Guide
Cary Guide for Valves
SET, push-pull, integrated, and monoblock: how Cary Audio organises its valve amplification.
The vacuum tube has been the foundational heritage of Cary Audio since the CAD-805 (1991) and the CAD-300SEI (1994). The current catalogue continues to feature single-ended, push-pull, and tube preamplifiers.
Single-ended (SET)
CAD-300SEI: 15 W 300B integrated amplifier with headphone capability. CAD-805RS: 50 W SET monoblock amplifiers with selectable 845/211 tubes.
They require sensitive speakers due to low power. See comparison CAD-300SEI versus CAD-805RS.
Switchable push-pull
SLI-80HS: UL/triode with interchangeable valves. CAD-120S MkII: stereo 120/60 W UL/triode. CAD-211FE: balanced monoblocks with three class modes.
Preamplifiers and valve phono stages
SLP-98 (L/P) and SLP-05 for line control. VT-500 for dedicated MM/MC phono. SLP-98P includes integrated MM phono.
Maintenance
The MA-300 is the official Cary bias meter for compatible valve amplifiers.
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