Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go?

Let me chime in on this thread.  I got one of Don Sachs first preamps and now with his latest upgrade,  I think he has pretty wrung every bit of  sonic goodness out of his derivation design.  It is far and away the finest preamp I have every had, and that includes both tube and SS preamps.  CJ, HK Citation I, Modwright, Berning, Belles, Klyne Audio Arts, and several more.  It is just the the most revealing preamp that I have every had in my system, including several very pricey ARC preamps I have had a chance to audition. It is dead solid quiet in operation.   

I have no knowledge of Supratek gear, but you can be impressed by the affirmative recommendations by Atmosphere and Wig posted above regarding Don's preamp.  BTW, like Wig, I also have Don's KT88-based tube amp and it is beyond stunning.   I swore off tube amps years ago, but heard Don's amp in my system recently, and it was an "ah ha" moment, vastly more holographic than my fine McCormark amp.  It is has auto-biasing which has always been a total PITA with every tube I have previously had.  Aaarrhhh, never again with Don's amp.


Back to Don's preamp, I tell ya, there is pure magic in 6SN7 tubes, which Don uses in his preamp, as well as in his amp.  Surprisingly few tube preamps are designed around this dynamic tube, which is which Don's preamp sound better than anything I have ever heard in my system.  I suspect there are better preamps around, but they would cost several times the cost of Don's preamp, no question.  I think Don's preamp is around $2700, plus/minus, and it splendid.  The only downside is that would have to wait a couple of months to have him build it.  But, good things come to those that wait!

As I said earlier, I have had Don's preamp for several years now, and it is by far the best preamp I have ever had in my system.   It is the last preamp I can ever imagine acquiring.  

I have one of Don Sachs first preamps, since fully upgraded, but I decided to buy his new preamp, which accommodates the new WE6SN7 tubes that Don prefers and which has several enhancements over his current preamp.  His current preamp is far and away the best preamp I have ever owned (after CJ, HK, Berning, Modwright, Belles, McCormack and others I now forget), and the new preamp will no doubt be even better.  

Like Don, I think there is magic in using 6SN7 tubes in preamps and Don has it all figured out.  Same with the fine Supratek preamp.  

Gents,
Coming my way next week is Don Sachs' newest iteration of his preamp.  I had one of the first original preamps he made and it was and is fantastic.  His cap and wiring upgrades took it to even greater levels of performance.

His new preamp has has many enhancements and will come with the very fine WE6SN7plus 6SN7 tubes.  I could have lived with Don's original preamp very happily, but his new interaction of his preamp promises to be a significant SQ improvement.  Plus, now I will have a remote control.  As I have noted before, his KT88-based amplifier is similarly outstanding.   Retail price of the new preamp with the excellent tubes is under $3K.