Why does Cary Audio keep discontinuing good amps?

They're simply going where the money is, home theatricals. I believe the days of Cary developing any new hard-wired point-to-point amps (especially triode) is over. I'm guessing the 120S is a circuit board design & Dennis designed it before he retired, who knows? Enjoy the classics!

Casouza - I have not heard about a lot of rectifier tube failures in the SLP 05. Are you talking for a theoretical point of view or are there a whole lot of poeple out their with failures on the SLP 05? Any references to such failures?

coz quicksilver is much better for less.
imho i don't like 'polite' and 'soft' amps like cary. i like 'em rude and vicious.

Yes Casouza - as Dtc asks, is there any substance to your claim on the SLP-05? As an owner of the product and being in frequent dialog with other owners of this product - I've not experienced or heard of SLP-05 rectifier tube failure.

I have heard of two SLP-05 failures in my neck of the woods in the past 12 months.
These tubes are supposed to last for ages, 10 years for new production, 25 years or more if one is lucky to find an NOS Mullard rectifier.

Look how cramped and poorly-ventilated is the rectifier and decide for yourself if this is good or bad design:
http://www.asi-tek.com/sitebuilder/images/IMG_2986-471x349.jpg