Parasound vs Coda

I think I like the LA4 and CODA #16 (or #8) combo the best. Though I only gave the Serene a short workout with the #16. The LA4 also works better with the #16 because it is so small, and I can hide away from the amp.

I have been thinking about of adding a tube preamp into the RCA inputs of my CODA #16, which has a nice switch on the front of the amp to flip between RCA and XLR inputs. So, 2 preamps hooked up at the same time are easy to manage.

I am going to check out the Trafomatic Reference Line One tube pre.

@sworksone Where did you hear the Trafomatic preamp. Is your model listed on this website?

Preamplifiers - Trafomatic Audio

That's a really cool brand, will dig in on it more. So many options.

To the point on multiple inputs on the amp side, the JC5 has that too. Good idea on attaching two pres and trying both.

I found the Trafomatic on the used market after the brand was recommended to me by a dealer I trust and who I’ve purchased Innuos products from.   This is the model but I don’t believe it’s still produced:

https://soundfactor.fi/trafomatic-audio-reference-line-one

It fit at the time between the Evolution and Lara preamps. 

Do not pass go....but go to your nearest McIntosh dealer and get the best model that you can afford and never look back !