flexibility that it offers its owner. You want party music?
Home" from the Just Like You CD (OKeb/Epic EK67136)
renditions of Her Highness, Queen Latifah's "California
that is saying something. Keb Mo's "More Than One Way
I ended up listening most of the time to the SLI-80 in
tenacity it showed smaller monitors. This is an integrated
showed its metal throughout the presentation. From the
quality.
song. They happen, though, to be a very tuneful anchor
get only from larger and much more expensive separates.
more to their liking.
For electronica such as The Crystal Method's "Trip Like
and composure of any amplifier. The SLI-80 really
of tracks that I like to listen to and produced enough
chased by calling 1-800-695-8439 or writing to: 403 Dar-
-GL
rolled into one stellar performance. The CD provides a
and shake your moneymaker. Just add club lighting and
Dreaming" off her Dana Owens Album CD (A7M
faltered in handling the transients.
amp that can be compatible with a very large and
back to North Carolina!
you are there. You want to enjoy the smooth jazz
and if you are tight for space this unit eats of precious
set of speakers you could put together a system for under
I Do" from the Vegas CD (Outpost Recordings OPRD-
was not lost on me though, as the SLI-80 produces
contains some very deep bass lines that really drive the
preamp combo of the same quality and the cost of the
for an extended period.
handled every bit of that track with speed and steadiness
win Drive, Snyder NY 14226.
oomph for the tracks that needed to be handled with
the Cary Audio SLI-80 just simply delivers some of the
The Last Samurai
of that phenomenon. I will miss it when it finds its way
SLI-80 reproduced the music. His comment was that the
There will be people who will say that this is a good
You get bulletproof construction, great aesthetics,
sue 108, Apr./May `06. Subscriptions to TSS can be pur-
differing group of speakers.
of the triode mode it just sounded better on the majority
holographic imaging, and magical midrange
Plus in essence you are getting two different amps in one
, (Elektra 62932-2) you should. Composed
little real estate in the house. Paula gave it a high WAF!
most enjoyable sound you will find in that price point
the Queen.
Indeed, the best-laid plans of engineers and
switch.
I presented the unit with a number of different
authority. Many people who like to produce stronger
up enough punch and sass to make you want to get up
makes it an item you want to be sure to audition. It may
When you compare the cost of a separate amp and
Excerpted with permission from The Sensible Sound, Is-
Taiko drums, the SLI handled them all in stride and never
I give him high marks for the effort. His comment
audiophiles can come together. This is a great example
end tube-based stereo, was simply amazed at how the
better front end source and you can be into a very high
speakers and it showed no sign of stress or trouble driving
laced with thumping than true tuneful low register
me way off guard, especially in the triode mode. It
b0003435-02)? Turn down the lights, grab a snifter of
end system for roughly $7,500. That is not small change
to be sure. On the other hand many people cheerfully
sound pressure levels and who are into very bass-heavy
range leave you with a song that sounds more like it is
in your leather chair, and you will be center stage in a
suggested we might want to review the unit at his place
not be everyone's cup of tea but this is one very versatile
music such as hip hop might find the push-pull mode
reproduction. Coupling those points with the fact that
With this amp as the anchor you could invest a bit more
produced less quality, I just found that with the finesse
package and to shift between them you simply have to
If you have not taken a listen to the soundtrack from
one would expect out of a top line 100 plus watt solid
ensemble Hiroshima fame) on the Koto to the thundering
harmony and musicality. Here is where the SLI-80 caught
real gauntlet of dynamic swings and will test the speed
integrated amplifier. I would have to argue that point.
on a great set of speakers like the Usher CP6311s and a
My buddy Kevin, who just acquired his first high-
triode mode. Not that the more powerful push-pull mode
pay three to four times that to get the same level of sound
extra interconnects the cost seems more like a bargain
any of them. It pushed large floor standers with the same
smoky little jazz club close enough to reach out and touch
quantity and quality of music that one would expect to
deal of scratch for a minimal-feature, moderate-power
Grand Centanario Anejo, flip the switch to triode, sit back
Zen tranquility and spates of brutal samurai warring all
melodic picking of June Kuramoto (from the jazz
One of the absolute beauties of this unit is the
Hollywood Studio Symphony, it is a masterful blend of
music was so much bigger than the amp. He also
30003) flip the switch to push-pull and the SLI-80 serves
soft and delicate wood flute passages, through the
to the track. Amplifiers that are unable to cope with the
$5000 that would be very satisfying for a very long time.
state amp.
amp.
climb out of that chair, walk across the room and flip a
and arranged by Hans Zimmer and performed by the
With this amp, a decent front end source, and a reasonable
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