Is the Cary SLP-05 still relavant?

Sure it is, but if a product has not been reviewed in "x" years it is automatically dropped from the list, along with a lot of other excellent products. 

@testpilot +1

Just because a product hasn’t been reviewed recently doesn’t make it irrelevant. Yep, products continue to improve each year...and we all love this. But just because a 2014 Porsche 911 Turbo didn’t get reviewed or recommended in the past couple of years hardly makes it irrelevant or not a joy to use. We are all becoming victims of today’s 5-minute news cycle.

LOL @ebm  - love your comments.  :)

The SLP-05 is a fantastic preamp and one that I regretfully sold.  The downside is a very limited remote control, volume control only.

Sonically, it does it all from top to bottom.

@ebm does specialize in brevity, aye.

@cvman be a peach and fix the typo in the heading. 

@hk_fan a volume-only remote is my favorite kind of remote. Bought my Eastern Electric MiniMax integrated for that reason. Glad I did as the amp is fun & punchy to boot. My Schiit Freya rc has a few more, eg to cycle through the 3 gains, a mute, and sources. Stop me when this gets too exciting.

Even more off topic, best preamps you’ve never heard (of): van Alstine.

I just looked up the SLP-05 and it looks amazing. Anyone reading this looking to deal theirs....

@ebm, does the SLP-05 become relevant if partnered with a Symposium platform?