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Australian print mag reviews Cary Audio integrated amp

Jordan Baker, reviewer for Audio Esoterica, takes a close look & listen at Cary Audio integrated amp/DAC Si-300.2d (issue 119). Download this review as a PDF File or read the excerpts below: “Cary Audio’s new SI-300.2d Integrated amplifier/DAC is so retro-looking that for a while we thought that Cary must have gone back to its roots and built a valve amplifier… or at least a hybrid. But no, the SI-300.2d is a fully solid-state unit, with a rated power output of 300 watts per channel into 8 ohms (increasing to 450 watts when driving 4-ohm loads). Despite becoming famous for …Read More

Hi-Fi Choice magazine reviews Cary Audio AiOS

Ever dreamed of a compact system to stream everything audio from TIDAL or your local network? Cary Audio AiOS is here to fulfill your dreams and more: All-in-One-System, which is integrated amp, high resolution DAC and streamer united in one box. Cary Audio’s all-in-one system is an interesting take on a hi-fi credible style system, but does it have enough in its locker to win us over? Asks David Price in his review published in Hi-Fi Choice Magazine issue 437. This review is online on HFC website in an abridged version. You can also download the full review PDF here. …Read More

We wish you a Cary Christmas

Happy Holidays! We wish you lots of musical enjoyment and take a liberty to remind that Cary Audio strives to bring best music into your home. To do so we make a wide range of top class audio: from Internet-connected streaming devices to powerful amps to drive your speakers, from tube headphone amplifiers to DACs and phono stages. Take a minute to browse our extensive product catalogue and may your Holiday season be merry and bright!

Fresh Off the Press: CAD-805RS in Stereophile January 2019 issue

The new issue of Stereophile is out and our favourite reviewer Art Dudley shares his thoughts about Cary Audio CAD-805RS monoblocks. More info to follow but he concluded his reviews with this: “Through that last day in my listening room, the sound of Cary Audio’s CAD-805RS monoblocks was thoroughly engaging: I enjoyed every record I played through them”. We definitely agree. This review is now online on Stereophile’s website.

Stereophile reviews SLI-100 integrated amplifier

Many thanks to Herb Reichert of Stereophile magazine for his thorough review of our new valve integrated amp. SLI-100 is a new baby and is so precious. Herb’s review was published on Stereophile’s website on 13 December. Read it there or scroll down for a slightly abridged version. Cary Audio SLI-100 is priced at €6255 in the EU. Cary Audio SLI-100 integrated amplifier My Russian neighbor’s blind grandfather, Vlad, has very discriminating ears—but only when I tell him what to listen for. If I don’t, he just bitches about my choice of music. And he refuses to listen to “weak” …Read More

In Depth: SA-200.2 ES and SA-500.1 ES Power Amplifiers (White Paper)

OVERVIEW The introduction of the original SA-200.2 and SA-500.1 solid-state amplifiers represented a departure from traditional Cary Audio amplifier design and was a clean sheet design from the ground up. They embodied a new modular approach that ensured consistency in performance, and ease of manufacture and serviceability. In implementing the new design, we dramatically improved performance and current-handling capacity over previous models while still maintaining the highest levels of sonic quality. The new SA-200.2 ES and SA-500.1 ES amplifiers represent the next generation of these high-performance amplifiers. Like other Cary Audio products, these amplifiers are designed and built at our …Read More

Introducing the SA-200.2 ES & SA-500.1 ES Power Amplifiers

The introduction of the SA-200.2 ES and SA-500.1 ES solid-state power amplifiers represent the next generation of the SA design. They embody a modular approach that ensures consistency in performance, and ease of manufacture and serviceability. In implementing the new designs, we have dramatically improved performance and current-handling capacity over the previous models while still maintaining the highest levels of sonic quality. The SA-200.2 ES is a 200 watt stereo amplifier into 8 ohms, (350 watts into 4 ohms), with balanced and single ended inputs. The SA-500.1 ES is a 500 watt monoblock amplifier into 8 ohms, (1000 watts into …Read More