Cary Audio...What do you have ?

Sorry Beardog03, I found the Sylvanias here on A'gon. They were recommended by another A'goner after I described to him what kind of sound I liked. I eventually found 4 or 5 backups here as well. I also have an Atma-sphere MP3 which they really sound good in too. Every now & again the 6SN7Ws show up for sale but they're getting more expensive each time.

Regarding the EH tubes. They were in both my SLP98P & the 05.
They are not at all involving, kind of lean & 2 dimensional to me. Hey at least you have something to listen to when the preamp arrives. The good thing about the SLP98 is that you only have to change the 2 front 6SN7 tubes to improve the sound. I also have Popes but found them a little soft sounding for my tastes. They're listed on A'gon right now.

I had a V12 stereo amp once and added a second stereo V12 to bi-amp my previous speakers, Proac Response D80. I thought one was not powerful enough. But so with two also. They just couldn't deliver tight bass notes. I think Cary V12's are amps most suitable for jazz, blues or other kinds of soft music. I sold mine and bought Theta Citadel (version 1) which was a huge improvement in my ears.