markusthenaimnut
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| tough choices My goodness. There are superb alternatives out there for so much less money. Try CODA. Superb design and breathtaking performance from an engineer with a first class pedigree. | |
| Supratek Owners Thread I've made several recent changes to my system:1 - picked up a used Audio Electronic Supply (AES) (Cary) SE-1 300b power amp. Hooked up to my 93dB sensitive JBL 4430s it sounds awesome. I've always been curious about the 300b bandwagon / sound and ... | |
| Desire to try tubes What a fun place to be! I’ll bet many of those who’ve posted on this thread would love to be in your position, with so many great sounding, high value options out there. But the purpose of this post is to simply share my very positive experience w... | |
| Shootout of Nos 6sn7 tubes @highstream I'll be curious to read your thoughts after you play around with the tube rolling in your Supratek when you return to the stock tubes from Mick. I have really enjoyed tube rolling in my Cortese but could easily live with the preamp out... | |
| Most Musical 6NS7 tube for a Preamp? There are a lot of good R2R DACs out there these days. I'm really enjoying my MHDT Orchid. There's a lot that's been written about the R2R NOS DACs in the last couple years and good options out there that don't cost a ton. | |
| Most Musical 6NS7 tube for a Preamp? So, to the OP, what preamp did you end up getting? | |
| Supratek Owners Thread I know, right?Mick’s preamps just sound like music. Everything else, all the other distractions of "what about this" or "maybe a little more of this" or... whatever. They just let the beauty of the music flow through. So all you’re left with is be... | |
| Supratek..Cabernet 6SN7 or Cabernet DHT I'll be very interested to read your thoughts on this preamp. Also curious about any experience you have rolling 300b tubes. | |
| $7000 preamp vs $700 receiver - Is the difference THAT significant? I think on a certain level here we are talking philosophy.IMHO there’s no comparison between a receiver and a good "separates" setup. The difference in performance should be easy to perceive. Whether that difference is worth it to you is a differe... | |
| Difference between mesh vs. solid plate 300B? I'd like to revive this thread. I'm just starting out on the 300b journey, having recently picked up an old, orphaned Audio Electronic Supply SE-1 power amp. It comes stock with the lowly JJ 300b tubes and a pair of nice 5692 drivers, driven in tu... | |
| Once you go 300b it’s hard to go back? I've recently been listening to my humble 300b stereo amp and I just wanted to say I think I'm in love. My Quad 909/ESL 2805 setup is pretty nice, but this little 300B amp into my ~94dB efficient JBL monitors is very engaging. Markus | |
| Potential Warmer Replacement for LS17SE One other thought occurs to me and that is to seek out a preamp based on the 6SN7 tube. The Supratek uses this tube, as does the Don Sachs. these are wonderful tubes and there are many, many options out there for tube rolling. | |
| Potential Warmer Replacement for LS17SE Consider a Supratek. On this site seek out the "Preamp Deal of the Century" thread. That thread is very easy to find of you click on the tab at the top for "popular all time"... | |
| Supratek Owners Thread I was satisfied with the packaging of my Cortese. Mick ships it with the tubes in the sockets and one tube was tilted by the styrofoam packaging insert but the pins straightened right out when I reinserted it. Mick thought it might have been opene... | |
| Supratek or Don Sachs - which way to go? My Cortese doesn't have the two shiny domes. It has compact, comparatively low profile heat sinks. I don't know why some preamps have the domes and some don't. I am guessing that it might have been an aesthetic choice Mick made some time in the pa... |