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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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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.
kiwi_1282001
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Hi John,

Perchance did you see Cary's latest newsletter? Looks to me that they replaced stock Cary tubes in the SLP-05 for the Rocky Mountains show. I am asking them what they used.

SEE HERE

If you find something that truly does depth, resolution and dynamics please let me know :-)

Regards
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It looks like they only replaced the 4 left most tubes. That might go along with what I remember that you only need to replace 4 of the 6 when using single ended inputs. Kiwi - maybe you can ask them about that issue also.
kiwi_1282001
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Hi Dtc,

Referring to tube positions as outlined the SLP-05 manual, Tubes 3 and 6 are the Balanced Input Buffer Tubes. These are in the signal path for any balanced input so the preamp was probably being used single-ended in the photo or at least with single-ended inputs.

Hi all,

Cary definitely do not recommend the tube socket extensions. They have talked with customer’s that have used them and they report a very dramatically reduced their sound quality. When removed and the tube they were using was directly inserted in the original socket the sound quality returned. One was on a SLP-98 and the sound change was said to be dramatic.

Please note the CV-181 can not be used in the SLP-05 without enlarging the holes in the chassis.
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