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Cary SLP-05 Vs High End SS or Tube Preamp's

The battle of tube verses SS is still a raging debate, but I wonder if board users by characterize how a mid-priced tube preamp like the cary compares to the higher end solid state pre-amps like the MBL 6010, Ayre KX-R/1xe, ML 326S or the Simaudio P-8? Like wise, what do you get moving up within the tube arena with an ARC Ref 3, BAT REX, or VTL 7.5?
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jmcgrogan2
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I have heard many, many, many preamps in my 30 years of audio 'nutzville'. FWIW, I have never heard any SS preamp that could contend musically with a tube preamp. I've heard many top SS contenders from Krell, ML, Coda, Threshold, etc. None could beat even less expensive tube preamp models from Cary, VAC, BAT, ARC, etc.

The bottom line is that tubes just sound more like music......at least to my ears.

Cheers,
John
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