mondie

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Preamp Deal of the Century
My Cab has an intermittent problem :(After about 10 mins warm up the right channel starts to drop out radnomly and only for a split second. Some times l get some static and noise too, even the occcasional subsonic thump. Even when its not dropping... 
Tally up best preamplifier ever
From all l have heard, the Supratek Cabernet 
Supratek Syrah and Chardonnay differences
Mick lives in Margaret River, one of Australia's most rapidly growing wine regions hence the name choices. 
What's after Supratek
Why not go up the Supratek chain to a Grange/Cabernet? It meets all your criteria too! 
Plinius SA-250 Mk2 vs Mk 4; Just how much better?
Thanks Ken,l was hoping the difference was only subtle and that l could put the omney elsewhere, Its good to hear that even Plinius think its not a a big step up.Cheers 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Hi Larry, l thought l would post my repsonse to your other thread here before it gets lost in all the possum vs Coon and red wine chatter!Cheers_________________________________________There wouldn't be many around that have heard both, myself inc... 
Sonic Frontiers Power 2 SE opinions please.
Thanks for the replys :)To give you an idea on price, the Power 2SE cost US$6k in the states but US$10k in Oz so l think its pretty good value here. It comes with a new set of matched KT88's too that sweetens the deal.l think its worth trying to a... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Tom,l am not sure if the prefix (011) is the correct international prefix for calling from the US. If you have a phone where you can call + 61 8 9757 9786 then that may work. The number is right, spoke with Mick yesterday enquiring about when he m... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Kevin,l am not sure what happened to the Grange, it must have disappeared only in the past few days. Its my understanding that the Grange utilised the same phono section as the Cortese. Mick has done a small redesign on the Cabernet, it now runs P... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Congrats Ongaku.Great to see you got your problems sussed. l had a similar experience with mine, no sound initially until l dicked around with the toggles and got it working. Havent touched them since! How much did the Genalux KT-66's cost? Sound ... 
Preamp Deal of the Century
Kevin,l recently upgraded from an SP-9mk2 to a Supratek Cabernet. While the SP-9 is probably not in the class as your pre, the improvement was immense. To use a local analogy, l traded in my Ford Falcon for a BMW M5. Everything the others have sai... 
Consonance Cyber 800/845 Valve amps; how good?
Thanks for your reply.l spoke with the local distributor today and he much preffered the 800 over the 211. Thought it was a much nicer amp. Cheers 
Can the Manley Neoclassic 300B handle a 2 ohm load
Hi all,Thanks for the interesting discussion.My speakers are Equinox Jupiters, link here;http://www.equinoxaudio.com.au/products/speakers/jupiter.phpEccletique, l have decided not to go down the autoformer road. Decware's amps look like a possibil... 
Can the Manley Neoclassic 300B handle a 2 ohm load
Reubent,Thanks for the Decware suggestion. l have spent the last couple of hours searching for info on them. They are very highly regaraded and can handle the 2 ohm load. Look like a great option and with a return policy too got to be worth consid... 
Can the Manley Neoclassic 300B handle a 2 ohm load
Thanks for all the great repsonses.While not what l wanted to hear it seems there are other options l can look into. l will check out the Decaware and impedance matching autoformers. l am matching upto a Supratek Cabernet so maybe a solid state am...