Cary Audio Design SLA 70 Amplifiers

I picked up an SLI 70 Sig about a month ago along with an old Mac MC 110 (1969) tube tuner-pre. $1800 (for both) I have been using A Naim full system for a few years. It was a try into a solid state and synergy in a whole system approach. I have to...

I got the SLA 70 in second hand market. I have had it for more than 6 years now and it's still working great.

I purchased this amp on the advice of a friend. Me, MR Solid State, has had brief flings with toobs in the past but am not (yup still) a big maven of therm-ionic devices. Still I was talked into giving it one more spin.

Like Bryan Ruben, my SLA-70 has been modified a bit. MIT caps, silver wire, TKD pot, etc. Mine, too, was an early model and a bit experimental. I bought it in Cary, NC.

I finally went tube. Replaced my Aragon with the Cary. Was concerned with the lower power rating. The Cary sounds just as loud. The difference is that the Cary sounds more real, more relaxed, no treble edge like the Aragon (and I thought the Aragon was...