a mockery of the Shunyata beast I'm feeding it from.
On a final note as it's very late here, I would not dream of installing a tube before I had cleaned the pins and treated them with Silclear - imo a tube without Silclear is like an Irish Coffee with no cream - no comparison!
Cheers Si |
Anyone tried Mundorfs in a Syrah ? |
Doc,
the Lucinda Williams is brilliant.
I would not put a tube in my Syrah or anything else without a coating of Silclear and if I were you, I would just enjoy the pre as is.
I have a box of nos tubes that work and a much bigger box of their partners that are noisy or dead.All of which cost a fortune.
I've had some real scares with tubes letting go and I've settled for a cheapo pair of Valve Arts that sound fine and don't try to kill my system.
Take Micks advice, leave well alone and just enjoy your music !!!
Simon |
Microphonic ? I use my Syrah in a 10x12ft room, way too much amp and way too big speakers but have never had a problem in this respect.
Both psu & pre-amp are floating on Dharumas which must help.
It's the first time I have tried creatura tube dampers without much of a result.
Not sure why this should be but vibration/microphony is certainly not a problem with my pre.
Simon |
A slight change of tack, but important(at least to me).
Have bought about half a dozen pairs of nos 6SN7s.
Two sets of CBS Hytrons - both pairs have a noisy one in the pair and are slightly different so can't make a good pair.
One pair of Sylvanias that were nice till one 'gave up' - loss of one channel and a gentle @rushing'noise thru one speaker.
Another set of Slyvananias, one dead on arrival, installed the replacement(when it arrived) and within 10 minutes, a bang, a high pitched scream followed by a very frightening, extremely loud & getting louder by the second noise thru the right speaker.
I was very glad I was sitting near the power amp and able to dive over & switch it off !
I now have 6 really nice single 6SN7s , CBS Hytrons, rca and a 3 different Sylvanias - none of which are exactly the same type so can't make decent quiet pair.
Using cheapo Valve Arts which are at least quiet and seem dependable but not the cat's whiskers soundwise.
What worries me more is what damage will a tube letting go do to my system ??
Sorry for my ignorance but I'm fairly new to tubes.
I had to buy a passive radiator for my Virgos and hate to think what a tweeter and mid unti would cost.
I'm tempted just to go for a pair of new Electro Harmonix and hope for the best.
Thanks in advance,
Simon |
Hi Guys, thanks for that. I didn't exactly skimp on the price of some of tubes.I have had a few free replacements but not much luck with these either.
I kind of get the impression that a good set of readings can be fairly meaningless unless someone actually listens to the tubes?
No one tried to rip me of, the tubes were all tested, how well I'm not sure. It just gets tedious putting in new tubes which sound lovely, only to find one is usually too noisy to be bearable or else tries to kill my speakers.
I'm thinking of doing a bit sculpture/artwork along the lines of the NOS tubes graveyard, should look quite cool !
Simon |
Hi Ywlee,
thanks for that pretty full description.
My feeling is to try the EH, more for peace of mind
over reliability matters than out & out sound.
I like most of the RCA, CBS & Sylvanias more than the tubes
I'm presently using.
Probably get shot down in flames but I find far bigger differences can be had with power cords than tubes on 'my' pre in 'my' system.
The Harmonix Studio Master is a revelation on my Syrah - how I'm not sure - take it out & replace with all manner of Shunyatas, Electraglides, PS Audio, Z-Squared etc, etc and they just don't sound as 'right'.
Shunyata - 2 organic - Electraglide - smeared ad finitum.
The Harmonix allows the Syrah to differentiate layers of depth, harmonics, hall ambience and macro dynamics that none of the other power cords seem to allow it to show.
Seriously thinking about taking out the rear gain control, doing away with the remote and fitting a better volume control and some 100 ohm resistors directly on the phono inputs - or rather having my mate who knows all this stuff inside out to do these mods for me.
Strange days indeed for someone who till recently could not live without at least a remote volume!
OK - I own up, my new rooms so small, I can just reach over and crank it up, it will have to be retro refits if I ever have to move my ass of the couch again to reach it.
Si :-) |
Hi Fiddler,
tried the Mini Khan Plus & the Ultra Khan rev2.
The Mini Khan beats all on my cd player but neither comes close to the Harmonix on the Syrah (imo)
Not happy with no grounds however,may be ok with 120V but a bit dangerous with the voltage here in the UK so I wouldn't contemplate any of their more expensive cords.
Also tried Shunyata Taipan Alpha and King Cobra V2.
A pair of Python Alphas enroute but doubt the Harmonix will
be dethroned at least on the Syrah !
Cheers Simon |
Hi Slowhand,
try the Cartridgemans Isolator, I never knew how good my Syrahs phono stage was till I installed this thing.
I've never had any problems with my Airy 11 at 1.91 gms but with this thing installed, it will track anything without complaint or any sign of strain.
Rgds Si |
Hi Slowhand,
link to the isolator -
http://cgi.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cl.pl?anlgcart&1138465292
Cheers Simon |
Hope a European investor doesn't mean a European distributor
with the appropriate doubling in price or upgrading my Syrah to a Grange or the like will become a distant dream???
Happy New Year to everyone.
Rgds Simon |
Help !
Trawled the net & searches mainly relate to marshall guitar amps, must buy a book on valves
Using Tungsol 5881s very happily in my Syrah.
Have a spare pair of 6L6EHs which I've not tried.
What are the equivalents - offered a pair of Brimar 6L6Gs but not sure the difference in voltage - GBs, Gc'S etc, etc.
Nuts I know but they are crazy looking valves - screw the sound, I want the best looking Supratek - joking, although I have thought of a piano black finite reference just to match the Syrah - waf & all that( tried to tell her they do not sound as good as my rack but hey, what does she care- about sound)
Ran the gauntlet of 6SN7s - mouse ears/boring, grey glass rca's/nice, cbs5962's/expensive & noisy, sylvania gtb's - finally got some non destructing ones and imo very hard to fault.
Still looking for a Mullard Roehre ?(getting the hang)metal base GZ34 but so is half the world given the f-- ridiculous prices? $350 each for a tube???
Strikes me there are people extracting the pure p--s from
us transistorallaly ? challenged people
Any pointers, good threads re 5881/6L6s welcomed,
Thanks Simon |
Hi Ray,
I was using Sovteks that were ok & quiet. Lots of duff sylvanias initially caused me grief.
I was very pleased with the grey glass rca's but I think the Sylvanias are slightly better (in my system)- these are the green lettered ones which I'm told are not as good as the yellow lettered ones - sorry I don't know all the nos..
The sylvanias are just slightly warm sounding, not as warm as the rca's but they sound tighter, a bit cleaner ,have very good bass and give a bigger/wider image.
The added 'sparkle' over the rca's gives the impression of more detail/dynamics although I don't think they really give anymore info than the rca's.
The tungsol mouse ears are just too laid back for me and the
cbs 5692s, apart from one being very noisy are really nice & warm but don't have the 'grunt' of the sylvanias imo.
Neither the rca's or tungsols have any obvious shortcomings, I just prefer the Sylvanias which test very well and seem to give lots of gain - I may have to turn down the gain on the syrah as it seems to be giving 10 o clock volume at 8 !.
Just completed a load of room panels - these & the new valves are a revelation. Listened to Steve Earle, Guy Clark & Townes va Zandt Live at the Bluebird Cafe - I've listened to this 100s of times and in all honesty, I'd never heard the cars passing outside or the plane that flies overhead before - it was quite astonishing !
Hope this helps a bit,
Rgds Simon |
Groovy, we can all hike the price of our handbuilts!
I have only ever heard of one other Suprtek in the UK,
A Cortese which I tried to buy from a dealer - but it was not in yet - so why advertise it.
Simon |
Thanks Mick,
a straight, erudite answer, warts and all.
I know a couple of Granges are only going due to the search for the Holy (& bloody expensive) grail.
I only hope at somestage I can upgrade from my Syrah to one of your dearer models.
Can't imagine how they could sound better but love to find out !
I didn't/couldn't wait, bought a second hand one and Mick talked me through the conversion to 240V - HOW MANY COMPANIES WOULD DO THAT??? Sorry for the shouting .
On a different note if amps were judged purely on looking beautiful, what even comes close !
Rgds Si |
---k,
it's went quiet ? maybe like me everyone is just enjoying their Suprateks ! I hope so. Maybe volume and investment will make our dreams cheaper or at least keep them at realistic prices.
I just bought a Koetsu ! not in the same 'ballpark' as any of my zyx's - scratch that dream !
Si |
Hi Lisbon,
I wonder are you getting a loud noise out of both speakers?
I had a scary experience with a valve filament failing which caused a very loud noise even with the sound turned down but only in one channel.
However if it is from both speakers - unless it is a bad tube common to both channels? unlikely to be two tubes going at once.
Hopefully Mick will sort you out.
Rgds Simon |
Read this in a for sale add (Syrah)
"Here the original 417A/5842 has been replaced with a E180F/6688, which is the same tube used on the Cortese and Grange models. When triode-connected, the 6688 has the same transconductance as the 417A, but has a higher amplification factor and better linearity - and it sounds better too."
Are these a direct replacement for the 5842s or does the amp need modded?
Thanks Simon |
Hi Sorlowski,
I switch between Sylvania,RCA grey glass & Tung Sol 'mouse ear' 6SN7's. Tried lots of others but these are all nice in different ways.
I'm looking for a spare pair of Tung Sol 5881's, tried the EH 6L6 but they are horrible and add a grainy edge to the sound.
Wondered if anyone had tried the re-issue made in russia tung sol 5881's ????
Rgds Simon |
Hi Dilly,
I have a Syrah and have been through about a dozen
power cords, most of the Shunyata, a few Electraglides,
PS Audio,Z-squared,HMS & Oyaide.
In my system, imo the Harmonix Studio Master I am using
now is really nice with the Syrah.
Just sounds right - if I replace it, I always
end up going back to it.
Rgds Simon |
Anyone have any idea of the typical gain delivered by the stage in the Syrah ?
Mick replied with an explanation about pre/power matching etc but no figures & try a higher output cartridge.
I set my Syrah's gain to the highest I can without any tube rush and surface noise is a real pain with any of my tables.
I put them thru the Quicksilver step up & stage and the surface noise vanishes
to my mind that means the Quicksilver has more gain?
Not keen to buy a higher output cartridge, I already went for broke on a zyx and went for the Syrah as it's supposed to be ideal for low outputmc's. I didn't think 0.24mV was mega low in any case.
I love the pre and the internal phonostage is fine if just
a bit overhyped imo but I really hate hearing surface noise
to this extent when it's never been a problem in my system before now.
Anyone know if it's possible to change resistors or the like to up the gain in the Syrah??
Rgds Simon |
Hi Guys,
neither tube rush or hum are problems.
Just the emphasis on surface noise through the Syrah
as compared to the Quicky.
Can't be the turntable set up and with the gain
levels set my cd volume is pretty much
as I would expect , the phono needs a tad more
volume.
It's not the end of the world, just a bit annoying.
Dilly - like the idea of a cheap tube tester but I've
found that even tubes that test well sometimes go noisy
after a few days or weeks use.
I think Mick gives good advice about tubes - I've
wasted a lot of money on NOS tubes.
Nice as some of them sound, there not much use when
they die after a few days !
Simon |
Anyone had problems with the select 1 remote & aquired a replacement?
The one supplied with my Syrah has died and I can find no trace of them online. |
Just fired up my Syrah with a pair of Audiopax 88s.
To anyone who reckons valve amps are noisy - I cannot believe this combo. With no signal passing it's so quiet I thought it was dead - astonishing.
Not the place to post my thoughts on Pax Vs. Pass so I'll pass on that.
Question to save me trailing the thread- anyone tried a Mullard GZ 37 in the Syrah psu?
Very happy with my current GZ 34 but have bought an older custom Supratek (sort of cross between a Syrah/Cortese)and want to put cheaper tubes in the Syrah before moving it on.
Thanks Simon |
Hi Ecclectique,
thanks for that, I'm using a Mazda branded Mullard Gz 34(probably paid too much for it) but I have the chance of some Gz 37s at sensible prices hence my question.
Using a pair of grey glass coke bottle type sylvania 6L6GAs - never seen these mentioned - they are lovely tubes, way better than my TungSol 5881s
Cheers Simon |
sorry to be a nay sayer but I think Mick is pretty honest in regard to the psu unit needing to be spaced from the pre.
I think a 0.5 mtr cord will mean that the proximity of the psu to the pre will introduce enough crap to nullify the lead.
So it's $169 for a lead a third of the length specified by the guy who designed it, what does it cost for one that gives the thing room to work as designed?
way too much I imagine |
Dum I know - but- can anyone tell me the dimensions of the 25Kg box Mick ships in.
Bought another used Supratek pre and can't get an answer re dimensions of the box which is holding up shipping.
Tried Fedex website but no joy, maybe since I'm in the UK.
thanks Si |
Thanks Kg, much appreciated.
I'm dying to get my mitts on this pre and if it betters
my Syrah I'll be very happy
Simon |
Thank guys will mail Mick.
Simon |
Wondered if anyone had experience of older Suprateks, circa 2000? Much stiffer psu than my Syrah with tubes as follows-
psu - rectifier 5U4GG, 2X 5881/6L6 & 2x 6x4
line is 2x 5881/6L6, 2x 6H3n-E, phono is 2x 6GK5 & 2x 5842 ala Syrah.
I already own a Syrah and bought this older pre used as possibly an upgrade. A biy tatty looking (well used, surely a good sign).
Quick response from Mick as to how to rewire to 240V.
Soundwise - gorgeous on both line and phono:
but - it does not have anything like the gain of my Syrah and whilst the cd just manages to drive my Audiopax to usual listening levels (requiring a good hike on the volume compared to the Syrah), the phono as per the Syrah needs a few notches more and runs out of steam.
Full volume on vinyl is just not loud enough.(using my Koetsu Black so my zxy Airy at 0.24mV has no chance)
Suggested the 6H3n-Es are the problem but since that's what it came with?
If the amp has lower gain than the Syrah and not suitable then more fool me for assuming all Suprateks were pretty high gain >> but if anyone can at least confirm that it's the correct tube complement or suggest a way to increase the gain I'd be well oblidged.
From pin outs I cannot find any tube which could replace the 6H3n-E to give more gain. I can't believe a hint that these should be 6H30s as I cannot see how these could possibly be compatible if it functions with the 6H3n -
but I'm not remotely tube literate so who knows.
Any comments re talk to Mick - he's a busy man & both my Soopies were bought used so we'll assume there's a limit to the man's patience & not stretch it.
Thanks Simon |
OK - on a different tack - as / my post of 04-15-07.
Having read about a couple of early Syrahs being changed from 6SN7s driving the linestage to a noval fitting 6n1ps tubes and parafeed(ala John Tucker mods)? Similar dual triodes with double the heater current , I think to the the 2x 6H3n-E that came in my pre, does anyone with a good understanding know if there is any feasibilty of changing my pre to octal sockets /6SN7's & would this increase the gain? On the other hand, maybe changing it to 6SN7's would kill how nice it sounds, 'comparitvely' speaking and a shame as I have a cupboard full of 6SN7's.
I love this old thing but it barely has enough gain to drive my Audiopax 88s on CD and the phonostage, although appearing (to my untrained eyes)very similar in layout to the Syrah has so little gain to be less than useless.
I still have my Syrah but not keen to go back to it after hearing this pre, which possibly due to the much heavier psu, sounds way better.
I'm also assuming the increased transparency and the lack of
histrionics every time my wife brings her mobile phone into the house is down to the stepped attenuator volume control as opposed to the Syrah's remote.
Talk about a two edged sword :-( |
Hi Houstonreef,
re your Syrah, the sitch top front is for the tape loop,
should be in the forward position unless the tape loop is in use.
The two toggles mid top alter the gain of the line stage(one for each channel),
on mines at least they switch backwards for high gain & foward for the lower gain.
The 5 position switch to the rear is in it's highest setting when turned fully anti clockwise and reduces the gain when switched clockwise.
I tend to set the gain as high as I can without 'tube rush' being intrusive but that will depend on your system.
Hope this helps |
Hi Houstonreef,
don't change the top plate mounted gain switches with the volume turned up !
However if you just turn the volume down, you can switch thru the rear gain knobs positions and just listen for the best setting. From reading on here, most people prefer the gain set high. I find lowering the gain can make my system sound more relaxed, other people reckon it looses dynamics.
Very much listen and set it to what suits you & your system the best.
The beauty of this range of adjustment is , that as Mick says, it should allow to you find the sweet spot that matches your power amps/speakers. |
Just tried a pair of Winged C Svetlana 6L6Gc's in place of my usual (long in the tooth)Sylvania 6L6GA's (Syrah).
These test fine(should be since they are new) and I broke them in using my other Supratek.
These are without doubt the most horrible tubes I've ever heard/owned. They might sound ok in an overdriven guitar amp but these destroyed the sound of my system.
Teeth on edge from a Syrah and Audiopax 88s is a new one on me. Avoid like the plague (ime /imo of course).
I use Herbies dampers more as a belt and braces and I love it when people touch the Shun Mooks(?) and pearl coolers on the Pax. What are those "Oh ya bastard that's hot!"
Inquisitive, tactile (and some times not to bright:-) )
race, us Scots
Also tried a nice pair of Sylvania GTA's in place of my usual Sylvania GTB's. Can't burn these in as my other soopy doesnt use 6SN7's. Is it usual for these to be a tad bright till they burn in?
I'm only fooling so I can get a nice a sound when the current tubes go but some of these changes are frightening - almost as frightening as going from the supplied EH to a nos set of GEC KT 88s in the Pax :-)
Footnote - none of these changes were as soul destroying as removing FIM & Aurios ( to lend a mate) and replacing with cones/zindak footers. If this is close coupling, please give me bearing isolation every time.
(and just in case , I made all these changes seperately and with a good listening session of a few days in between changes).
Happy listening and start saving for Micks pet monster amps with the transmission valves - free sunglasses supplied with every pair. Shame he went totally banzai as 'wee' 211s are only £18 each here. |
The Chardonnay will work well with the Pass X250.5 - my Syrah was great with my X 250.
It (Syrah)has ample gain for my Audiopax 88s but way too much for my friends Mcintosh monoblocks, very noisy but I think the problem lies with the power amps not the Supratek.
My older (7 year old) Supratek has possibly just less than half the gain of the Syrah, the phonostage has sod all gain.
It can be something of a lottery with these without a spec sheet to go by.
I imagine things will be settling now Mick has a workforce but older ones can be a tad 'unique', leading to hiccups. |
Eh, I'm hoping the troll bit didn't refer to me?
Mick pointed me to a supplier in Australia but they don't seem to stock them so I'm still looking for a remote that accepts the 5 digit code and works with the Syrah?
My Syrahs always worked faultlessly except for the problem with the cheapo remote handset (nowt to do with supratek really).
Only wish I could say the same for the other Supratek pre I have it's a real pita! |
Hi Kg,
thanks for your offer :-) I'm actually in the UK.
I picked up a couple of cheapo universals but they only
provide for a 3 digit code.
I will try and find a universal that takes 5 digits.
The problem as far as I can see is that the learning remotes seem to depend on them being able to power down the
unit as they trawl through the codes which might make it awkward.
My remote was working to increase the volume but not the other way. I opened it up to try and fix it and now it doesn't work at all :-(
Cheers Simon |
