Long-time customer reviews a new Cary amp they added recently When longtime Cary Audio customer John Brown reached out to share his experience with the CAD-120S MkII, he admitted he may have gotten a little carried away. After more than 20 years, three Cary Audio amplifiers, and over 300 hours with his newest addition, he had a lot to say. From his first SLI-80 to the SLI-100 and now the CAD-120S MkII, John takes us through the evolution of his system and explains why he believes this is the last amplifier he will ever need. Bottom Line The Cary Audio …Read More

DMS-800, Cary Audio’s top of the range network streamer, travels to Future Audiophile’s Steve Picarello for a thorough and insightful review. Let’s find out how significant is the sound quality gap between mid-range music streamer and something much more sophisticated as Cary DMS-800. Pay extra to get extra or not? Original review titled Cary Audio DMS-800PV Network Streamer DAC Reviewed is of course available directly on Future Audiophile website, but we re-print it here for the sake of convenience for European Cary Audio customers. Read on. I have gone all-in on digital music as my preferred audiophile source these days. …Read More

Reporting from Munich High End 2025, Stereophile’s Ken Micallef wrote a few kind words, which we saw published online at Stereophile.com. Here’s what he has to say about our exhibit, new products and listening experience: Cary Audio’s Billy Wright, with his characteristic Southern charm, introduced a pair of new offerings at High End Munich: the Cary Audio SLP-300 preamplifier and the Cary Audio DMS-300A streaming integrated. Prices are yet to be announced. The SLP-300 is a fully balanced tube preamplifier with an onboard phono stage and headphone amp. It runs in class-A via four 12AX7 tubes, and includes two RCA …Read More

Equipped to handle a multitude of digital music sources the new Cary Audio DMS-300 streaming amp adds a combo streamer/DAC/amp unit to the growing family of cutting edge DMS series of products. A DMS-style high resolution digital front end (network card, wireless card, streaming decoder, USB-port, card reader and DAC) is combined with a versatile analogue preamplifier, and a powerful Class AB discrete MOSFET output section delivering 75W into 8 Ohm and 125 W into 4 Ohm loads. Compact DMS-300 can be a great hub for a desktop system, with music streaming available from Ethernet, Wi-Fi & Bluetooth aptX connections, …Read More

Cary Audio SLP-300 all tube (valve) preamplifier debuted at the Munich High End Show this May. While offering great purchase value this new Cary Audio product is also a milestone for the company: a first in a new generation of all-tube preamps with maximum user-friendliness in functionality and ease of operation. Immediately noticeable is the colour LCD screen on the front panel, a feature that Cary Audio haven’t been using previously in preamplifier ranges. Menu-driven configuration is intuitive and provides many levels of customisation. Fully-fledged phonostage accepts MM- and MC-cartridges for immediate introduction into the joys of analogue vinyl playback. …Read More