My S5.5 finally shipped should be here the 23rd. Thread has been quiet hope the hype is still there.
The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"!
I have in-house the New Coda Technologies S5.5 amplifier for review for Stereo Times website. It will be awhile before I write the review. However, I'm so impressed by the performance of this petite amplifier, it only weights 45 pounds, that I wanted to give a heads up to you GON members if you are in the market for a balanced pure class A amplifier, delivers 50 watts @ 8 Ohms, and can drop 100 Amperes of current on a peak!
The world class build quality of Coda amplifiers is on display with the S5.5, along with the most beautiful purity of tonality, precise sound-staging, complete liquidity offered by pure class A design, and what might be the best top end regarding details, decays, and a natural shimmering without brightness or any edge at all.
The S5.5 uses extremely wide bandwidth output transistors instead of the usual TO3 devices used in most transistor designs. I own the Coda #16, which is great, but the midrange/high end is taken to another level of musical enjoyment with the S5.5. The S5.5 has a sense of speed/aliveness that is exciting to listen to that you experience in live music. The amp is dynamic as hell, has driven with ease any speaker I have tried it with, hence my nickname of the "Petite Beast". Remember, 50 watts pure class A, can drop 100 amperes of current and only weights 45 pounds.
Teajay (Terry London)
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@evank which preamp will you use?? |
I have been holding out purchasing electronics for my recently acquired Focal Sopra 3's. Have read a lot about the Coda value for the $. Am wondering if anyone has matched either of the more budget versions of Coda with Focal Sopra 3's. I"m considering the following: Coda S5.5 with a matched Coda preamp, or CSIB Hegel 590 600 Gryphon 120 |
Maybe I’m naive, but this is the first time I’ve heard that the major mags require you to do paid advertising to get reviewed. Other than one manufacturer apparently suggesting this, is their other evidence confirming this is the case? It sounds like a pretty serious charge to be making or repeating without such evidencr. To be clear, I hold no brief for the major mags, but would just like to know if what is suggested in this thread is correct. |
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