stevem1960
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| Preamp Deal of the Century Mercedes: I have a Grange and have tried EH-300B; RCA 45; and TJ-300B meshplates. A friend has a Cabernet and has tried the PX4's. We both agree that the TJ-300B sounds best by a big margin! The most significant lift with the TJ is the treble resp... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Hi Colin: The Grange is fantastic ...the LAST preamp you will ever aspire to, it doesn't get any better!Regards,Steve M.http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?vevol&1146370182&read&3&4& | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Supratek Grange Based System - My Pictures ...in case any of you might be interested, I spent some time uploading pictures and reviews of my audio system on the Audiogon Systems Ever Evolving pages. Go to: http://forum.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/fr.pl?v... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Slowhand: No, I have not heard the KT88 amps yet and I'm not sure of their release date, but it should be soon as KG says ??Kenji: that sounds like unacceptably high levels of microphonics in your Cabernet. Its usually tube related. My Grange has ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Not so Kenji! I would argue that every Supratek preamp is handmade and 'special' , that the directly heated triode (DHT) models like the Cabernet have their own sound and are unique products that will stand the test of time and may actually become... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century kg: I haven't heard the double 6SN7 circuit, but I just got my gold Grange back from Mick with an upgrade of TJ-300B meshplates driven by EH-6SN7's ...all I can say is WOW what a difference!! Extra detail, speed, separation, control in the bass (l... | |
| Review: Supratek Cortese Tube preamp Nice review Slowhand...I have a Grange preamp resplendid in gold & jarrah timbers and I love it! I agree, once you have heard vinyl on a Supratek pre its hard to go back to CD replay. My digital front is pretty respectable too, being a Sony XA... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century On the subject of tube rolling, this was in my first post on Audiogon in 2003 ..." As a final point, I have noticed that there is a lot of discussion about the merits of tube rolling with the 6SN7 output valve in the Cortese and Syrah. Personally,... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century With microphonics, I find it is dependent on what output tubes are being used. I have a Supratek Grange and it is highly microphonic with EH 300B's, but there is zero microphonics when Raytheon 45 tubes are used.I don't get too hung up about micro... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Re: Supratek KT88 power amp. I have not yet heard this amp yet Slowhand but would think it is very good. Mick seems to speak of it in terms of having the virtues of the his other more expensive power amps - which is saying a lot! As to pricing for... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century No worries fellas ...don't get so 'Fired' up about it, otherwise we'll have to pour some H20 on it! Such are the vaguaries of internet communications that my initial post was not meant to offend the digiamp camp. Afterall, I have eleven of them in... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century A discussion on digital amps is a little out of place here Vince ...I own both Bel Canto and ICE module 100w & 500w amps and all are trounced by the Supratek Merlot tube monoblocs that I also have. There is something harmonically and texturall... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century On Supratek build quality ...depending on which angle you are looking from the Supratek products have fantastic build quality!If you are after a mass produced product with neat internals; biscuit thin circuit boards; thin copper traces side by sid... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Nicely said Brian and I can appreciate where you are coming from. I'm curious though, as to how you are able listen 'direct' from your turntable without any attenuation - this is not a realistic option in the real world (in order to keep domestic ... | |
| Preamp Deal of the Century Brian,I'm not aware of what it is that has made you lose faith in Supratek, its probably just the fickleness of audiophilia or that you have suffered burn-out who knows? You are quite within you're rights to express these alternative views (as we ... |