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Is the Cary SLP-05 still relavant?

Given the history and reviews of this preamp with its ability for tube rolling and its "Ultimate" upgradeability, Where does it stand as a premium offering vs something like the PS Audio BHK? Is it still relevant? It still gets sporadic press, but has fallen out from Stereophile recommended equipment list.
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ebm
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No its history.
testpilot
929 posts
 
Sure it is, but if a product has not been reviewed in "x" years it is automatically dropped from the list, along with a lot of other excellent products. 
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three_easy_payments
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@testpilot +1

Just because a product hasn’t been reviewed recently doesn’t make it irrelevant. Yep, products continue to improve each year...and we all love this. But just because a 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo didn’t get reviewed or recommended in the past couple of years hardly makes it irrelevant or not a joy to use. We are all becoming victims of today’s 5-minute news cycle.
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hk_fan
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LOL @ebm  - love your comments.  :)

The SLP-05 is a fantastic preamp and one that I regretfully sold.  The downside is a very limited remote control, volume control only.

Sonically, it does it all from top to bottom.
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