Products - Cary Classic

The Classic line combines the latest cutting edge technology with time proven innovation, resulting in the finest analog and digital designs we make. The components in this series offer sound reproduction that thrills and entertains audiences through the lifelike re-creation of music. Depending on the product you choose, the active components may be vacuum tube, solid state or digital. No matter what product you choose, each will deliver the glorious classic Cary sound.

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Tube Preamplifiers
SLP 03 SLP 03
The SLP 03 combines the desirable attributes of low noise, low distortion and ease of use making it an excellent preamplifier choice for your home audio system. This stereo vacuum tube preamplifier offers one XLR balanced input pair and six pairs of RCA single-ended inputs making it a very capable preamplifier.
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SLP 98 SLP 98P / SLP 98L
Full feature, hand wired, vacuum tube preamplifier featuring (4) 6SN7, (2) 12AX7, and (2) 12AU7 tubes. MM phono amplifier section built in.  Large heavy duty external power supply. Standard with remote volume control. Jaguar Carnival Red chassis with clear coat finish. ZERO feedback design. SLP 98L is line stage only.
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SLP 05 SLP 05
Full featured, top of the line preamplifier with 2 balanced and 3 RCA stereo inputs, CINEMA BYPASS, tape monitor loop, vacuum tube preamplifier featuring (8) 6SN7 vacuum tubes.Vacuum tube headphone power amplifier section built in. Matching external heavy duty power supply with 5AR4 vacuum tube rectification includes front panel voltage and bias meters for the power supply. Standard with remote volume control. Jaguar Anthracite Black clear coat steel chassis and silver anodized aluminum front panel are standard. ZERO feedback design.
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Phono Preamplifier
PH 302 MkII MM/MC - NEW!
Moving coil and moving magnet phono preamplifier with 5AR4 vacuum tube voltage regulation. Shielded R-Core power transformer, separate step up transformers for MC cartridges, separate inputs for MC or MM cartridges, MM optimized for 47 k ohm load, MC 6 externally adjustable load settings.  Fully regulated power supply section, dual triode vacuum tube buffer and gain stages. High gain design with 54 dB overall gain in the MC section.  Black or silver anodized aluminum faceplate, black aluminum chassis. ZERO feedback design.
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Tube Integrated Amplifiers
SLI 80 SLI 80
80 watts per channel in Class A/B ultra-linear mode, push pull amplifier design, 40 Watts per channel in Class A Triode mode, stereo integrated amplifier, 3 stereo input pairs, sub woofer preamp output, black steel chassis, KT88 output tubes. Standard with remote volume control, has 4 or 8 ohm speaker impedance switches, headphone jack, triode or ultra-linear mode switches and oil filled capacitors.
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CAD 300 SEI CAD 300 SEI
15 watts per channel, Single Ended Triode design, Pure Class A, Integrated Stereo Amplifier with 300B output tubes. 3 stereo input pairs, Standard with remote volume control. Metallic blue chassis with clear coat finish. ZERO feedback design.
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Tube Power Amplifiers
CAD 120S MkII CAD 120S MKII - NEW!
Rated at 60 watts per channel in triode mode and 120 watts per channel in ultralinear mode into an 8 ohm speaker load. Full rated output power is from 17 Hz to 23 kHz with less than 1% total harmonic distortion. The output stage may be switched ‘on the fly’ from triode mode to ultralinear mode by using a front panel selector button.

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  Cary Audio Design’s CAD 120S Tube Amplifier is recognized as one of Electronic House' s Coolest Components: The Best Products of 2008 (September 2008 issue).

The CAD 120S Tube Amplifier is an Electronic House 2008 Product of the Year featured in 'The Coolest Components' slide show.

The CAD 120S Tube Amplifier is introduced in the Electronic House January 2007 issue.
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CAD 805 AE

CAD 805 Anniversary Edition
50 watts per channel, Pure Class A Single Ended Triode Mono Blocks with dual 6SN7 input stage, 300B driver stage tube, includes both 845 and 211 output tubes. User selector switch for output tube. Jaguar Anthracite black chassis and top plate with clear coat finish, anodized aluminum front panel. ZERO feedback design.
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CAD 211 Founder's Edition CAD 211 Founder's Edition - NEW!
150 watts Class B, 110 watts per channel in Class A/B, 70 watts per channel in Class A. All Triode tube Mono Blocks with 6CA7 current source, 6SL7 input tube, 300B driver tubes and 845 output tubes. Built in bias meter on front panel. Cardas Gold Film and Foil capacitors. Speaker terminals for 4, 8 or 16 ohm speakers. ZERO feedback design.
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Solid State Power Amplifiers
SA-500.1

SA-500.1 - NEW!
The SA-500.1 is a mono power amplifier rated at 500 watts per channel into an 8 ohm load and 1000 watts per channel into a 4 ohm load. The rear panel has XLR and RCA inputs and a remote turn on trigger. Quiet, low distortion operation with unmatched reliability.
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SA-200.2

SA-200.2 - NEW!
The SA-200.2 is a two channel power amplifier rated at 200 watts per channel into an 8 ohm load and 350 watts per channel into a 4 ohm load. The rear panel has XLR and RCA inputs and a remote turn on trigger. Quiet, low distortion operation with unmatched reliability.
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stereophile Cary Audio Design's SLP 05 Preamplifier 'sounds amazing.'
Read Stereophile's comprehensive review.

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'With the SLP 05 things are simply magical.'
Read the SLP 05 Preamplifier Review by Dave Clark in Positive Feedback Online.


Source Components
   
Xciter DAC Xciter DAC -NEW!
Compact desktop 192kHz/32 Bit DAC featuring the new AKM4399 32-Bit DAC along with the new National Semiconductor metal can LME 49713 and LME 49710 output devices. These National Semi devices were specifically designed for Cary Audio Design. The Xciter DAC features a computer USB input along with optical input and two coaxial inputs. The inputs are selectable from the front panel. Front panel LED's will indicate the incoming sample rate up to 192 kHz. The Cary Audio Xciter DAC is the perfect match for the Xciter integrated amplifier. USB port in back.
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MS-1

MS-1 -NEW!
We are proud to announce the first ever Cary Audio Design music server. Complete with FLAC storage and playback, artist/album/genre/song/album art display, Apple iPhone/iPod Touch/iPad application for remote control, SHOUTcast Internet Radio support, 24/96kHz playback over USB and 1 terabyte of storage (roughly 2800 CD’s).
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CD-500 CD-500 CD Player - NEW!
The CD-500 is an outstanding CD player offering HDCD decoding. It has 192 kHz, 24 bit Burr Brown 1792u DAC chips in the critical digital to analog converter section. The CD-500 contains audio grade Elna capacitors in the audio circuit for incredible bass, extremely musical midrange, and extended highs. By having the ability to upsample a CD disk from 44.1 kHz to 96, 192, 384, 512 or 768 kHz it can find the perfect sample rate for each disk in your musical library. Discrete RS 232 and Infrared command codes make it custom installation ready. The CD-500 is available with a silver or black anodized aluminum front panel.

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CD 303T SACD Pro CD 303T SACD Professional Version - NEW!
The CD 303T SACD is a vacuum tube/solid state selectable SACD player. Plays Redbook CDs and upsamples at 44.1, 96, 192, 384, 512, and 768kHz. Internal clocking of 22.5792 MHz in SACD processing mode. In vacuum tube mode, the analog output section utilizes four 12AU7 vacuum tubes as the audio gain stage as well as the output buffer. Can be used as a standalone DAC with switchable inputs for USB (24 bit 192 kHz), RCA, and Toslink. Four (4) PCM1792u DAC chips running in parallel pairs. The output vacuum tubes have a removable panel above them for tube exchange or ‘tube rolling’ without opening the chassis.
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CD 306 SACD Pro

CD 306 SACD Professional Version
Following the tremendous success of the 306 line of CD players, Cary Audio Design’s new CD 306 SACD Professional Version includes the latest in SACD, HDCD and CD playback technology. It features a new servo board design with internal components tested to 105° C. The PMD-200 filter has now been replaced with a high quality Burr Brown filter chipset. HDCD decoding is accomplished with the absolute latest software available. Larger, multiple power transformers along with higher current regulators add up to stronger, higher current regulated power supplies. The internal copper chassis along with a new vented top cover add strength, durability and incredible transport shielding to the CD 306 SACD Professional Version.
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