[Fox88]

Decided to get a 300B pre-amp for my system, got lucky to find a used Supratek Cabernet DHT in mint condition that I got today. I have upgrade tubes on the way but I want to get familiar with the tube sound with the stock ones and in a few weeks I'll put the upgrade ones to check the change in sound. I've only listened to it for a few songs but wow what an impressive pre-amp. I am liking the 300B sound a quite a bit.

 

[Saberpunch]

Congrats @Fox88 ! Although it’s not 300b for me, I am currently rolling my Supratek with different 45 tubes. The Supratek rewards tube rolling, so I hope you find your golden synergy in your setup. Happy tube rolling!

 

[paradoxper]

Maybe... since I'm not a nativ English speaker I understood that line/post#2,837 as 4300E is actually good and Psvane not!
Also I just jumped into an ongoing conversation...
didn't know which ones you have experience with nor the context of what was going on...


most importantly in Envy, I bend my knee to the power of Elrog

The 4300E is exceptionally good where as the others are quite poor sounding.

Easy enough to buy them both, compare yourself and share your discovery.

 

[normie610]

Decided to get a 300B pre-amp for my system, got lucky to find a used Supratek Cabernet DHT in mint condition that I got today. I have upgrade tubes on the way but I want to get familiar with the tube sound with the stock ones and in a few weeks I'll put the upgrade ones to check the change in sound. I've only listened to it for a few songs but wow what an impressive pre-amp. I am liking the 300B sound a quite a bit.

Welcome to the 300B club. A nice looking setup there

 

[Fox88]

Congrats @Fox88 ! Although it’s not 300b for me, I am currently rolling my Supratek with different 45 tubes. The Supratek rewards tube rolling, so I hope you find your golden synergy in your setup. Happy tube rolling!

I'd never heard of the 45 until I read the Cabernet manual yesterday. Any 45 that you recommend in particular?

 

[Saberpunch]

I'd never heard of the 45 until I read the Cabernet manual yesterday. Any 45 that you recommend in particular?

45 tubes are really cool to get into, but they can be a little hard to find. The 45 tubes I tried so far was the EML 45 mesh, Philco 45 globe 45 (only at an audio show for these), RCA Globe 45, and RCA UX-245. UX-245 is my current favorite. A lot of people favorite are the EML 45 Globe tubes, but they are more expensive. EML 45 mesh tube is a much different sounding 45 tube in my setup compare to the NOS 45 globe tubes and I appreciate it for its highs and more holographic soundstage, but only in my speaker setup. If midrange is your thing, NOS 45 globe tubes are very natural sounding and the midrange is really nice.

I see you got a Susvara as well. When I had the Susvara, I really enjoyed it when using the RCA Radiotron 45 globe tube, but the entire tube roll was an all old RCA tube setup in my Supratek.

 

[leftside]

Decided to get a 300B pre-amp for my system, got lucky to find a used Supratek Cabernet DHT in mint condition that I got today. I have upgrade tubes on the way but I want to get familiar with the tube sound with the stock ones and in a few weeks I'll put the upgrade ones to check the change in sound. I've only listened to it for a few songs but wow what an impressive pre-amp. I am liking the 300B sound a quite a bit.

Another Supratek on here. Great to see more folks enjoying these preamps. I was never a believer that preamps could impact the sound so positively. My beliefs were blown away once I listened to a Supratek. I went from the Cortese LCR to the Grange LCR.

 

[Fox88]

Another Supratek on here. Great to see more folks enjoying these preamps. I was never a believer that preamps could impact the sound so positively. My beliefs were blown away once I listened to a Supratek. I went from the Cortese LCR to the Grange LCR.

This exact same thing is happening to me.

 

[HiFiDJ]

For those who don't know, Allnic has now entered the 300b headphone amp space: Allnic HPA-300B ($15k)