I picked up Coda CSiB V1 and to say that I’m impressed would be an understatement!
Sshhhhh, be vewy vewy quiet, low level details are now being heard. (insertion of better emoticon than what is currently available)
congrats @audphile1
Audience SX2/Front Row Cables...has anyone tried or heard much of this new reference line?
I have been extremely satisfied with Audience Interconnect and Speaker cable for some time, natural/organic/neutral presentation that works with every component I’ve used, solid state or tube. I own Au24 SX XLR Interconnects and Speaker cables. I have also been impressed with Audience cables price to performance ratio. I just received an email of another breakthrough reference line, the Au24 SX2, which will actually be called the Front Row line. Alas, pricing at $5100 per 2 meter Speaker cable is no longer readily affordable. I guess Audience is rapidly catching up in price to its competitors, now that they also enjoy name recognition and stellar reviews. However, they are wonderful cables! Has anyone heard these cables or know much about them relative to SX line? If they’re as much a revelation over the SX as the email from Audience claims, I might have to start saving. I’ll wait for the reviews I guess. Thank you to all!
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@mclinnguy thank you! I was afraid it would be a significant step down from my Pass Labs XP-22 and X260.8 but it’s not a step down at all! I’m extremely pleased with the sonics of this Coda amp
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Thanks @jafant !!! |
@audphile1 I just got the Coda S5.5 and it is impressive! |
@fthompson251 awesome! What did it replace? |
@audphile1 I sold my VAC Tubes electronics. They were old and kept needing repair. Now I am all solid state. @jafant Did a review on the Coda S5.5 and gave it high praise, and he was correct, it is outstanding in the right application. I am waiting on the delivery of the Audience Front Row reserve USB cable to go between my Aurender N200 and Denafrips Hermes/Venus II DDC/DAC combo. |
@jafant Cabling is as follows: XLR between Dac and Legacy Wavelet II = WW Gold Eclipse 8. XLR between Wavelet and Coda Amp = WW Gold Eclipse 8. Power cord on Aurender n 200 is DH labs Redwawe Signature. PC on DAC, DDC and Wavelet is WW silver eclipse 7, PC on Coda amp is DH Labs redwave signature. PC on Leqacy Focus XD is DH Labs Redwave signature, XLR between Wavelet and Focus XD is DH Labs Air Matrix Cryo. Digital cable SPDIF from N200 is WW gold Eclipse 7 and in coming USB will be Audience Front Row reserve. AES/EBU from CEC transport to Hermes is Illuminations orchid. I2s is Tublus Argentus. Speaker wire is Silversmith Fidelus. |
@fthompson251 I just added a set of Silversmith Fidelium’s on the Coda, I think I’ll keep them for a while. |
