Preamp Deal of the Century

Hello Slowhand the Dodd is a linestage only ,and
because it is pure Dc coupled the Dynamics too are outstanding Hifidelityaudiogave me a money back guarantee
if I was not happy after 45 days which was plenty of time to run it in .I was serious when I said nothing in the $7k range or under topped it for overall naturalmness and musicality.
My freinds big Cary was over $8kand is no where near as clear.

I think one of the Supratek owners, posting in this thread, purchased Dodd to compare it with Supratek, and Dodd was up for sale in about a week.
Whoever you are- REVEAL YOURSELF NOW!!!

Maril555
Noticed you have your Cortese up for sale here. You mention in your add you bought another preamp, can you share what you found better then the Supratek ? Just curious as I am in an upgrade mode too...but I am thinking of going up the Supratek chain.
Good listening.

Sure,
I bought Nick Doshi ALAAP preamp, which sells for $10000.
(Mk. II is $12000)
So it makes it twice as expensive, than Cortese, but it's defenitely not twice as good. In essense, it just serves music in a different way, and it is strictly a matter of personal preference.
There are aspects of Supratek performance, that are better, than Doshi ( I think it is somewhat more dynamic), but like everything in audio, every advantage has a flip side.
I was waiting for it (Doshi) to show up for sale for quite a while, and it happened almost at the same time, as I took delivery of Cortese, so I decided to try something different.
So again, I cannot say conclusively which one is the better preamp, I think Doshi serves my current system and my current taste better, than Supratek.

Are the Malbec owners happy? Are you using EL34? KT88?