New Toy

[lengcm 0]

New toy

[tropicalrips 0]

looks fierce...what is it?

[N@Z 0]

Looks like a Cary SLI-80 to me! How much did it cost you mate? Santa made real good!

 

Take a photo with the amp running & show the tube glow in all it's fiery glory!

[tropicalrips 0]

i'm begining to like the way tube amps looks

anyone from SGH with a DIY tube headamp?

[Barradio 0]

Nice SLI-80 lengcm, if going to audition the Cary CD-306 pm me.

[fuwen 0]

Nice looking tube amp (anyway tube stuff are always nice with those tubes around)!

 

I am not familar with Cary. Is this an integrated amp with headphone out? If it is only a headamp then I think it is huge!

 

What tubes it is using(sorry I know nuts about tubes, although heard of KT88 and EL34 but cannot recognise them)?

[Mackie 0]

Pretty certain its an integrated amp, otherwise, the transformers will be an overkill for a pure headamp. Monetary damage must be rather extensive. Woo... but what a start to audio nirvana..........be it cans or speakers system.

[sayhitojason 0]

Drool....

[av98m 0]

May the tube-rolling gods smile upon you!

Edited December 27, 2004 by av98m

[papaya86 0]

i tink i auditioned this before at musicbydesign

[lengcm 0]

Barradio: I have already bought the CD303/200. Not too sure if MbD has the 306 in stock.

 

Fuwen: It uses the 6922 as pre-amp tubes, 6SN7s as phase inverter, 6550 as power tubes and 5U4 as rectifier tubes. The EL34 and the KT88 can be used in this amp as well.

 

av98m: Oh ya they are definately similing on me, bought myself some new tubes, more on the way!

Edited December 27, 2004 by lengcm

[lengcm 0]

Pretty certain its an integrated amp, otherwise, the transformers will be an overkill for a pure headamp.  Monetary damage must be rather extensive.    Woo... but what a start to audio nirvana..........be it cans or speakers system.

Purpose of buying this amp was to drive speakers not so much of headphones. The previous amp I bought, the CAD 300SEI was more suited for horns speakers. However a good pairs of horns will set me back by at least 16K.

Edited December 28, 2004 by lengcm

[fuwen 0]

Hi! Leng, first time I heard 4 types of tubes in 1 amp. Is this a typical high end design? I thought normally there are only 2 sets of tubes (or at least those my friends owned used only have 2 types). Knowing tubes will affect the sonic characteristics, what will be the case for an amp with 4 types of tubes? I suppose the preamp tubes and the power tubes will play bigger roles in terms of affecting sonic characteristics of the amp?

 

U must be having a very good time with your new, sexy toy!

[lengcm 0]

Hi! Leng, first time I heard 4 types of tubes in 1 amp. Is this a typical high end design? I thought normally there are only 2 sets of tubes (or at least those my friends owned used only have 2 types). Knowing tubes will affect the sonic characteristics, what will be the case for an amp with 4 types of tubes? I suppose the preamp tubes and the power tubes will play bigger roles in terms of affecting sonic characteristics of the amp?

 

U must be having a very good time with your new, sexy toy!

Definately having a good time tube rolling. So far been tube rolling the pre-amp tubes, 6922s. Will be upgrading the rectifier tubes and trying some power tubes sometime later.

[fuwen 0]

Ha ha, Leng, I very much doubt you are a retiring head-fier leh!