GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week
This beast of an amplifier, over hundred pounds with one of the largest power supplies in a single chassis design on the market, delivers 100 Class A before it crosses over into A/B. The Coda #8, is in my opinion, one of the best SS amps on the market for under ten grand. I expect, based on the run Coda is on with their new generation of gear, that the #16 will be a beautiful musical performer. We shall see! I still find it amazing based on build quality/performance that Coda's prices are so damn reasonable. Yes, the #16 will retail for around 12K, not inexpensive. However, I guarantee if this amplifier was manufactured by other high-end American or European companies it would be triple the price. If the #16 takes the already superlative performance of the #8 to another level, it will be truly a "killer" of an amplifier.
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The Codas #16 driven by the tubed Audio GD preamp, Jay's Audio CD transport, a modded Holo Audio DAC, Zavfino top end ICs, Grover Huffman Pharoah speaker cable and Spatial X5 speakers. I have an Audio Helen Titan between the transport and DAC. Also running Towshend supertweeters. All I can say is that the sound is sublime. Unbelievably clean, clear, dimensional, dynamic. Male and female voices are eerily well reproduced. The Coda is unquestionably the best amp that I have ever had. It is my endgame amp - until it isn't...... |
@jaymark Congrats, that is awesome to hear. Is your room big? I am wavering on spending 3x more to buy the new KRELL KSA i400 (more powerful) when I also love the cheaper CODA #16 (powerful enough for my room?). |
@yyzsantabarbara I have a good size basement room. Probably 20 feet wide and close to 25 feet long. The Spatial X5s are about 97 db sensitive. The sound I am getting fills the room. For sure there is no sense of needing more power. Not in the least. The Coda is a powerful beast with great finesse and tone colors. |
@jaymark I have recently learned of the SPL Elector preamp and was wondering how well it would pair with a Pass X350.5 amp. Your lake house set up sounds similar? My current pre, an Ayre K-1xe, is really good but the gain is a bit high for the Pass. I am not entirely sold on solid state pre's having owned many tube pre's in the past but the SPL might represent the best of both worlds. Any thoughts? |
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