Also consider, any tube amp that uses little or no negative feedback - and Dennis Had doesn't believe in it - will take on the caractor of the tubes used in it. Feedback will help force an amp to be more linear; a non-feedback design relies on the linearity of the tubes it is using. Example: with the right NOS tubes my SLI-80 went from being a nice little integrated to a sublime little integrated. The wrong choice in rectifier tubes gave it a piercing, hurt your ears quality. The right ones put me in audiophile nirvana.
Do all Cary amps have a 'Cary' sound ?
I've spent time quality time with vintage Mac amps, Audio Research, Counterpoint, Quicksilver, Music Reference and others, but I've never heard a Cary amp.
Is there a signature Cary sound ?
Or is there a wide variation between all the models they've produced ?
They shure do make some nice looking amps, I'm very curious how they sound.
Is there a signature Cary sound ?
Or is there a wide variation between all the models they've produced ?
They shure do make some nice looking amps, I'm very curious how they sound.
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