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Buy Back Old or Move On?

I am putting together my retirement system; it has to outlast me (20 years) or at least my hearing. I have an opportunity to purchase back my old Coda CSiB amp which is coming up 10 years old now and recapped in 2019.

I'll be into it for about $3,000 or so by the time it arrives on my door. It will drive KEF R11s, have decent out-board DAC and some form of a steamer for digital music listening only.

Do I go back to it or move forward, any thoughts? If forward, what would you suggest?

Thanks

high-amp
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fuzztone
5,496 posts
 

Your hearing could leave you tomorrow.

The Sound of Metal is real.

The only sugestion is git er done.

elliottbnewcombjr
5,089 posts
 

just to clarify, which version, i.e. how many watts/channel? how many class a watts?

if updated, no matter what version, it seems it’s a good price.

as KEF's go, those are pretty efficient at 90db

did you ever try tubes?

high-amp OP
508 posts
 

fuzztone - always the voice of reason. Thx

elliottbnewcombjr - Tubes have always intrigue me but being a Mr. fix-it maintenance, kinda guy, when it comes to music, I just want to sit and listen, not tinker & tube roll.

The Coda was originally V3 - 400 watts @ 8 ohms but I had Coda reconfigure the amp to V1 - 150 Watts @ 8 ohms to get those first 18 watts in class A.

elliottbnewcombjr
5,089 posts
 

this lets me know CODA's are keepers, 

http://v2.stereotimes.com/post/coda-csib-integrated-by-richard-willie/

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