This past weekend I had a guest listener who came over to hear the Coda #16 because he was very interested in possibly purchasing one for his system. He presently owns a pair of mono-blocks (Parasound) that he is looking to upgrade from.
His first response was how shocking the level of resolution/clarity was compared to what he heard at home. Next, was the overall speed and dynamic control the #16, in the context of my system, was delivering. Lastly, was the beautiful tonality and colors that he was hearing on his musical selections that he had brought over to audition the amplifier with.
He agreed with what I said in my review that the #16 sounds like a 100 watt SET 211 amplifier that has all the liquidity of tubes with the beauty and purity of timbres with unlimited power.
His first response was how shocking the level of resolution/clarity was compared to what he heard at home. Next, was the overall speed and dynamic control the #16, in the context of my system, was delivering. Lastly, was the beautiful tonality and colors that he was hearing on his musical selections that he had brought over to audition the amplifier with.
He agreed with what I said in my review that the #16 sounds like a 100 watt SET 211 amplifier that has all the liquidity of tubes with the beauty and purity of timbres with unlimited power.