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Full review: Cary SLP-90 tube preamplifier clone - killer value DartZeel soulmate

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This is full video review, there was also first look vid a little bit earlier.

A lot of you, like A LOT were asking me about my preamplifier recommendations for the D5Pro (DartZeel) clone.
This one is based on classic (1990!) american Cary SLP90 circuit and uses four standard, popular ECC82 (12AU7) tubes.
Its not expensive, it has some modding potential so it can grow with you, and 12au7 are available in reasonable prices even for some great NOS tubes it will not ruin your wallet.

You can get yours from the same shop I got mine from (so tested as safe and reliable and has exactly the same units as in review, as very often the same chassis can have more or less different iternals):

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DcR...
or (same seller, has two shops)
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DFb...
And hinted by you guys, version with slightly larger and silver chassis:
https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DCs...

I've also seen that one as a DIY kit (though this build has great power supply, chassis and volume control, so I may till be cheaper overall to get ready finished one):

https://s.click.aliexpress.com/e/_DeN...


Audio setup used in testing (you can find reviews of most of these in my channel):

FLAC/DSD files Foobar2k Fully passive 11th gen Intel PCwih LPS AQ Jitterbug
Chord USB Singxer SU6IIS via fk AQ Thunderbird Gustard X26 Pro and Semibreve DA50 (yes two DACs) fk Thunderbird RCA PREAMPLIFIER fk Thunderbird RCA D5Pro (DartZeel clone) fk Dragon/K2, Red Dawn Dali ikon 1 mk2, Dali Opticon 1, ML 15i ML35XTi and ML Ascent I electrostat speakers.

Power: two Pavalle power strips with additional DIY EMI filters, power cords: fk AQ Silver Cloud (Singxer and Ascents) AQ Dragon Source (DACs), AQ Dragon HC (amplifier)

posted by framman8v