Coda vs Parasound

we were a parasound dealer years ago and are a coda dealer now the coda amplifier is far better in every way the Coda and Parasound are both clean musical amplifiers however the coda manages to provide far greater clarity and a bigger soundstage

the coda is hand made in the USA while parasound is made in china.

Competition and Comparison
Based on price and having listening experience with both of them, the two amplifiers that would be natural competitors with the No. 8 amplifier are the Parasound Halo JC 5 amplifier, which retails for $5,995, and the Bryston 3B amplifier, which retails for $5,495. Both are high powered single chassis designs. For my tastes, both of these amplifiers are bested by the No. 8 amplifier in three key areas. The Parasound Halo JC 5 and the Bryston 3B both sound grainy and dry compared to the more smooth and pristine presentation of the Coda amplifier. Both the Parasound Halo JC 5 and Bryston 3B do not create the life-sized soundstaging and space provided by the No. 8. Finally, even though both the Parasound Halo JC 5 and Bryston 3B have higher wattage ratings than the No. 8 amplifier at 4 ohms, neither have the iron-fist control of the bottom end frequencies or the explosive macro-dynamics of the Coda Continuum No. 8.

The ties to Threshold from the audiophile past make a comparison to Pass Labs to be pretty obvious. Priced at $4,900, the somewhat-no-frills (or just without a fancy meter) Pass Labs XA-25 is a good comparison in that it is mostly a Class A power amp and stays Class A for more watts before switching over to Class AB. The Pass Lab sound is slightly warm and velvety while the Coda is smooth and silky in its overall presentation. Both are great. Which one you would like better would boil down to personal taste and system synergy. Both amps offer a liquidity and grainlessness that normally is only associated with tube-based amplification. The Coda is very musical yet very detailed in ways that make me think that a fairer comparison would be my Pass Labs XA-60.8 monoblocks, which is a significant accolade for the Coda No. 8, as the Pass 60.8s are mean competitors costing far more money.

https://hometheaterreview.com/coda-technologies-continuum-no-8-stereo-amplifier/

Dave and Troy

Audio intellect NJ

coda dealers

FWIW I have the Coda S5.5 and it is a very good sounding amplifier, very powerful for it's modes rating. I can wholeheartedly recommend Coda amplifiers.

Audiotroy WAS a Parasound dealer and IS NOW a Coda dealer.

Mmmm, might want to take his advice with a grain of salt. I just installed a JC5 in my system and could not be anymore pleased. I know nothing about Coda.

I have owned lower end Parasound (A21+) and the CODA #8 and #16. The #16 is the best amp I have owned.

Another amp that competes very favorably to the #8 is the new Schitt Wotan. It is $2k and has a 15-day home trial, though it took 2 months of very heavy play to get the top end hardness to go away.,

I really like the Wotan with Forkbeard integration. Sounds very good, powerful, and love the iPhone integration. Saves me the hassle of walking a few feet to put into Standby.