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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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ditusa
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@high-amp, Said:

does the Quicksilver on have 4 output tubes as artemus_5 suggests? 

       NO. Eight output tubes. I guess if leave the cover off you will see the tubes.

       Mike

 

snapsc
661 posts
 

This would be an interesting option....I've heard the 2170 and it is a great sounding amplifier...and that is without turning the room perfect feature on...and like Coda, they hold their resale value.

https://www.usaudiomart.com/details/649807204-lyngdorf-tdai-2170/

https://lyngdorf.steinwaylyngdorf.com/lyngdorf-tdai-2170/

 

 

 

knighttodd
197 posts
 

If you're going to go tubes, i would suggest for the streamer an Cambridge Audio Cxn v2 then send it to Modwright and have him mod it with his tube mod for the dac and upgraded power supply. The Cxn is a great streamer and the stream magic app works perfectly. All in dac and streamer$2600.00. It also has balanced output. Sounds great in my system. 

knighttodd
197 posts
 

It's also Roon ready if you want to add. Im still on the fence with the Roon. 

knighttodd
197 posts
 

Ps, i also have a set of Kef R11 amp is PL Evo400 it all sounds great.

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