Cary SLP 05 signal coupling caps upgrade ?.

they said the best parts were used for optimal performance and that upgrading will be a waste of $$$.

I suspect it is more a case of "we used the best parts that would make the preamp sound quite good for the price, and we believe upgrading parts would not be consistent with our concept of a reasonable cost/benefit ratio that meets our price point."

One area I would be curious to hear about is whether any of you have upgraded the ($35) Alps motorized potentiometer to a higher quality discrete resistor volume control solution? The (poor tracking) Alps control is the single reason I have not previously purchased this preamp. I am not questioning that the preamp sounds good, but I suspect it would sound significantly better with a DACT, Goldpoint, or another type of discrete resistor volume control.

I believe you're correct as to cost/benefit ratio and price-point considerations. Since I own the SLP 05, my thinking is that the best upgrade route for me would be to make improvements to my unit rather than buying a higher cost pre-amp. As to the volume pot, I absolutely need a remote controlled device. Please tell me if the DACT, Goldpoint or other type of discrete resistor volume control can be motorized.
Thanks,
Jay

Hi Jay.
The mundorf SGO definnitely sound much more open and extended in all area.All i can tell you is that there is no going back for me.Vcap is great but i think you have to go with the new Cutf cap to do better than the Mundorf SGO.

Jtran:
Thanks for the recommendation.
Sincerely,
Jay

Hi Jay,
Although my current preamp uses a DACT attenuator, I looked into switching out a volume pot for a discrete resistor attenuator for a previous preamp I owned. Remote control was not a big issue for me but, I stumbled across Bent Audio, who offers a couple of discrete resistor volume controls with remote, including a motor that can be mounted to a DACT, if you have the room;
http://www.bentaudio.com/index2.html