The Luxman preamps are excellent and pricey. My own experience with prior CODA amps would demand a really juicy tube pre or similar. Lux is close with very liquid mid and extention in treble and bass.
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we are loving the new nad m66 fully balanced,superb streamer, dirac room correction. we are using this preamp with our coda amplifiers
https://www.stereophile.com/content/nad-m66-streaming-preamplifier dave and Troy audio Intellect NJ Nad and Coda dealers
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I'm using a SimAudio 740P preamp with my 5.5, and they make a great pair! My favorite amp up to this point with the 740 was the Pass X250.8, and I think this pairing is just as good overall if not better. I don't personally see it as a hard requirement for a lush or tube preamp to pair with the 5.5, not that a resolving tube preamp wouldn't also be a great match. I don't find the 5.5 forward or fatiguing at all, and that is after owning the warmish XA30.8 and the very easy on the ears AtmaSphere Class D monos. Personally, I think it would be a disservice to add a preamp that masks resolution and detail with the 5.5 as its so clean and resolving with an incredibly refined high end. Why hide it? :) |
FWIW, this most likely won't be of any help but I am using the Legacy Audio Wavelet II into my Coda S5.5 which is driving the mid/treble of my Legacy Focus XD's. The Waveet is also an external crossover and has Room Correction DSP specifically programmed for the speakers I have. The Coda amps pair exceptionally well with the Legacy speakers. |
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