Good SS amp for Cary SLP98?


Has anyone found a solid state amp that mates well with the Cary SLP98 pre? I was using two channels of the Cary Cinema 5 but it seems to be damaged.
larrybou
A point to be aware of is that the output impedance of the SLP-98 rises to a very high 6800 ohms at 20 Hz, according to John Atkinson's measurements. So you should avoid amps having relatively low input impedances, and low input impedances tend to be much more common among solid state amps than among tube amps.

Personally, I would avoid amps having an input impedance of less than 47K, despite JA's mention of 20K. Although how critical that will be will depend on the deep bass extension of both your speakers and the source material.

Also, I would particularly second the last sentence of the post by Hanaleimike.

Regards,
-- Al
I ran the SLP98P with the Cary V12R and currently run the CAD 120's/ You can't go wrong with the CAD 120's. Even before I upgraded the caps to Cardas it was a match made in heaven. No need for the MarkII upgrade since there is more than enough gain in the preamp.