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Cary slp-05 tubes rumor or fact?

Fellow audiophiles,

I would love to try the Black Treasure 6SN7 tubes in my Cary slp-05 preamp but am worried that their base is too large to fit into the openings on the top of the preamp. This same question has been asked before, but without response. Can anyone confirm or refute this?

You response is much appreciated!

John
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I found that the Pope Holland's sounded best but in the end what really made it sound better was to get rid of the SLP-05.
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Jwtrace - what did you replace it with? Or did you go passive?
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I read somewhere that if you are using single ended inputs rather than balanced, 2 of the tubes are not used. Can anyone confirm that and if so, which ones? Replacing 4 rather than 6 tubes would be cheaper. Obviously the headphone ones would not need to be upgraded unless you are using headphones, which I am not.
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Dtc

I replaced it with a Dodd Buffer at the time and now have the TRL Dude which is amazing.
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Has2be/Kgturner,

Thanks for the idea. I'll see if I can get some dimensional info on the octal savers, then decide

Raquel,

NOS options are in my auditioning plans. Just heard such good things about the Black Treasure that they made the first cut of my choices. Thought if confirmed that they will not fit, that would eliminate them from further consideration.

Kiwi_1282001,

Looking for that elusive combination of 3-D soundstage (particularly depth) and great dynamics.

Markus1299,

I have NOS pope 12ax7s and really like their effect on the sound. Best ones I used. Just didn't want to spend the big $$$$ for (6) 6SN7s.

Jtran,

Thanks - maybe an option

Jtwrace,

Thanks for your kind advice. But I am still in tube roll mode and not yet in unit replacement mode.
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