Chase S. Gilbert from Trillionaire Vintage Media, Inc. recently added a Cary Audio SLI-80 integrated amplifier to his system! He was kind enough to send us a review of the product along with pictures. Thank you for your support and welcome to the Cary Audio Family!
“My Hifi chronology began with warm vintage Marantz receivers, to modern and exacting English-made solid-state technology, and finally to the tube-happy Cary Audio SLI-80.
Along the way, I auditioned and enjoyed countless other integrated amps with names we all admire. Like most audiophiles, I read hundreds of pages of reviews, and asked an infinite amount of outwardly uninteresting questions.
In the end, it’s the SLI-80 that I chose, and the changes to the sound of my system are nothing short of transformative. My first impression, well before any burn-in time, was that it immediately brought out the best qualities of the other components in my
stereo chain.
It revealed a bold, driving power – akin to being locked onto an electric mainline, so to speak – which made my EgglestonWorks loudspeakers sing in a way I’d never heard before.
Its sound is warm yet accurate, presenting tube-glowing musicality with a true and realistic clarity. The soundstage is wide and holographic yet each instruments holds a tangible weight in its space. Tight, well-pronounced bass and effortless highs make for
a sonic signature more akin to live performance than that of a studio setting.
If you’ve been obsessively comparing tube or tube hybrid integrated amps, I’d very highly recommend the Cary SLI-80 as the one to take seriously.
My Hifi has never sung with this level of synergy. And my music collection – almost everything I play – sounds profoundly new.”
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