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?
markusthenaimnut

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Bought a Don Sachs all in preamp a couple years back.  Every component upgrade I've down has been a incremental increase in sound that I wanted to hear.....until I slid the Don Sachs into my system.  It was one of those moments that just had me smiling on every tune I listened to.  I havent heard the other pre's mentioned.  But I will say that there were posts where folks said they wanted the guts of the unit to look good.  All this time I thought this was an audio experience, not visual.  I'll be damned before I'll choose a component for looks rather than sound.  And I will say I have a cousin with a Supratec in another State also coupled with some very nice equipment and he swears by it.
We both would love to swap out to compare in each of our systems but distance makes it impractical.  Good luck with your choice.