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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
blackbag20
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Congratulations, couger4u!!

 

What's the rest of gear look like!?

 

 

couger4u OP
62 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
1,545 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
5,962 posts
 

Congrats on the new preamp @couger4u and nice system!

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baylinor
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@avanti1960 

I also have the 21+. Did you have subs connected to it? Reason I ask is when reducing gain on it, the lower frequencies don't diminish as much as the other frequencies. Which I like as it gives me an additional way to tune the sound. By example I have the gain set to 1pm for analog, 2pm for CDs and full gain for streaming. Just curious about your experience.

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