Review on Coda Technologies 16 Amplifier went live today

"I have heard from other No. 8 users that this amp rarely leaves its Class A rating and if that’s the case, wondering if adding more filter capacitance to the No. 8 would bring it closer to the sound of the No. 16 without the added weight : )"

Yup, almost like a Coda 12 that has more capacitance and maybe 40-50 watts class A for a price between a 16 and 8.

I wonder though if the speaker is barely leaving class A, would we really get much benefit from the 16 over the 8 ?

@teajay  how much better is 16 over 8? Does the 8 get close?

Maybe at some point an upgrade will come out for the No. 8, doubling the capacitance along with a few other mods that makes it even better...

Wig

Last night I received a phone call from an individual who sold off his Pass Labs XA-60.8 mono-blocks and purchased the Coda # 16.

He was amazed how much better he liked the in Coda in his system. Quieter, more details, smoother, faster, and he could play his system at lower volumes and not lose overall dynamics. The XA-60.8 amps sounded kinda "rough around the edges" in comparison.