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{{Infobox company
| name = Cary Audio Design
| type = [[Privately held company|Private]]
| logo = Cary Audio Design Logo.jpg
| foundation = {{start date and age|1989}}
| location = [[Apex, North Carolina]]
| key_people = {{ubl|Billy Wright (CEO)|Daryl Berk}}
| industry = [[High End Audio Equipment]]
| products = Audio, Home Theater
| revenue =
| num_employees =
| homepage = [http://www.caryaudio.com/ Cary Audio]
}}
'''Cary Audio Design''' is a company founded in May 1989 which originally designed and manufactured [[valve audio amplifiers|vacuum tube audio amplifiers]]. Since the mid-1990s they have expanded into the [[home cinema|home theater]] market, producing [[DVD player]]s and [[surround sound]] processors in addition to their original [[vacuum tube]] designs.
The company is notable as one of the few U.S. manufacturers of vacuum tube amplifiers. Many of their high-end "Classic Series" designs have received favorable reviews in [[audiophile]] publications, including ''[[The Absolute Sound]]'', ''[[Stereophile]]'' and ''[[Soundstage!]]''. Their CAD280 SE V12 stereo amplifier received a [[Consumer Electronics Show|CES]] 2001 "Best of Show" designation from reviewer Jim Saxon.<ref>Saxon, Jim. [https://archive.today/20120731173856/http://www.enjoythemusic.com/Magazine/equipment/0301/jimmyawards.htm The 2001 Jimmy Awards] in ''Enjoy the Music'', March 2001</ref>
Originally based in (and named after) [[Cary, North Carolina]], Cary Audio Design's facilities are now located in the nearby town of [[Apex, North Carolina|Apex]].
==Amateur Radio Connection==
Dennis "Denny" Had was also the founder of the Dentron Radio Company, Ameritron amplifiers,{{Citation needed|date=September 2011}} and Amp Supply Company. Dentron Radio Manufactured all sorts of [[Amateur Radio]] gear; [[Amplifiers]], Tuners, and for a very short time High Frequency [[Transceivers]].  Amp Supply Company and Dentron are no longer in business. Ameritron is now owned by [[MFJ Enterprises]].<ref>http://www.ameritron.com/ Ameritron website</ref>  Dentron, Ameritron and Amp Supply Company were all based originally in Ohio. Amp Supply moved to [[Cary, North Carolina]] and soon morphed into the Cary Audio Company. Amp Supply was eventually closed. Amp Supply, Dentron and Ameritron Amps can all be found on [[eBay]] to this very day. Amp Supply Products are not commonly found on eBay, but Dentron and Ameritron are very common. Dennis Had is no longer associated with Cary Audio Design.
==References==
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===Interviews===
*[http://www.stereophile.com/interviews/399/ The Single-Ended Amplifier: Cary's Dennis Had] in ''Stereophile'', September, 1995
==External links==
*{{Official website|http://www.caryaudio.com}}
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[[Category:Audio equipment manufacturers of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in Cary, North Carolina]]