GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week

@tomlhuffman thank you for that. Kind of surprised the JC1s bested the coda no. 8 in any respect, surprising indeed.
Teajay any idea how big the transformer is in the No 8 ? Or the capacitance? Would like to compare to the JC1.
I want to add on a more positive note though I had a great time talking to Doug at Coda. He spoke for 30 minutes! He was incredibly friendly and accommodating in answering all my questions ! I then spoke to Al at hifiart up in Manitoba (as I am in Canada) and spoke with him at length about Coda and how much he loves the number 8. He finds it superior to many amplifiers hes heard including many pass labs amps.
One thing I wonder is why not make a cheaper version of the no.8 without the VU meters? If you can shave $3000 off the price of the no. 16, why not shave some amount off the no.8 and offer a black version just with the cold coda symbol like the 15.5 or VU less 16? That would make coda incredibly competitive then!

The No. 8 has a 3 kVA Keen Ocean power transformer and 80,000 microfarads of power supply capacitance. You can order it without meters for $900 less.

And there's a no. 8 already up for sale over on the "other" site.

@tomlhuffman yeah I bet the Ulfberhts rock driven by the JC1s! My B&W 804 D3s dip down under 3 ohms at certain points too, can actually see that happening on the meters. Personally I find the JC1s (1st generation at least) to be a bit hard-edged and lacking refinement. I guess it depends on what you are looking for, the genres of music you listen to etc., I listen mainly to ambient, and a lot of vocals and acoustic, some classical music too, and when I am feeling nostalgic I will dig into classic rock (60s and 70s era). Also my room is smallish, and even though the walls are concrete I have neighbors in my condo complex that don't appreciate it when I play my Led Zeppelin (particularly Physical Graffiti these days for some reason) LOUD.

@smodtactical I bought my No. 8 from Al, good guy, shoot me a PM if you want more detailed impressions. FYI my setup:

PS Audio Dectet Power Conditioner
Custom mains 1 meter cables for ALL components (each worth $200)
Audioquest Yukon XLR 1 meter interconnects
PS Audio Directstream Junior DAC/Streamer
Schiit Freya+ & Denafrips Athena preamps (I swap these preamps in/out from time to time)
CODA No. 8 amplifier
Transparent Wave 2 meter speaker cables
B&W 804 D3 floorstanders

I am trying to decide between the Coda #8 v2 and v3. What factors would determine the best choice between the two versions?

My speaker is the Thiel CS3.7 which goes below 4 Ohms, supposedly a lot of the time. I listen at moderate volume levels. Would the v3 have any benefit in that scenario?