Greetings....Mick just shipped out my new Chardonnay yesterday and I am counting down the days till it gets here..,,So glad i found out about supratek thru this Thread...soo thanks to all....it will be replacing my old but still very good BAT VK-3i preamp...i was looking to go up the BAT ladder till i ran across this thread....I will be running the Supratek with a pair of Rogue audio 180 mono blocks(Latest Dark Upgrade)...speakers are the Sweet Martin Logan Montis with dual Vandersteen subs...Digital is the New Audio Mirror Tubadour 3 Dac(which is a STEAL at the price and made me sell my Schitt audio Yggy 2 Dac and not look back)..transport is the Cambridge CXC(weakest Link and hope to upgrade soon) all with top of the Line Acoustic Zen Cable....Supratek Stoked to Join the club...so Love..peace and chicken grease for all the great Help along the Way!!!!!!!
Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go?
I'm preparing to replace my SS preamp with a tube unit and have read with great interest many threads on this board. This is where I learned about Don Sachs model 2 preamps. They sound like what I'm looking for and those who own them consistently express their satisfaction with them.
Now I've just been reading and learning about the Supratek lineup. Wow. These also sound like fantastic works of art. Leaving me with a new question about which way to go.
Thoughts? Advice? Experience? Anyone care to share?
Now I've just been reading and learning about the Supratek lineup. Wow. These also sound like fantastic works of art. Leaving me with a new question about which way to go.
Thoughts? Advice? Experience? Anyone care to share?
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just a small update with my chardonnay gen 3 pre from Mick running with Shu Guang WE6S7N9(over 2 months and counting) and im getting goose bumps not only at night but in the Day!!...This Pre beat ALL of my expectations and then some...would not look back(BAT-32SE very good pre!)...not sure how his earlier models sound(im sure splendid ) but the gen 3 is SOMTHING ELSE...and for the money....guilt....and i didnt even try and beat him up price wise...if your on the fence....well you no the drill...jump off!!....TRUTH! |
Greetings whitestix...and congrats on your new DS preamp...I am the proud owner of a New gen 3 Supratek Chardonnay pre...my Qusetion to you is how do you like the new
Shuguang WE6SN7 tubes?...I replaced the stock russian 6sn7 in my Chardonnay with the
Shuguang WE6SN7 and really like them ALOT....i went thru about 4 to 5 different combo's of NOS 6sn7 and foud the new
Shuguang WE6SN7 were more to my liking (although it was VERY close on 2 nos pairs In my system and with MY audio preference and ears)....just curious what you felt about the
Shuguang WE6SN7?...Did you try any other combo's? once again congrats on your new pre...which i was going to buy and it was a coin toss and sum ears i trusted to move the needle to Supratek(still may buy one to compare in my system...we now have 2 great pre's under $2500!!TRUTH) |
Thanks cal3713 for a unbiased opinion on the
Shuguang WE6SN7..i was thinking about buying the latest DS pre to compare it to my new gen 3 chardonnay pre...well i am going to pull thr trigger in mid to late november,,,,should be f---ing cool to have both and compare the 2 with my audio club...stay tuned...more chites and audio giggles coming |
Greetings I got a GREAT Deal on a pair of the New Rogue audio 180 monoblocks(with the dark revision ,,,up graded caps..50%more power supply....naked vishay resitors...silver wire used thru out .Cardas.rodhium 5 way posts to nam a few of the upgrades)...Supratek Chardony pre(gen 3)...Martin Logan Montis electrostatic speakers(Luv Them!) running with the latest pair of Vandersteen subs,,,transport is the cambridge CXC(weakest Link) Acoustic Miror dac(maxed out) all with top of th Line Acoustic Zen cable...and i am not changing anything(besides the transport)...system is one of the best i heard( i know im Biased but these componets just melt together and the sum is larger than any one part...yep yep...its that good!!!!!!....as far as the MHDT Orchhid i found it to be a very capable dac for the price(Very nice tone ect ect)...But you could not pry my AMT3 dac away frome me...its in a class well above the orchid....other members felt the same way(But thats not taking anything away from the orchid....very good dac for the money)...so there you have it..this system can be listened for hours with no fatigue and a BIG smile on your face...TRUTH!! |
I also want to ACKNOWLEDGE one more item....I said this b 4 ..But we have 2 Great Pres...under 3K. D|S... and Micks Latest Gen 3....It is every thing he already stated....Its Wider,,,Deeper...More Dynamic than any of his previous models....I Know first hand because my last great pre was a BAT 32se(and that pre retailed for $8500) and my Gen 3 Chardonnay was $2000 and delivered to my Home In Pittsburgh....and it beat it down to in every audio perimeter!!!...Dont Believe me?... then order one....what do you have to lose?....just in case,,,,i have NO interest in Supratek ....besides what Audio Heads have been saying for the past 25 yrs....TRUTH!! |
I feel the same way!...I have been using the
SHUGUANG WE6SN7 Vacuum Tubes in my (new gen 3) Supratek for the last 3 months and they are as good if not better than any nos tube combo's that i have tried(at least 4 nos combos) than the stock Russian tubes....and the beauty of this tube besides how SWEET they sound( in MY OPNION )is that they are readly available and not at the MERCY of all these nos SCAM sellers!...TRUTH! |