Price range: 6,500.00€ through 7,000.00€
The Cary Audio SLP-98 is a handcrafted vacuum tube preamplifier designed to deliver a truly musical and emotionally engaging listening experience. Built and hand-wired in North Carolina, USA, it embodies over two decades of Cary Audio’s expertise in high-end audio design. With matched tubes, zero feedback topology, and an external power supply to reduce electrical noise, the SLP-98 ensures a pure, distortion-free signal path that reveals every nuance of your music.
Equipped with five inputs, it seamlessly integrates into complex audio setups, while the remote-controlled volume adds modern convenience. Vinyl enthusiasts can opt for the SLP-98P model with a dedicated MM phono stage, or the SLP-98L line-stage version for pure analogue playback. Whether your source is vinyl, CD, tape, or digital, the SLP-98 enhances every detail with natural warmth and depth.
Experience the timeless charm of valve sound with the Cary Audio SLP-98 — available now from MGY OU, the official distributor of Cary Audio in the European Union.
Circuit Type: Class A Triode
Outputs: Rated 2 volts, 12 volts maximum
Gain: 20dB – Line Stage 43 dB – Phono Stage (SLP 98P only)
Noise and Hum: -88 dB below full output
Input Impedance: 50,000 Ohms – Line 47,000 Ohms – Phono
Output Impedance: 440 Ohms
Frequency Response: 5 Hz to 163,000 Hz
Tubes: 4 ea – 6SN7 Line Stage, 2 ea – 12AX7 Phono Stage, 2 ea – 12AU7 Phono buffer
Power Transformer(s): EI Laminate, 200% Duty Cycle
Resistors: 1% Metal Film
Capacitors: Polypropylene Film with hand soldered copper terminals (optional upgrades available)
Power Supply Capacitors: 4 ea – 560µF @ 400 VDC
AC Cord: 3 Conductor, Detachable
AC Power Requirements: 117/234 VAC @ 50/60 Hz
Consumption: 44 watts – Operation
Warm-Up Time: 3 Minutes
Break-In Time: 100 hours of playing time
Finish: Anthracite black chassis with silver or black aluminum faceplate
Dimensions: 127x317x304 mm
Weight: 10 kg
