I too formerly owned the SLP98P some years ago. I also felt the noise floor was a bit high and the overall sound was on the lush side, sacrificing detail, articulation, and slam. The Leben RS30EQ MM tube phono I use now is substantially better to my ears and pairs wonderfully with an A23 SUT ( I use the version configured for EMT carts).
Cary slp-98p owners!
Hey everyone who’s owns a Cary slp-98p, I was just interested to hear what your thoughts and opinions are about the built in tube phono stage in the preamp? Also how would you compare it to other tube mm phono stages on the market? Like the ear 834p, modwright ph-9.0 and Manley chinook phono stages. Would it be worth the upgrade? I’m currently using a Music first step up transformer with my Cary slp-98p but I just wonder dose it get any better than the built in one??