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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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wig
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Guys,

Did any of you opt to upgrade your capacitors in your Supratek?

 

Thanks,

Wig

firstgrowth
87 posts
 

Wig,

 

I spoke with Mick before ordering mine and asked what upgrades I needed to consider.  He said the only decision was whether or not I wanted chrome.  I was a little surprised but that's the story.  I'm 2 months in.

 

Jeff

skypop
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Only possible upgrade for my Cortese was weather I wanted to go the LCR version or not. I didn't,though about half way through I asked him to go ahead and do the LCR version but he said if I want to do that there's a loooong wait because the trannies are on backorder and it could be August before I see. My Preamp. I told him forget it and the delivery was just a few days ago.

chuckie
74 posts
 

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.

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wig
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Thanks guys!

Wig👍

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