Upgrades
Upgrade price does NOT include any applicable Bench Fee ($125) or Shipping Costs.
CAPACITORS
Looking for a really nice way to upgrade the sound of your amp or preamp? Upgrading the coupling
capacitors will provide a sound quality improvement that is well worth the money. We offer four
types of capacitor upgrades.
1. Jensen Copper Foil/Paper-in-Oil/Pure Silver Lead-Out Capacitors
Jensen has been making capacitors in Denmark for over 90 years. Their Copper foil oil filled capacitors are legandary for use as coupling caps. They feature a pure copper foil with pure silver lead wires. The aluminum housing is hermeticaly sealed for long life and stability. These will provide improvements in imaging, clarity, detail warmth, and texture.
Retail Price: $90.00 each
2. Cardas Golden Ratio Hybrid Teflon Film Capacitors
The Cardas Capacitors embody the same magic that lives in Cardas cables. They contain two proportioned dialetric layers to eliminate the resonant signature found in single dialectric capacitors. Golden Ratio Teflon hybrid construction yields a smoother, more musical capacitor, without a sacrifice in resolution. Upgrading your amplifier or preamplifier with the Cardas Capacitors can show improvements in imaging, detail, clarity, air and bass definition, yet the Cardas Golden Capacitors are very smooth and clean and without edge or hardness. They will help create deep and wide 3D soundstage.
Retail Price: $90.00 each
3. .22uf 600v Audio 1 Oil Capacitors
These durable oil filled capacitors allow the closest you will get to the ideal no restance, no leakage, and no inductance. They are the ideal capacitors for AC audio coupling in your amplifier or preamplifier. With the oil caps installed, you will have a mid-range bloom as never before along with incredible bass definition. They provide a nice, smooth, sweet, warm
sound when replacing polypropylene capacitors.
Retail Price: $70.00 each
HEXFRED RECTIFIERS
If you have not had it done to your favorite Cary Audio piece, the Hexfred option makes an awesome
difference! Hexfreds are high speed low noise rectifiers and replace your existing standard
rectifiers in the power supply. You will notice more speed, air, detail, imaging and tighter bass,
yet a cleaner clearer sound quality. The Hexfreds help to provide a cleaner, faster DC voltage
which shows up very noticeably in the sound quality. There is one more layer of hash and hardness
(noise) that is removed so that you can just enjoy the music! Bass is faster with more details and
the midrange and highs are cleaner and clearer. You will hear more detail with less bite.
Retail Price: $25.00 each
GRAYHILL SELECTOR SWITCH
The Grayhill Selector Switch is a great way to update your input selector switch, and is designed
to last the life of your equipment with its mil-spec standard. Its sealed enclosure with gold
plated contacts allows for smooth action, long life, and excellent conduction. It will keep your
unit sound and switching perfectly. Works in the SLP-98, SLI-80, 300SEI, and many other
Cary preamplifiers and integrated amplifiers. Put one in, and you will have a clean and troublefree switch forever!
Retail Price: $45.00 each
WBT SPEAKER BINDING POSTS
WBT binding posts are renowned the world over for their quality. Cold-rolled solid copper with plating in 24 carat gold, they provide a superior connection between your amp and cable. The patented post uses a rotating collar design to provide a gas tight connection using only your fingers. Designed to work with bare wire, spades, banana jacks or pins, these jacks can handle 200 amperes. Excellent high quality speaker posts for improved overall sound and connection.
Retail Price: $50.00 each
KIMBER KABLE
Wire CD or any other input for improved detail, resolution, and overall better sound quality.
Available for the SLI-80, 300SEI, and SLP-98.
Retail Price: $125.00 per input (includes labor)
Modifications
Modification price does NOT include any applicable Bench Fee ($125) or Shipping Costs.
SLP-98 HOME THEATER BYPASS
Allows the connection of a surround sound processor or receiver’s right and left outputs to be
routed passively through the SLP-98 directly to the main right and left outputs providing
convenience and signal purity. When the SLP-98 is turned off the right and left home theater inputs
are connected directly to the main right and left outputs via an internal relay. This upgrade is
standard for the SLP-03 and SLP-05.
Added to the SLP-98L: You will loose the RCA phono inputs
Added to SLP-98P: You will loose one set of main outputs
Retail Price: $225.00 (includes parts and labor)
SLP-98 PHONO STAGE
Converts the SLP-98L to the SLP-98P by adding the phono stage and tubes.
Retail Price: $500.00 (includes parts and labor)
LUNDAHL MC TRANSFORMERS
Installed in the SLP-98P phono stage will convert the SLP-98P to a high-gain high-end quality
MC input.
Retail Price: $500.00 (includes parts and labor)
PH-302 UPGRADE
We are very pleased to announce an upgrade for the PH-302 to the PH-302 MKII. The upgrade consists
of including on the rear of the chassis a switch which will allow the Moving Coil (MC) section of
the phono preamplifier to be adjusted from 10 ohms to 47k ohms. There will be six separate settings
for this loading feature. This will allow for more optimized matching of low output phono
cartridges to the PH-302 MKII.
Also, the MC gain level will increase to 60dB. This will give the PH-302 MKII the ability to
drive even lower output MC cartridges.
In addition to the technical and sonic enhancements, the upgrade will include a new chassis that
incorporates the rear panel switch for the MC adjustments and a new face plate. A new PH-302
MKII Owner’s Manual will be included in the return package with the phono preamplifier.
Retail Price: $800.00 (includes parts and labor)
PH-302 MKII UPGRADE
There has been an upgrade to the PH-302 MKII that consists of modifying the Moving Coil (MC) gain
level to 60dB from 54dB. This will allow the PH-302 MKII the ability to drive even lower output MC
cartridges.
The upgrade is available for all PH-302 MKII purchased prior to November 1, 2010.
Retail Price: $275.00 (includes parts and labor)
CAD 120S UPGRADE
We are pleased to announce a MKII version upgrade of the CAD 120S. Building upon a solid
foundation, the CAD 120S MKII incorporates a modified and improved feedback network circuitry that
reduces overall global feedback, allowing for a wider soundstage with greater resolution of
details. Adjustments to the input gain stage have also been added to increase dynamics while
improving microdynamics. Additionally, this new input gain stage allows the new CAD 120S MKII to
achieve greater volume and increases its compatibility with a wider variety of preamplifier models
and brands.
In addition to the technical and sonic enhancements, the upgrade will include a face plate and
top cover indicating the new CAD 120S MKII model number. A new CAD 120S MKII Owner’s
Manual will be included in the return package with the amplifier.
Retail Price: $600.00 (includes parts and labor)
Pricing by Unit
Price does NOT include any applicable Bench Fee ($125) or Shipping Costs.
RETAIL PRICE
| Upgrade or Modification |
SLP03 |
SLP98L |
SLP98P |
SLP05 |
SLI80 |
300SEI |
CAD120S MkII |
805AE
(per amp) |
211FE
(per amp) |
| Cardas Caps |
NA |
$90 X 2 |
$90 X 4 |
NA |
$90 X 4 |
$90 X 4 |
$90 X 4 |
$90 X 3 |
STD |
| Jensen Caps |
NA |
$90 X 2 |
$90 X 4 |
NA |
$90 X 4 |
$90 X 4 |
$90 X 4 |
$90 X 3 |
$90 X 4 |
| .22/600 Audio 1 Caps |
NA |
$70 X 2 |
$70 X 4 |
NA |
STD |
STD |
$70 X 4 |
STD |
$70 X 4 |
| Hexfreds |
NA |
$25 X 4 |
$25 X 4 |
NA |
$25 X 5 |
$25 X 5 |
$25 X 6 |
NA |
NA |
| Greyhill Switch |
NA |
STD |
STD |
NA |
$45 |
$45 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
| WBT |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
$50 X 4 |
$50 X 4 |
$50 X 4 |
$50 X 6 |
$50 X 6 |
| Chassis Paint |
NA |
$300* |
$300* |
$300* |
$300 |
$300* |
$300* |
$300* |
$300* |
| Transf. Cans Paint |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
$300 |
$300 |
NA |
$300 |
$300 |
*Only applies if paint color changes from the standard
|
