@decooney Just taking a break from calling The Music Room, looking at a Macintosh SS, leaving message on a Pass xa-30.8 Going to call shortly CODA dealers and ask some question about the 8 and the S5.5 The room, 13X14 -9' ceilings, Hardwood floors, large couch, area rug, pictures on walls, One of 2 ((jack and Jill) type bedrooms door to open bathroom and open hallway on other side. I listen @ 85 to low 90's db Rock. I think the 5.5 with 50 class A watts would be nice, just afraid, should I need more or buy another speaker that is much less efficient down the road, it will not be able to keep up, (distortion) The pass xa-30.8 has a decent reserve in AB should I need more. The X250 was ideal. Wondering about the Macintosh, MC-312, all AB. There you have it. Ill see what CODA has to say now. Don't know what other amps to look at for my needs? Need power, that's why I'm staying with SS. Thanks for the help.
Fritz carbon 7SE MK 2, Upgrade
I hate the title above, but didn't know how to phrase it. Current system is secondary one, but, great otherwise. ATI 6002 AMP, Benchmark LA-4 preamp, Meitner DAC MA1 V2, Bricasti M5, above mentioned FRITZ speakers, SVS SB 3000 SUB, Streaming Audirvana via Qobuz. 13x14' room, open door to bathroom and another to common hallway. ONLY play Rock and roll 85 to low 90's Zeppelin, Rush, Pink Floyd, I could go on. Love my FRITZ, not sure why I'm posting. (will never sell) Is there a speaker that is stand amount (bookshelf), possibly small floor stander that will play superior to what I have (rock and roll) that is a dramatic upgrade sound wise. Will be keeping sub in place, currently crossed at 60. Have been looking off and on for Joseph audio pulsar Graphene, whether that is the correct direction. Have no way of demoing speaker in house, live an hour from Nashville. Willing to drive some though! Looking used up to 6k, a bucket list speaker, if you will. You folks at audiogon have helped me in the past, thank you all very much. Robert TN
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@decooney Looking for advice. May be subjective though. Narrowed it down to the Coda 8 V1 model used or a used Macintosh MC-312 Mint, both are mint for that matter, The coda also comes with blue meters. Mac doesn't have a warranty, but MINT. Any thoughts? MAC is AB only Thanks |
@robshaw I have not heard any Pass Labs or Coda speakers. I do remember a long string of posts on the 5.5 by Terry London on Agon last year just before his review came out. He was smitten with it. The post had the title petite in it if I remember correctly- maybe you want to read that to get some idea. You could even message him. I do have another amp, not class A that I really like. Class AB, Gato Audio Amp 150 AE. Love it. Another amp which I have loved (and owned) is Hegel H390. Both are power houses (or horses?). |
I’d lean towards the Coda given you liked the Pass with the Fritz. The 312 is phenomenal but, since it’s A/B only, might not be what you’re looking for. At 300 watts it might be a better long term fit if you’re concerned about power and less efficient harder to drive speakers. I’d still lean toward the Coda though since you liked the Pass/Fritz combo so much. At the levels you listen to you’ll likely never leave class a with the Fritz, at just 10 watts you’ll be somewhere around 98db. |
I’ve not been a fan of Mac gear in the past as it sounded like mush to me, but they may have evolved their sound in more recent models I haven’t yet heard. Thought you might find this review interesting if you haven’t seen it because he found the MC312 to be as good and in some ways better than the Pass X350.8 despite being half the price, and there’s another glowing review on Enjoy the Music. Not sure you can go wrong with either the MC312 or the Coda, but Pass is your known quantity so is the least risky choice. https://hometheaterhifi.com/reviews/amplifier/mcintosh-mc312-2-channel-solid-state-amplifier-review/ |
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