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Preamps suggestions for cary cad120s

Looking for a tube preamp in the $4000-$2000 dollar range for my new Cary audio CAD 120s amp. Not MKII. With phono built in since why I am upgrading in the first place.

My system is totem forests speakers and have Kimber silver streaks, 12tc speaker cables and shunyata Zi-tron for power cables and a cary CD303t SACD pro.

Any suggestions for a tube preamp with phono and class A operation?
128x128jakecanada
brf
1,715 posts
 
My vote is also for the Cary SLP-98P but I would get the directly coupled F1 edition with the Lundahl step-up transformers installed for use with MC cartridges.

If you plan on running just MM cartridges, you can skip the Lundahl step-up transformers.
markus1299
252 posts
 
I have an SLP05 Cary preamp that I might part with but it does not have a phono stage and would be somewhat above your max price that you would like to spend.
hamms006
24 posts
 
i have a slp-05 cary pre-amp with 120 cary with some altec 604 sound i think really nice..you can find slp-05 in your price range,,have seen some for 37 to 4000.00 good luck
brf
1,715 posts
 
The Cary SLP-05 is a very nice pre, BUT it does not have a built in phono as per the OP's requirement.
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