typo from bigredmachine and not the Cinn Reds or any "sports" reference. It's what my fellow boaters called me when I raced the Budweiser boat in our r/c organization back in Michigan.
Pass Labs xa-25 or Coda Continum #8
I’m looking at both of these amps as future contenders. Downsizing to a one box amp or perhaps integrated(another thread for another time) and I’d like opinions on these 2. There are quite a bit of discussions on the xa25 and my speaker builder, Volti, says he’s heard with his speakers and it’s a good match. I currently have a 300b but moving may force my hand. Anyway, it’s really the Coda I’m not as familiar with. It has come up in some of the xa-25 discussions as an alternative. The incoming Volti’s are 99db so they don’t need a ton of juice obviously. Anyone with first hand experience with both? Any comments are appreciated.
‘BTW, no single box tube amp suggestions. If I stay with tubes I already know which direction I’m going.
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Great thread. I'm on the fence about choosing between the Pass XA.25 and the Coda S5.5, but I'm leaning towards the Coda. @earthbound you're right, there are plenty of raving reviews about both amps. It's really difficult to get genuine feedback about audio gear on the Internet with all those paid ads and sponsored reviews. Still, I’ve read a lot of positive comments here and on WBF about the Coda, and many people moved from Pass Labs to Coda and considered it a step up. Actually, I just saw the first somewhat negative comment from @hickamore: 'The one thing lacking is the sense of huge black sky overhead that you get from superpower amps.' That makes me a bit sad, because it sounds like I’ll lose something special. |
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