Class D is just Dandy!

My experience with ICEPower and Parasound was that they tend to be warm and have lots of bass.

The Coda lacks the warmth but has the bass.  When I last heard the matching preamps I felt they were not a good match and always felt Codas would do better with an amazing tube pre.

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 two previous amps (Pass XA30.8 and AtmaSphere Class D) that my Weiss DAC might not be the greatest fit and a slightly warmer DAC might be better.   I actually find the Coda closer to the Benchmark AHB2's presentation in terms of 'hearing into' the recording, but does keep some of the Class A imaging and 3d depth with a little texture that I expected from the Pass Class A sound I'm used to.

As to Eric's point, I don't find the Coda warm either, at least when compared to the Pass and Class D AtmaSphere.   I also owned a PS Audio amp based on ICEpower back many years ago and that sound did make me think of my PrimaLuna integrated, warm and cozy sounding, but with lots of dynamic slam.

@ddafoe The AHB2 and #16 is also a comparison I have made before. The top end of the AHB2 is rather silky but that neutrality throws people off. The amp that I think is a worthy successor to the AHB2 is the SimAudio Noth Collection 761.