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What is it about the Cary SLI-80?

I've been wondering for some time now why I see so many Cary SLI-80 int. amps for sale on Audiogon? I've considered getting one for myself because of all the positive things I've read about them, but am I missing something? Naturally, a seller isn't going to register disappointment with the amp. Am I just imagining things or is there something about this amp that leads owners to get rid of them more frequently than average? Or do I just notice them more when they are for sale, since I've been interested in them? I haven't ruled them out for me, yet. Just suspicious that they might not live up to the hype. Help me out. Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to harm anyone's reputation, just after some experienced feedback. I owned Cary monoblocks once and loved their sound. Thanks.
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chazzbo
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They are there because they sell a lot of them and you know we want strawbery one day chocolate or vanilla the next.I own and EAR 40 watt but think my buiddy has a much better amp in his Cary 80 which he has upgraded to F1.There are really good integrateds out there from hybrid companies like Pathos and Unico or iof not into same old same old and need lot's of current that new Wyred looks good based on reviews of amp and pore (6moons doing Int review soon).But for tubes Cary is great,I just wish like VTL Cary had a matching amp to go with to bi-amp.VTL and a Marchand x-over makes VTL something to look for but for power for dollar Cary has it beat.My buddy runs his 89 db B&W's just fine in triode.Wish my EAR had a pre-out and triode option.If it's one piece you want with right speakers some decent output tubes and maybe some NOS drivers it's great.I want to go SS for a while but if I do go back to tubes might swap my EAR 834 for the Cary.
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chazzbo
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I'd say if your snorting or burning the rock your audio gear (and your car,house,and wife and kiddies) will all be down the pike soon anyway.Unless your Kieth Richards circa 1973. or one of Maddow's clients who goes to his local ATM in Zurich.Maybe it's better to describe it as the test monkeys experience with drug administered orally or having it wired into brain (I was with my father wh0o was a physician and saw a monkey in a cage with amtal block with wired going into his head as a 7 years old and it really freaked me out.Now I think "hey maybe that's better than a pair of Stax headphones).Man what you guys really tell your kids what the 60's was like and YOU did must be some poack of .........
Chazz
chazzbo
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Andrew
Maybe it's my Lipitor but my lack of coherence and spell check indicate some kind of stupor from last post.But yeah these kids who listen to the crap that's re-cycled and recycled to say "It's the thing" you have to be high.Make me want to do a post of a survey "when was last "new thing " really new.In Jazz or any genre really.For me I think late 70's New Wave was the last thing around dend of Punk.Then it's grunge which retreads territory from ealy 70's Stooges et.al.Jazz (fortunately left Fusion and than went neo-con back to ealry 60's.etc etc
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