Coda is very quiet. I have eliminated so much noise using XLR cabling, etc. it makes me very happy.
Coda is transparent and gives no sound signature of its own. My ARC preamp and Bricasti sound come right through.
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.
- ...
- 77 posts total
@gabriel123 I always read every review I can find. I don’t remember but I do remember it came up twice because the noise floor is something I’m concerned about. But, who knows what there system was? Could be noise from any number of things I suppose. My other concern is that there’s not many reviews out there. Terry London’s review and thread on Audiogon was helpful. |
@sls883 Glad to hear. I was leaning in a different direction so perhaps I used those comments to confirm my choosing something else. The positive comments are quite numerous. Like I said earlier, just not much out there on them. |
@earthbound I had an earlier Coda amp for years. I called Coda and spoke to Doug Dale about it. Real nice guy. I was concerned about the age of my amp, so he had me send pics of the capacitors. They were starting to dome (the amp was around 25 years old). He didn't know how long it would run that way. He offered to recap it for a reasonable price or take it on trade. It was one of their entry level amps, so I opted to upgrade. I'm glad that I did. Before I bought it, I had found a few reviews. I don't remember where. One of the reviews mentioned that it was very neutral and revealing. If your upfront components weren't up to snuff, you'd hear it. |
- 77 posts total