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Coda 16 Meter Color?

I'm thinking about getting a Coda 16 amp in silver with the meters and I wondered if anybody had an informed preference between the blue and amber meters?  Blue looks snazzy with the silver case but I'm concerned it will be too bright and distracting in the room.

pinwa
catastrofe
98 posts
 

I could be mistaken, but I believe the blue has been discontinued. I think the only options now available are the green and amber.

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willywonka
465 posts
 

Blue meters are no longer available from Coda for some time now. Coda had a letter from Mcintosh requesting they discontinue using that color for their meters. According to what Doug Dale told me it wasn’t worth fighting them over so they stopped selling them.

yyzsantabarbara
5,547 posts
 

@pinwa What speakers and other gear are you going to use with the #16?

I like the meter less look but if I were to get meters, I would have a preference for the amber.

I loved my meter less CODA #16 but sold it recently and now use the CODA #11 amp which surprisingly matches a bit better with the DAC I use direct to amp (splitting hairs).

 

Seeing as how much I love the CODA #11. I have a feeling the following old CODA amp on EBay (sold by CODA) could be a great amp.

CODA Technologies S150 G1 Stereo Amplifier System | eBay

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