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| Pass Labs Amps - Does the heat bother you? @dman777, if you get a chance try to here a Coda amplifier. I find my S5.5 more resolving and dynamic (i.e. exciting) than both the XA250.8 and X30.8. The S5.5 reminds me somewhat of a SimAudio Moon amplifier I owned for a while but with its ... | |
| Pass Labs Amps - Does the heat bother you? I find the S5.5 more like the X250.8 than the XA30.8 in terms of sound signature and also power, which is interesting. I find the Coda much more resolving than the 30.8 which I found was less resolving than the X250.8; the 30.8 has some warmness... | |
| Pass Labs Amps - Does the heat bother you? Curious if anyone has any experience with the Coda s5.5 and if that thing is hot as well? Would love to audition one to try vs my XA30.8 @jrareform, I've owned the X250.8 and XA30.8 and now own the Coda S5.5, and with my easy to drive speakers... | |
| To upgrade from Simaudio 600I to 740p/860a combo? @jo1mtb, I still have the 740P but have moved from the X250.8 to the XA30.8 to now the Coda S5.5. I've tried a few very good quality DACs (e.g. Meitner, Bricasti) direct into the various amps I've owned but have always preferred the sound of my... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? @audphile1, I really liked my MA3, but I guess I would say its dynamics and resolution were not as good as some of the other (even much cheaper) DACs that I've tried. Like you I really appreciated its relaxed and smooth sound. The improvements... | |
| The law of diminshing returns? But in my opinion toggling between DACs on the fly even with all cabling matching is at a minimum less than ideal way to compare DACs. This will only work if you are comparing a $200 DAC to a $5,000 one. My conclusion is that our aural memory ... | |
| DAC recommendations under $7K I purchased an M3 back in 2020 (with MDx) and liked it, but personally found it didn't sound much different than the much smaller/lighter (and cheaper) RME DAC I also owned and sold it after a few months. I then purchased a 2x in weight Mojo Audi... | |
| Coda no.8 Vu metres question Still looking for any reviews whatsoever on Coda amps @speedthrills, do these reviews not count? https://www.stereophile.com/content/coda-technologies-s5-power-amplifier https://www.enjoythemusic.com/superioraudio/equipment/1104/codas12.htm ... | |
| Pass Labs xa-25 or Coda Continum #8 I was intrigued by Coda too at one point but found it really really odd that the only reviews are in stereotimes by the same author who gushes over them in every article. Not one review to be found in Sterophile, Absolute Sound or any of the othe... | |
| Pass Labs xa-25 or Coda Continum #8 I purchased a new S5.5 last year and the Coda dealer told me he thought it is a step up from the #8 if you have efficient/easy-drive speakers, which seems to fit what is said in the Stereo Times review https://www.stereotimes.com/post/coda-technol... | |
| Weiss DAC 204 hiccups I purchased a Weiss 205 brand new a few years ago and feed it with a Bricasti M5 using a good quality Shunyata cable. Just out of the box it had regular "hiccups" a few times a song, but only on certain songs. After a while I realized it was on... | |
| Class A\B or D for summer months (vs Class A) @tbac23, I had in-room heating issues in the summer with my XA30.8 and swapped to the (very) cool running AtmaSphere Monos and I found the sound signature between the two amps to be very similar. e.g. no fatigue, nice midrange centric presentatio... | |
| Moon 390 Network Streamer @mahler123, when claiming a long term and well respected company is going out of business, it would be nice to back up your claim with a source... @skads_187, the 740P+250.8 make a very nice pre/amp pair! I ran that pair with a 380DSD DAC for ma... | |
| Preamp for my CODA 5.5 amp I'm using a SimAudio 740P preamp with my 5.5, and they make a great pair! My favorite amp up to this point with the 740 was the Pass X250.8, and I think this pairing is just as good overall if not better. I don't personally see it as a hard req... | |
| Class D is just Dandy! I found that the #16 needs a DAC or other sources that play nice with Class A. A rolled of DAC is a no go for me with the #16. @yyzsantabarbara, I just purchased a Coda S5.5 which is 50w Class A and find it so clean and revealing compared to my... |