Supratek Owners Thread


Greetings All - 
It appears that the 26-million-plus view, multi-decade "Preamp Deal of the Century" Supratek thread has been removed. I'm not sure why, but suppose there must be a reasonable explanation.
In any case, on that thread I recently asked whether there might be interest in a "Supratek owners thread" and received some interest. 
The purpose of this thread is for Supratek owners to share the details of their system, ask questions, share information about any tube-rolling they have done, and so forth.
I'll kick us off here with a few details about my system -
ancient Linn LP12 with Ittok arm, Dynavector 17D3 cartridge into Cortese LCR phono stage
Power amp is a fully serviced Innersound Electrostatic amplifier
Quad ESL63 speakers (not USA monitors) or JBL 4430 studio monitors
Digital sources are immature and evolving - ancient Fostex CR300 cd player/burner
DacMagic 100 DAC
Nordost Blue Heaven 75ohm interconnect
Due to the fairly long lengths of speaker wire required in the new listening room, speaker wire is Belden 12 gauge wire designed for low-voltage outdoor lighting systems. 
Next steps - dedicated circuit, new power cords, new interconnects, new wires.
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Skypop

It's also official for me too. I received my Chardonnay 3 a couple hours ago. My Chardonnay 3 is also the dark wood but the top plate is black. Magnificently built with tremendous craftsmanship  a beauty to behold. My system is still in flux so I can't even set it up yet due to my home being rebuilt from Hurricane Ida last August. Congratulations and enjoy I am sure you will have a great evening.

Chuckie 

I ordered a Chardonnay 3 January 31st waiting patiently.  Mick said it will have the Linlai 6sn7 tubes installed.  Happy patient man here!

Skypop 

Glad to hear your getting some hours on your Cortese. I am sure it's beautifully designed and hope it exceeds your expectations. Thanks, for your sentiments and we are still hopeful that our storm season isn't as devastating as the past few years.

Skypop

Yes, south Louisiana we have been directly affected many times in the last few years. Seems like the Hurricanes are beginning to be more severe and destructive each year. We normally pack up and leave so we don't lose our vehicles. I have been flooded 3 times but this was the worst of all. 

@wig 

No I didn't consider a change in capacitors at the time when ordering. I did not want to delay the process . Mick mentioned supply chain delays getting certain parts so I did not inquire.

I was just questioning the exact same issue this week with my Chardonnay.  My balance knob has minimal effect of any kind on the sound between  speakers.  I considered texting Mick but now I understand it's a normal function from the designer.