Doug
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Hey Showme,
First off……..do you live in the Show Me state?
Secondly, I’ve owned a bunch of Had designed products over the past 30 plus years and never heard one I didn’t love. I bought a brand new custom built, fully upgraded, Cary 300SEI a year and a half ago, and it’s my favorite amp of all time. You are probably aware that the 300SEI has been in continuous production for around 30 years and is now in it’s 6th edition. If you buy one the way mine is set up, the Cary Direct price is $5,812. With WE300B tubes and Cryotone 6SN7’s, that pushes the price up close to 8 grand. BUT, Cary is running a great sale now, and you can have them build a standard 300SEI for a mere $3,800, and that includes all tubes, even a pair of Gold Lion 300B’s. My build took less than one month. You should check out their website and some of the recent reviews.
By the way, the only reason I am so out in the open about my Cary amp on Steve’s website is the Decware wait time on new builds. I love my Decware gear, and at some point down the road I will likely buy a Sarah 300B for comparison purposes, but that won’t happen any time soon.
Billy Wright, current owner of Cary Audio, and Had’s original business partner, seems like great guy. He employs around 20 people, and like Steve and his Decware team, they bend over backwards to please their customers. A look at Cary will be worth your time, even if you decide to go a different direction.
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