Anyone tried their Chenin or Cortese? How are the line and phono performance. There seems to be a lot of praise in the US but not popular in Hong Kong

Cortese

Supratek is a very very good brand name of the PRE-AMP.

I have a friend is using Cortese.

It's sound only one word - TRUTH. This word is not only apply for the LINE and also PHONO stages.

香港真的很少人玩Supratek??

there are a few and I'm one of the them!
I have the Cortese and Mondeuse.
They are magnificent.
My friend got his Cortese a few years before me.

Yes, Supratek's sound is incrediable. I know two frieds using Cortese and a friend using Chardonnay. Their sound really good.

By my experience and taste, I said they are the best Preamp in Line and Phono. Especially in Phono(Cortese), I cannot find another tube Phono stage can beat it's sound in the truth and nature field.

I use a Chardonnay linestage, it's the best sounding tube preamp I've ever used. Beat the pants off the Krell KRC for sure.
Very transparent and revealing preamp; try tube rolling, it will make it sound even better!

Supratek closed down

Yes, 非常可惜，從此少了一個好前級品牌。

Sorry to hear this. I am an user of their latest version of Cortese (with a phono gain stage). It is an amazing preamp with the right tubes. Besides, this is one of the few phono+line preamp that has a remote volume control and sound nice. I have been impressed what the Cortese and a 20W 845 amp can put out in bass on my Wilson Benesch Act 1 and now the JMR Studio 4.

Can see why they go out of business. They did not commercialize the production to reach critical mass. Point to point soldering kills them on cost when done in Australia.

Well, Supratek owners enjoy what you have. These preamps (not sure about amps) are built to last a lifetime.

the Cortese will be a timeless classic for sure.
My Mondeuse is not bad either.

現在有什麼方法可以買到它..!?

I have been using the Cortese for years and I still enjoy it very much. The phono is exceptional, quiet, dynamic and musical.

網上也找不到...只好等二手!!

Hello lloyd888, your only bet is to keep monitoring the Audiogon. There are 2 for sale now.

現在的Supratek在Audiogon很貴,以前CHENIN全新都係USD2900,現在二手都買USD2800.

真係絕辨值錢D!

剛路過，插句咀，我亦是Cortese 用家，無可否認，USD5000一部 Cortese with phono 的而且確是very best buy, C/P極高！同價錢廠機很難有對手！Supratek 暫不再生產的確可惜！

昨日去佐敦 Peter hing 買膽，見到有一部 Jarrah wood/Black Cortese 連 Phono amp放售，好新淨又靚仔。

呢部的確係好野. 但二手我猜起碼under 30k...
out"筆直"...我想找的是chardonnay啊^.^"

我自己亦把 Supratek Cortese和Audio Note M6 比較過，二款都是用牛輸出，音質二款可以說是同level, 而且Cortese 可以透過換整流膽，6SN7及Hi-Lo gain 較聲，變化比較多！ Audio Note M6賣 HK$80K , Cortese沒停產前全新連運費要 HK$43K而且連MC phono (不過leadtime要3個月)， 所以Cortese 非常底玩！

In fact, what is the special of using 用牛輸出? Isn't all Tube amp using output transformer?