CODA amp No.8, Bryston 4B3, or Ayre VX-5 Twenty

- CODA amp No.8 (version 2, 250W@8ohm)

- Bryston 4B3 (300W@8ohm)

- Ayre VX-5 Twenty (175W@8ohm)

Have you had experience with either of these amp? Can you please share your thoughts and recommendations. I’m going to buy one of them for my system:

- room: 26’ L x 18’ W x 9’ H (living room with open breakfast area)

- speakers: 2-way Human 81 DK (8ohm, 89dB, 8" woofer, 1" tweeter)

- preamp: Wyred4Sound STP-SE Stage 2 upgrades

Thanks very much!

Henry

henrynguyentx10-18-2023 6:43pm

zlone Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 457 posts 11-18-2023 at 03:15pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Good to hear the Coda is working out for you. I had the same experience with break in with my Coda #8, it took at least a week of 24 hour play to start sounding right.
zlone Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 457 posts 10-31-2023 at 11:37am Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete Excellent choice.
zlone Details Discussions Posts This discussion Message User 457 posts 10-19-2023 at 01:29pm Copy Comment URL Report Comment Edit Delete I can only speak for the Coda #8, I have version 1. It was a huge upgrade for my system from NAD. The word that comes to mind is ‘sweet’, when I think of the sound. I no longer play really loud music, but based on the power supply design I am guessing it can drive just about any speaker with ease. What amplifier are you replacing? What kind of music do you typically play?