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GREAT NEWS! The Coda Technology new #16 amplifier will arrive this week

I was just informed that Coda's brand new model #16, which is based on the latest generation of improvements used in the #8, will be arriving later this week for review for The Stereo Times website.  Since the reviews I have done on the #8 amplifier and the 07x preamplifier, I have received numerous inquires when I'll get this piece in for review.

This beast of an amplifier, over hundred pounds with one of the largest power supplies in a single chassis design on the market, delivers 100 Class A before it crosses over into A/B. The Coda #8, is in my opinion, one of the best SS amps on the market for under ten grand.  I expect, based on the run Coda is on with their new generation of gear, that the #16 will be a beautiful musical performer.  We shall see! I still find it amazing based on build quality/performance that Coda's prices are so damn reasonable.  Yes, the #16 will retail for around 12K, not inexpensive.  However, I guarantee if this amplifier was manufactured by other high-end American or European companies it would be triple the price. If the #16 takes the already superlative performance of the #8 to another level, it will be truly a "killer" of an amplifier. 




teajay
oem-wheels
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Dang, what to do.. should I or should I not.. upgrade my 8 to the 16 ? killing me.. A lot of money
lancelock
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@oem-wheels 

I had a #8 for a couple of weeks and loved it. I couldn’t help myself, I sent it back and traded up to the #16. I expect it to arrive any day now.


oem-wheels
196 posts
 
Lancelock... cool. Please let me know what you think. 
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justbgunn
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@teajay wrote in part:

forgot to include the Tubadour SE III on my equipment list for the #16 review. 
Not to highjack the Coda thread, but your Tubadour review didnt mention which connection types you used. I'd be interested in knowing (especially if you have opinions on the SPDIF).
lancelock
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My Coda #16 has been in house for five days now and break-in is going well.  The sound stage is really opening up and the layered 3D imaging is outstanding.  Dynamics are off the charts.  The nonexistent noise floor is showing off the smoothest textures on a black back ground that I’ve heard.  I’m a big fan of tubes and I love Linear Tube Audio,  I have often said that LTA was the best compromise between tube and SS but I feel the coda is in the same camp.  More to come.
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