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| Class A\B or D for summer months (vs Class A) @tbac23, I had in-room heating issues in the summer with my XA30.8 and swapped to the (very) cool running AtmaSphere Monos and I found the sound signature between the two amps to be very similar. e.g. no fatigue, nice midrange centric presentatio... | |
| Moon 390 Network Streamer @mahler123, when claiming a long term and well respected company is going out of business, it would be nice to back up your claim with a source... @skads_187, the 740P+250.8 make a very nice pre/amp pair! I ran that pair with a 380DSD DAC for ma... | |
| Preamp for my CODA 5.5 amp 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 req... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! I found that the #16 needs a DAC or other sources that play nice with Class A. A rolled of DAC is a no go for me with the #16. @yyzsantabarbara, I just purchased a Coda S5.5 which is 50w Class A and find it so clean and revealing compared to my... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! Has anyone using the S5.5 noticed they are playing their music louder than normal? To try and protect what hearing I have remaining I tend to monitor my listening volumes but have noticed since I purchased the S5.5 I'm listening closer to the 90d... | |
| ARE SUPER EXPENSIVE STREAMERS REALLY WORTH IT @russbutton, have you ever tried different streamers to see if you hear a difference in your system? Like you, I also believe bits are bits, but I also have tried a couple streamers and other tweaks (LPS vs switching power supplies, fiber vs c... | |
| Considering a Hegel preamp I owned a Hegel P20 and Pass XP-10 at the same time to compare with my Pass X250.8 amp. I preferred the sound of my system with the P20. I felt it was more resolving and exciting compared to the XP-10, at least with the Pass amplifier. | |
| Which company manufactures this Ethernet switch for the other? The premium streaming services such as Qobuz and Tidal use TCP/IP protocol to deliver bit-perfect data to your streamer. Back in the day when I wrote software for telecom products we used Real-time Transport Protocol (RTP over UDP) for our Voic... | |
| Advice on Optical Ethernet Conversion In testing it with the cheaper FMC, I would say the audible difference was marginal, but the overall quality seemed more refined. @jimboman A few years ago I added a switch with fiber and an EtherRegen+LPS and created the 'fiber bridge' from ... | |
| Solid state amp that tube fan can be happy with? 35.2 lb Westminster Labs REI These class A amps do look great and from Robert Harley’s review in June their sound signature seems like something many would like. But for $33,900 per pair, they better be game changers! If you don’t need more th... | |
| Solid state amp that tube fan can be happy with? I've only owned one tube amplifier (PrimaLuna) so my tube amplifier experience is very limited. I have generally settled though on SS amps I thought offered some of the tube like qualities I enjoyed. The amps I've owned that I associate closest ... | |
| The Stereo Times Coda S5.5 amplifier just posted today. Thanks guys I just purchased an S5.5 and have maybe 100hrs on it. My speakers (Spendor D9s) are easy to drive. I’ve owned a Pass X250.8 and Bryston 4B3 with the D9s and I think the 50w/c S5.5 sounds/feels like the most powerful amplifier I’ve had using them! ... | |
| IS THE WEISS 204 A SUBSTANIAL UPGRADE FRON THE CHORD QUTEST @kjl1065, personally I think only you can decide if something is a 'substantial upgrade' based on your room, system components, ears, preferences, etc... Try to buy used at a decent price (allowing easy flip) or new with a return window. In my e... | |
| The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"! I just pulled the trigger on a black S5.5, and now have to wait for it to be built and arrive. I've never heard a Coda amplifier before, but it meets many of the requirements I'm looking for in my next amplifier. The list of my most recent amps ... | |
| Stereo Times Review on the SPL s900 amplifier I rolled the dice on the Coda and purchased a new unit. If I'm not happy with it, maybe I'll then try the SPL. Since my speakers have a 90dB Sensitivity and not forgiving of anything bright, the Class A Coda seems like maybe a better match for... |