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Michael,
The preamp is everything I hoped for and more. The sound is engaging and very musical. I am happy that I had you build the Cortese LCR preamp for me.
Looks good. Sounds great. Truly amazing.
Hi Mick
Absolutely fantastic pre that will only improve with time and better tubes.
My Cortese has never sounded so good - dead quiet background and magic sound in my system
Thanks for the info. I have many good 6922 tubes. Will try. May try the 6h30 also. You should know that the preamp is now in place of $70,000 of preamp plus 5 k of cables! I think I prefer it already and it’s not yet settled in. Sure is nice to have one component. I’ve always used separates. I will update you as things progress.
Mick - It is going well. It has gotten more refined and the sound is cleaner and more detailed, but still has good weight. I am really enjoying it, and have not yet tried my other preamp. I will wait until it has been a couple of months to insure complete break in. In my expereince it takes a lot longer than people think to really get a component to optimal performance. Also, I am preferring the ypsilon phono stage at this point, but am alternating since I have two arms, with one in the cortese phono and one through the ypsilon into the line stage. the cortese is still breaking in, so I will wait a while before I know for sure. The cortese phono section is quieter than the ypsilon phono. Thanks for checking in!
I borrowed a pair of NOS WE 300B from a friend and put in the Preamp. To cut the story, this combination sounds really georgous. That is the sound exactly what I am looking for. Thanks for the great creation.
I can tell you that I don’t think there is any way I could get better sound from any other pre. I have had so many ‘high end’ components over the years but no singular component gives me as much joy as the Supratek LCR Cortese. The combination with my Michell turntable and Soundsmith Paua MkII cartridge is superb. My biggest problem is trying to stop a listening session once I start.
The phono sounds astonishing
Over the years I have changed a lot of my gear but, your preamp is a permanent fixture in my setup. I love the way it sounds and looks!
ATTN: Mick Maloney
Greetings from the USA!
I picked up a vintage Chardonnay off eBay this week, SN 207, dated August 2003. I couldn't resist as it ticked all of the important design boxes for me:
(a) 6SN7 driver (my favorite preamp tube)
(b) tube rectification
(c) PS shunt regulation
Just listened to it this evening... what a wonderful musical experience!
