Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go?

Jetter- thanks

Me too, beautiful looking pre amps, I would like to know how the volume knob feels, if the remote is only for volume and if would hear any noise trough my speakers when no music is playing, my speakers are 8 ohm and 87db.
it would be nice if the pre would have a digital readout of the volume, but that would maybe hurt the beautiful design.

Can say the same here, have been in correspondence with Mick this last week about his pre amps in regards to maybe buying one, he has always answer promptly, I can also say the same about Don, both seam like knowledgeable guys, friendly and helpful.

Would the Usher 1.5 power amp work well with the Supratek ?

Will be interesting to hear your thoughts on Don’s pre v the Supratek.

How is the volume control on the Cortese, is it smooth, can you control it in small steps ? From the remote also ?

I wish this forum had a way to insert pictures, that way we could enjoy all the Supratek owners equipment.
Congratulations with your Chardonnay pre.

Mick is trying to get a new supplier for the domes, I have a Cabernet ready to ship, having waiting for the domes since before Christmas I agreed with Mick to just ship it without the domes, but with the heat sink instead, the domes will the be shipped later ( hopefully)

Not sure how long it will take, probably a week, really looking forward to it.

Thanks guys, the hiss does not bother me when music is playing although sometimes I think the blackness should be blacker so to speak, but maybe it’s my mind playing games with me after noticing the hiss, will try some things out, if no change, I will order me a new set of tubes to see if the hiss goes away.

I one wants neutral tonality, why not go for a good solid state pre, maintenance free and no need for tube nervousness aka Nos Tubes😝

I got my Cabernet a few weeks ago now, very happy with the quality of construction and the sound is very good, one thing I have noticed is that after a week or so I started noticing hiss from the woofer on my Graham Audio LS 6/9, I am sure it was not there before and I sounds like it is the woofers not tweeters, have not tried the 300b output again since trying it out the second day of ownership, for me the 6SN7 output sounded better and more resolving.
Could the tubes gone bad already ?
A family member did shot down the Hi-Fi the right way, but pre amp first, which gave a small thump from the speakers, but no damage to speakers, I have noticed that I have to wait 3-5 min after my Belles SA30 class A amp has been turned off before turning of my Cabernet, otherwise I hear a small thump and sucking noises from both speakers, if waiting a few minutes everything is fine. My speakers are 87db so I would thing the amp to be totally quiet.
Will investigate in the weekend, but if anyone has any input, I would be grateful.