Recommendation for Class-A integrated amp

If you would love class A sound without the heat check out the new Technics integrated, based on GaN technology

OP - I am biased - but give the new Krell K300i a listen - uses new patent pending ‘sliding bias’ to stay in Class A longer. Pushes my Maggie 1.7i to new levels of clarity. If it can handle Maggie’s - any other speaker is a piece of cake. New the integrated runs $7k. Not cheap but build quality is great.

Went to demo and buy the luxman s and was left wanting.   Bought the Esoteric F03 with a milks discount but way over my initial budget.  Have no interest in resale as it has been the most enjoyable amp I’ve owned

CODA vs Krell vs PASS - one opinion:
https://forum.audiogon.com/discussions/new-stereo-times-review-on-coda-csib-integrated-amplifier

+1 @arafiq

OP: All three contenders on your list are excellent amplifiers in their own right

OP: it's more a matter of personal sonic and feature preferences rather than one performing better than another.

Coda Csib is not a class A integrated, which is what the OP is looking for.

Class A integrated amps operate in class A over their entire spec’d power band, not over some small fraction of it.

Coda is a class A/B biased to operate in class A over some small number of watts (6, 12, or 18 depending on configuration I think, but don’t quote me on that). Nothing wrong with that, but don’t call it a class A amp, because it is not