Cary Audio Design

CES 2008 Report - The Best CES in Cary Audio History!
Wow, eighteen years of CES sun and fun playing and showcasing Cary Audio “toys” for the industry. This year turned out to be the best CES in the history of Cary Audio. We high-lighted and introduced seven new products. In the Classic Series we debuted the new Model 2.300, 300 watt per channel stereo amplifier along with the extraordinary Model 2.600 solid state stereo amplifier. The Model 2.600 is rated at a conservative 600 glorious watts per channel into 8 ohms. Into 4 ohm loads the Model 2.600 will cruise along at 1000 (1KW) watts per channel. The biggest draw with interest from all corners of the world was the new CD-306/SACD PRO version CD player. This new technological ‘tour de force’ CD and SACD player is the absolute in digital disc playback. Our active two channel operating system featured a pair of Cary CAD 120S stereo amplifiers operating in a vertical bi-amp configuration driving Proclaim Audioworks great sounding three way loudspeakers. The CAD 120s amplifiers were driving the woofers in the ultra-linear mode and the mid range, tweeters in the triode mode. The front end of this system featured the Cary SLP-05 all vacuum tube preamplifier with the new CD 306/SACD PRO CD player. Glorious sound indeed. The second active set up was all sight and sound with the new Cinema 11a Surround Sound processor in combo with the Cinema 11v High Definition Video Processor. The source was the award winning Cary Audio DVD 7 DVD player. Amplification came from the new Model 7.250, seven channel 250 watt solid state amplifier. Seven channels thrusting forth with 250 watts each. We also had on display the new Model 7.125 seven channel at 125 watts each. So once again, Cary Audio Design offered a splendid line up for the 2008 year in high-end audio and video.
The Cinema 11a and Cinema 11v We were extremely excited to debut the new Cinema 11a and Cinema 11v separate audio and video processors at CES 2008. Both of these new products are on the cutting edge of today’s audio/video technology with the Cinema 11a gaining (x2) HDMI 1.3 inputs and (x1) HDMI 1.3 output due to the addition of the new Cirrus Logic CS49700 series chipset. This allows the unit to directly decode the raw bit stream signal of the new high-resolution audio formats available from today’s Blu Ray and HD DVD players. The Cinema 11v contains tremendous video processing power through the abilities of the new Faroudja DCDi FLI30436, chipset up-converting all incoming video signals to 1080p and capable of powering up to 1080p WUXGA displays. With (x6) HDMI 1.3 inputs, (x2) HDMI 1.3 outputs, a 120Hz refresh rate as well as possessing full video scaling capability and 2:35.1 support, the new Cinema 11v will be, without question, the highest performing video scaler/switcher/processor available. The 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 and HDCD playback technology. The new CD 306 SACD Professional Version 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. For even greater resolution when playing back SACD’s, the internal wordclock frequency has been raised from 11.2896 MHz to 22.5792 MHz. Completing the list is a new aluminum loader tray that adds elegance and greater disc handling care. The new CD 306 SACD Professional Version continues on with 8 Burr Brown 1792u DAC chips running in a true balanced parallel, extremely low jitter digital to analog converter. The digital to analog conversion section within the new CD 306 SACD Professional Version may still be used as a stand alone DAC with three separate digital inputs available that are selectable on the front panel. The new Cary Audio Design CD 306 SACD Professional Version is now shipping. We were also excited to pick up the formal Product of the Year award from Stereophile Magazine for the Cary Cinema 11. To find out more details on the award, view the news item below.

Cinema 11 wins "2007 Multichannel Music Component of the Year " from Stereophile Magazine

Stereophile magazine recognizes the wonderful Cary Audio Cinema 11 surround sound processor as the 2007 Multichannel music component of the year.

We are very excited to win this prestigious award from the highly regarded magazine. Dennis Had and Billy Wright were presented with the Product of the Year award at International CES 2008 in Las Vegas.

The Cary Cinema 11 won the most first place votes in the Multichannel music category.

Stereophile reviewer Kal Rubinson was struck by the Cary’s
simplicity and its clear, distinctive operation-which, I hear, is especially important forthose Upper East Side multichannel cats. “This is one digital box that an analog refugee could operate without a paradigm shift,” he extolled. On top of that, the Cinema 11’s finesse and clarity, and especially its lack of tizz or glare, left Kal, “thoroughlyinfatuated” with its sound.

The innovative new Cinema 11 surround sound processor is designed for the videophile that has a high performance video system with either an external video scaler or has a DVD player that can offer high resolution video directly to the video display or projector in the home cinema system. The Cinema 11 has an AM/FM tuner, features auto signal sensing and has RCA and XLR balanced connections. For a complete list of specifications and product features, visit the Cinema 11 specifications page.

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Cary Audio Design Announces New Marketing Manager

We are pleased to announce Linda ‘Red’ Young is the company’s Marketing Manager/Graphics Designer. Ms. Young brings experience in marketing, writing, and designing to perpetuate brand awareness in the consumer electronics market. Ms. Young’s background includes communications work for the North Carolina Agency for Public Telecommunications, Wake County, The News & Observer, Cox Enterprises In-Store Media, and The Gwinnett Daily News.

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Jason Barbour Promoted to National Sales Manager

With great pleasure and excitement, we are pleased to announce the promotion of Jason Barbour to National Sales Manager for Cary Audio Design. Jason joined Cary Audio in October 2006 as a Customer Service Manager. We soon discovered that Jason had a natural ability to convey the benefits and excitement of the Cary Audio line up of products. Within short order Jason was promoted to Regional Sales Manager.

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Cinema 11 wins "2007 Product of the Year" from Electronic House Magazine

The Cinema 11 surround sound processor has been awarded “2007 Product of the Year” by Electronic House Magazine! We are very excited to win this prestigious award from a highly regarded magazine in the industry. The innovative new Cinema 11 surround sound processor is designed for the videophile that has a high performance video system with either an external video scaler or has a DVD player that can offer high resolution video directly to the video display or projector in the home cinema system. The Cinema 11 has an AM/FM tuner, features auto signal sensing and has RCA and XLR balanced connections.
For a complete list of specifications and product features, visit the Cinema 11 specifications page.

From Electronic House
“The editors of EH Publishing’s four magazines that are dedicated to the electronic house all choose their favorite products. It is a democratic voting process. And although it’s fun, this has got to be one of our most difficult jobs.

Our decisions are based on reviews we ran throughout the year, product demos, and talking with the installers and users of the products. New products are judged on the promise of features that we feel will be great. Sometimes we nominate a product that had not been entered by the manufacturer because of our personal experience.

Topping our list of criteria is technological innovation, combined with overall value — and just plain outstanding features.”

Cindy Davis
Editor-in-Chief
Electronic House magazine

Dennis Had wins the prestigious 2007 Society Founder's Award from the Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society!

We are pleased to announce that Dennis J. Had, President and Founder of Cary Audio has been awarded the “2007 Society's Founder's Award” by the Los Angeles and Orange County Audio Society. He is the first manufacturer ever awarded the Founder's Award, the highest Society honor, in the Society’s 14 year history. Last year's winner was David Robinson, Editor in Chief of Positive Feedback Online. The 12th Anniversary Recipient was Harry Pearson, Founder of the Absolute Sound. Dennis and his beautiful wife, Donna, will attend the Society Holiday Gala on December 15th, 2007, where Dennis will Keynote the event. Cary Audio popularized tube equipment when other tube gear manufacturers were seeking only the wealthiest of customers. Cary filled the niche left vacant when Dynaco folded. Cary Audio is a leader in vacuum tube technology and continues to maintain that leadership role in a very competitive market.

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CAD 120S
stereo POWER AMPLIFIER

Meet the latest Classic Series product. The stereo vacuum tube power amplifier has a great history at Cary Audio Design. The previous generation Rocket 88 R and the V 12R power amplifiers garnered fantastic reviews for stable power output, incredible value for the money and sound quality along with best buy and ‘Class A’ ratings from magazines and reviewers worldwide. Building on this storied legacy, we are releasing the CAD 120S stereo vacuum tube power amplifier. This innovative stereo power amplifier is rated at 60 watts per channel in triode mode and 120 watts per channel in ultralinear mode into an 8 ohm speaker load.

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Cary Audio wins multiple awards from Positive Feedback Online

We are pleased to announce that Positive Feedback Online awarded Cary Audio multiple awards in 2006. The Brutus Awards, recognizing significant contributions to the audio arts, were awarded to Cary Audio for the CD 306 SACD player and the SLP 05 Preamplifier. The Gizmo award recognized Dennis Had for significant hypergizmonic contributions to the extreme audio arts. This award is in memory of Harvey "Gizmo" Rosenberg. For more information, visit www.positive-feedback.com/Issue28/brutus.htm.

Introducing the SLP 03
balanced stereo vacuum tube preamplifier

The SLP 03 preamplifier is the newest addition to the Classic Series product line. It joins the SLP 05 and the SLP 98 preamplifiers so that we now offer a wealth of choices when searching for a vacuum tube preamplifier. The SLP 03 preamplifier is a blend of digital technology and pure balanced analog discrete vacuum tube circuitry.

The SLP 03 offers 16 dB of overall gain and has a pure balanced design circuit. It has many attractive features including full remote control selection of the input, channel balance and the volume setting. This is our first fully remote control preamplifier and having it vacuum tube based makes it unique for us. Our other preamplifier designs are remote control for volume and muting only. All the audio signals are amplified through four, dual triode, 12AU7 vacuum tubes in a Class A biased ‘zero feedback’ circuit.

The front panel display is a vacuum florescent display (VFD) with a blue lens. The display shows critical control functions from a Motorola CPU incorporated inside the preamplifier. The display brightness levels are adjustable with the remote control. This processor is the controller ‘brain’ for all active functions.

The analog audio section includes a total of eight (8) fully regulated power supplies with separate supplies for each channel’s vacuum tube analog circuitry, plus the multiple power supplies for the front panel alphanumeric display and supplies for the Motorola microprocessor.

The SLP 03, when combined with a solid state or vacuum tube power amplifier is capable of bringing outstanding musical reproduction into your home. The selected pair of dual triode 12AU7’s vacuum tubes per channel offers true balanced vacuum tube warmth and realism. Convenience meets sound quality plus great industrial design in the Classic Series SLP 03 preamplifier.

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SLP 03 Specifications

DVD 7 wins "Product of the Year" from Electronic House Magazine.

The powerful new DVD player in the Cary Audio Design Cinema Series has been awarded “Product of the Year” by Electronic House Magazine! We are very excited to win this prestigious award from a highly regarded magazine in the industry. The DVD 7 offers many unique features, making it an attractive purchase for consumers who wish to have the best video quality available today with their current video displays and DVD libraries. The DVD 7 player provides video outputs from 480i to as high as 1080p with HDMI, RGB + HV or Component video outputs. This feature is compatible with either HD or ED video displays. The audio soundtrack playback quality matches the vibrancy and vividness of the video output from the ALWAYS ACTIVE triple video processor section. The DVD 7’s craftsmanship, forward thinking design, and flexibility make it a desirable component for all video lovers, integrating well with existing home theater setups and new designs alike. For a complete list of specifications and product features, visit the specifications page.

From Electronic House
“Hundreds of entries were submitted -- the editors of EH Publishing’s four connected home magazines waded through, argued over and finally chose their favorite products. It is a democratic voting process. And although it’s fun, this has got to be one of our most difficult jobs. There are many products that cover the whole connected home and that deserve recognition, but we had to limit ourselves in order to fit the list into the magazine.

Our decisions are based on product demos, talking with installers and users and sometimes going out on a limb for products we found to be promising.

Topping our list of criteria is technological innovation, combined with overall value -- and just plain outstanding features. You will see some products that might seem alike, but take a closer look for what we feel was the defining difference.”

Cindy Davis
Editor-in-Chief
Electronic House magazine

DVD 7 Specifications
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Introducing the DVD 8 all format disk player!

One of the exciting new products Cary Audio showed at the CEDIA EXPO show in Denver was the DVD 8. The DVD 8 is an amazing all format disk player. The excellent sound quality is matched with a great picture. It will scale video signal outputs to as high as 720p or 1080i, offering both stereo and 5.1 analog audio outputs. It has HDMI for ease of use with new HD flat panel displays, as well as component video, S-Video and composite video outputs. The sleek style and overall performance of the DVD 8 will appeal to all home cinema fans and to audiophiles who want the multi channel playback capabilities the DVD 8 offers.

The range of multi channel DVD Audio disks has increased quite a bit in recent years. The live concert video disks that are coming out now are fun and they look great. The multi channel SACD disks have expanded in numbers as well. These new disk releases have led us to design and offer the DVD 8 player. It will be a great way to have flexibility, excellent sound quality and convenience as a playback component in anyone’s home audio or video system. Owners will be thrilled with the all format sound and vision experience of the DVD 8.

DVD 8 Specifications