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Amplifier recommendation

I have acquire a Acurus A150 amplifier a few month ago that powered a few speakers. They are my DIY Dayton speakers( was my first speakers for a while), Paradigm Mini Monitor v3 and now the new acquire Triangle BR03. The Triangle sound amazing with the A150 but I want to try another amp with similar specs. The two I was interested is the Bryston 3B SST or the Coda Model 11. The preamp is a Rotel RC995 which has balanced output to as well as RCA.

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willywonka
237 posts
 

Never heard of the model 11. Is that a discontinued Coda amp?

soix
9,456 posts
 

What specific improvements are you looking for, and what’s your budget?  

czarivey
5,946 posts
 

Looks like you're looking at the same class of the amps as yours and even nearly same power. Just to listen to a different amp instead of current, then yes the sound maybe different, but will that be an upgrade not as significant I think, but Bryston is the best choice out of the ones you've listed. 

piebaldpython
61 posts
 

The Bryston is a light weight compared to the Coda. Hands down Coda all day long between these two amps.

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audphile1
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I owned Coda CSiB integrated and it’s an amazing amp. Built on the No.8 platform with essentially the 07 preamp built in. Amazing sound. Plenty of flexibility with 3 versions to choose from to match the speakers you own. My highest recommendation. If you decide to go the separates route, look into No.8 amp.

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