Cary slp 98p upgrade

Hehehe, ooops. @russ69 Sorry 'bout that.  Well, if you have an early original F1 98, there are better caps, other bits inside, v-control, wiring, and a few things to upgrade inside bringing it to yet another level. Encouraged a friend and he had two 98s sitting side by side with my former Cary amp, testing, comparing the F1 and newer upgraded SLP-98 version. A notable difference, like lifting a veil off it all, deeper larger soundstage, more texture and tone.   It was so good, he had another $17k CJ preamp prepping it for resale recovering funds $. A nice surprise for him.

 things to upgrade inside bringing it to yet another level. 

I have no doubt and I'm keeping my SLP98 forever but since I'm listening with one ear now, I'm good with what I have. It's kind of a bummer but the things a good preamp do are a bit lost on me now. I'm still playing music but I can't really be decerning on the golden ear stuff like I use to do. Thanks for the tips, others will find it useful.

In looking at the insides of your amp, the connections to the power on/off/standby switch looks to be press fittings. Can you confirm if they are pressed or soldered. I just sold an SLP 98 to someone and when it arrived the switch was faulty and we're trying to determine the best was to sort it out. If the connections are pressed, it makes it super easy. Otherwise I'll need to walk him through soldering it.

Thanks

what parts did you buy?