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Cary Audio SLP-5 Preamp

Received my new preamp on Friday. Cary Audio was having a sale so jumped on it. Wanted this preamp for a long time. So far it has lived up to its reputation. If it is this good, then excited about when it reaches its 100 hours for break in. I had Supratek Cabernet before this and will probably compare it when its fully broken in. It is gorgeous to look at better than Supratek though Supratek also looks beautiful. Now I have an external headphone amp Little Dot MKIII but the one in SLP-5 is no slouch. This is just a preliminary evaluation, but I will keep you guys posted. Very excited. 

couger4u
avanti1960
1,607 posts
 

Congrats!  The 05 is an amazing sounding preamp.  Be sure to match it with lower gain power amps.  Mine is here to stay! 

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blackbag20
586 posts
 

Congratulations, couger4u!!

 

What's the rest of gear look like!?

 

 

couger4u OP
67 posts
 

Hi blackbag20  system is:

Parasound A21 Amplifier

Aesthtix Rhea Phono Preamp

Marantz CD 6005

Michell Gyro SE Turntable

Technics SL1200 MKII Turntable

Cables: Audioquest Hurricane and Blizzard power cords.

Interconnects: Nordost Valkyrja and Tyr.

Speaker Cable: Notdost Heimdall.

avanti1960
1,607 posts
 

@couger4u 

i had the parasound a21+ for a while and found that the sound was best through balanced connections, gain on the SLP 05 at 50% and gain on the a21+ also at 50%.  see if that helps

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jond
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Congrats on the new preamp @couger4u and nice system!

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