Performing the surgery you contemplate, unless you are the Cary repair department, will significantly reduce the resale value of the amp.
I bought a new (tube rectified) SLI-80 a couple of years ago. I ordered all the factory mods available. These mods all help to give the unit a more *modern* tube sound.
Try some new rectifier tubes. I don't necessarily mean vintage/NOS types. Many of those have the stereotypical (no pun intended) tubey, soft bass.
After much rolling, I settled on Sophia Electric 274b tubes. Everything improved, including bass punch and clarity.
Of course, you should do as you like. If it were me, and I wanted SS rectification, I'd ship it back to Cary for retrofitting. And maybe hexfreds, and Kimber silver wire, and Mundorf caps...
Good luck!
I bought a new (tube rectified) SLI-80 a couple of years ago. I ordered all the factory mods available. These mods all help to give the unit a more *modern* tube sound.
Try some new rectifier tubes. I don't necessarily mean vintage/NOS types. Many of those have the stereotypical (no pun intended) tubey, soft bass.
After much rolling, I settled on Sophia Electric 274b tubes. Everything improved, including bass punch and clarity.
Of course, you should do as you like. If it were me, and I wanted SS rectification, I'd ship it back to Cary for retrofitting. And maybe hexfreds, and Kimber silver wire, and Mundorf caps...
Good luck!