Recommendation for Class-A integrated amp

We used to sell luxman and their gear was excellent however we found the coda csib to sound even better

The coda csib is a unique integrated which is exactly the same 6300 .8 amplifier with a Coda preamp board

https://hometheaterreview.com/coda-technologies-continuum-no-8-stereo-amplifier/

The csib offers 18watts of pure class aand 160 watts class ab

You can send the amp back for rebiasing and get 250 watts class ab with 12 watts class A

You can also go to the 400 watt class ab with 8 watts class A

So you have a very flexible integrated amplifier based on the highly regarded Coda.8 amplifier

The coda throws a huge soundstage is tonally neutral has great bass and excellent clarity

Dave and Troy
AUDIO INTELLECT nj
CODA DEALERS

The Luxman gives much more flexibility with Bass and Treble controls.  I would take the Luxman, hands down.

The Sugden Signature A21se is an awesome amp. It lacks the bells and whistles of the others, but sounds heavenly. Besides, it is the original class A solid state amp, the one that started it all back in 1967. At $3250, it’s a bargain. 30 watts into 8 ohms/40 watts into 4 ohms, plus a larger power supply. If you can’t forgo the pretty VU meters, then buy a seperate VU meter such as the One little bear & Douk Audio, model vu1, off of eBay. It’s a great little VU meter for 50 bucks....you don't even have to wire it in, as it has a built in microphone, pretty neat.

Sugden Signature A21se was indeed on top of my list of amps to consider until I discovered the cost now is $3750 from the dealer covers my area, a $500 jump from the 2020 price, then I decided to look at other possibilities.

Luxman or Pass appears to be more capable in the lower impedance (4 ohm) region, although more costly, but appear to be a better selection.

Meanwhile, I am still hoping to check out other amps that is capable to provide 20-30W per channel of class-A output.