sli 80 is slow, overly romantic and lacks dynamics as well with kt 88 and el 34. try the Chinese KT66 and rebias between 50 and 60 ma. you'll be imazed how open up the sli 80 will be.
"upgrade" from Cary SLI 80 F1 edition
I've got before very good advice from this forum, so I'll post another question now:
I've got for the past 6 month or so a Cary SLI 80 F1 edition, and I've done some tube rolling , but so far I still think there is something "missing". The sound-stage is quite small and the details are sort of missing sometimes.
I guess I am ready to look for something else, so what else can I get for around 2k that sounds "better" than what I have now. I am looking only at integrated tube amps, but maybe I can be convinced to go separates:)
Thanks a lot for your time and suggestions!
I've got for the past 6 month or so a Cary SLI 80 F1 edition, and I've done some tube rolling , but so far I still think there is something "missing". The sound-stage is quite small and the details are sort of missing sometimes.
I guess I am ready to look for something else, so what else can I get for around 2k that sounds "better" than what I have now. I am looking only at integrated tube amps, but maybe I can be convinced to go separates:)
Thanks a lot for your time and suggestions!