Listing ID:
34794
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2,300.00 USD
- Condition
- Good
- Negotiability
- Or best offer
- Ships to
- United States of America
Supratek Cabernet 6SN7 Preamp w/ Chardonnay PSU ("The PSU is slightly different...a minor difference"). This one started life as a Chardonnay in April 2020 and then the main unit was stripped and rebuilt into a Cabernet in April 2022 (6 months ago). The Cabernet has a different circuit design and different transformers. It'll come with some of the very best tubes of their type with lots of life left -- Treasure Globe 6SN7SE GF Limited Special Edition, 1960-62 RCA 6L6GC and Sophia Electric 274B rectifier (see below). I'll also include the original tubes and some others for your rolling pleasure. In addition, the umbilical was sonically upgraded to a high quality Belden silver-plated high purity copper wire by the manager of Cables for Less -- the same wire he builds headphone amps with (OEM umbilical also included). Finally, it will come with an SR Orange fuse. Remote, manuals and power cord included. The preamp is in excellent physical shape except for a small notch on the left front corner of the main unit, which is not readily visible from the listening position (suspect it happened during the upgrade). The Warranty is lifetime and is transferable. Size of each piece is about 13 x 13 x 4 (plus tubes). In sum, this is an excellent sounding preamp for music lovers, one that would take a few thousand more to match (was an improvement vs. the PrimaLuna).
Total package priced to sell = $2300 in CONUS + highly discounted UPS + PP fees. Check my feedback here and on Audiomart, Audiogon, Audio Shark and eBay (genegold99). I stand behind what I sell.
http://www.supratek.com.au/
Tubes (all A grade or strong near NOS).
Treasure Globe 6SN7SE:
https://premiumvacuumtubes.com/product/treasure-globe-6sn7-se-pair-gf-limited-special-edition/
https://premiumvacuumtubes.com/category/review/cv181-z-6sn7/
RCA 6L6GC
https://jeffsplace.positive-feedbac...silver-cast-caps-vinyl-vintage-vinyl-stuff-2/
Sophia Electric 274B Aqua:
https://sophiaelectric.com/collections/274b-5u4g/products/pages-se-aqua-274b
https://positive-feedback.com/audio...ic-45-mesh-plate-triodes-aqua-274b-rectifier/https://www.audiogon.com/listings/l...-umbilical-cable-gold-note-supratek-cary-tube
Reviews:
Not many pro reviews of the newer 6SN7 Cabernet, some of the dual type DHT (Cabernet was reviewed earlier when called the Sauvignon), and some of the Chardonnay. For user reviews, see...
- https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/preamp-deal-of-the-century?lastpage=true&page=75#1848150
- https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/supratek-owners-thread
- https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/supratek-or-don-sachs-which-way-to-go (I chose the Supratek over Sachs because it offered true balanced ports, could handle my ATC speakers better and is intentionally lightly on the warm side of neutral (tube, fuse, cable adjustable of course)
Total package priced to sell = $2300 in CONUS + highly discounted UPS + PP fees. Check my feedback here and on Audiomart, Audiogon, Audio Shark and eBay (genegold99). I stand behind what I sell.
http://www.supratek.com.au/
Tubes (all A grade or strong near NOS).
Treasure Globe 6SN7SE:
https://premiumvacuumtubes.com/product/treasure-globe-6sn7-se-pair-gf-limited-special-edition/
https://premiumvacuumtubes.com/category/review/cv181-z-6sn7/
RCA 6L6GC
https://jeffsplace.positive-feedbac...silver-cast-caps-vinyl-vintage-vinyl-stuff-2/
Sophia Electric 274B Aqua:
https://sophiaelectric.com/collections/274b-5u4g/products/pages-se-aqua-274b
https://positive-feedback.com/audio...ic-45-mesh-plate-triodes-aqua-274b-rectifier/https://www.audiogon.com/listings/l...-umbilical-cable-gold-note-supratek-cary-tube
Reviews:
Not many pro reviews of the newer 6SN7 Cabernet, some of the dual type DHT (Cabernet was reviewed earlier when called the Sauvignon), and some of the Chardonnay. For user reviews, see...
- https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/preamp-deal-of-the-century?lastpage=true&page=75#1848150
- https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/supratek-owners-thread
- https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/supratek-or-don-sachs-which-way-to-go (I chose the Supratek over Sachs because it offered true balanced ports, could handle my ATC speakers better and is intentionally lightly on the warm side of neutral (tube, fuse, cable adjustable of course)
Listed by:
highstream (7)
Listed:
2022-10-18
Last edited:
2022-10-23