immatthewj
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| Did I just cook my preamp? No, @jea48 , it is actually the Southwire "10041N autoranging multimeter." I use it mostly for DC mA but occasionally I use it for checking continuity and less often for checking AC voltages. It is not like I am a tech person, but I would like t... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? I am doing the same as you are with standby/on/off. Standby seems to me that it would shorten the life of tubes. @billpete , I was going to throw a couple of cents in, but I got distracted by something else; anyway, my SLP-90 also has a standy ... | |
| Did I just cook my preamp? @jea48 , when my old Radio Shack meter failed the drop test and I needed a new one (like immediately to bias my amp) I went to Lowes (because they are super close) and I bought a South Wire. How do those stack up? I saw that they had Fluke meter... | |
| Do You Unplug Equipment During Thunderstorms? Yes. | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? It seems very odd to me that Cary would make a preamp this way but the manual clearly states that you have to wire your speakers the reverse of normal. @billpete , a few years ago (I've lost track) before I bought my '05 I saw a '98 listed on... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? @decooney , well, if I thought I was confused before I read through that thread, there is no doubt I am confused now! LOL! I'll try it again in the morning when I am "fresh", or as fresh as I ever am these days. | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? Wouldn't my system sound terrible if I have the speakers wired out of phase? @billpete , even though you addressed this to @decooney, I'll quickly butt in to say that if BOTH speakers were hooked up red to black they would not be out of phase w... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? Thanks. I have read through this on Cary Direct several times. It isn't terribly thorough. No, @billpete , the Cary manuals are not well detailed when it comes to tech info, but I am thinking that you will be hard pressed to find much else avai... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? . . . this should be a download for the manual on yours: https://www.caryaudio.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SLP-98_manual.pdf I believe yours is the SLP-98 with the 'P' suffix? | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? I do not have a book on this preamp but will try to find one sooner or later. @billpete , if you go to Cary Direct’s site, you may be able to find a manual to download. It might take some screwing around and navigating if they are not showing a... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? So far, I notice a little bit of graininess at the high end at times when things can become shrill. I mostly attribute this to new crappy tubes but time will tell. Overall, I’m very pleased. . . . my own experience with my preamp probably is no... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? I am not sure what went wrong with the link I pasted, but since it is too late to edit, I’ll try to paste it again: https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/too-much-gain-cary-slp05-question?highlight=cary%2Bslp-05%2Btoo%2Bmuch%2Bgain Anyway, @bil... | |
| Speakers sound too bright. @rwalsh07 , I am about as low tech as it gets when it comes to apps and such, but it sounds as if your app is telling you that the speakers are out of phase with each other. But I could be wrong about that, as I am not by any means an audio or el... | |
| Cary SLP 98 users, past and present, are there any left? Where do you normally have your separate channel volume controls? @billpete , as far as the setting of your L and R input level knobs as related to the setting of your volume knob, I once started a thread about all the gain I have with my SL... | |
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