Art Audio Carissa vs Cary SLI-80

I can't speak for or against the Cary but I do own a Carissa, Sig version, and it is sweet. It has a magic that truly draws me in. I use it sometimes on my Maggie 3.6's. It has the quality to drive them up to its 16 wpc limit and still maintain all that SET beauty. It should be a great match for your Coincidents. Good luck.

I would go for the Carissa. Single ended amps do have a magic sound that push-pulls designs don’t. I have never heard the Carissa but I do have a single ended Audionote which just sounds waaay better than the Sli 80.

I have a 12wpc amp driving 88db sensitivity speakers, so the Carissa’s 16wpc would be more than ample for your Coincidents.

Regards
Paul

Pehare,

You're messing with a nice system, be careful. The Carissa would just be different, whether or not it would be an upgrade would be up to you. Do you like the sound of SET's?
I would be a nice match. I thought about getting a Dehavilland with those speakers. The above poster sells both so you could ask him about the difs. The Dehavilland is more my speed.
Cheers
Brm1

You would get more bang for your buck if you went with other speakers. See if you can find a pair of Harbeth's. A livelier speaker to be sure. Keep you coincidents and compare the two, keep the one you like.