I have a pair of original Magico S5 speakers. I was using a Luxman M900U stereo amplifier which works very well. Combined with the matching C900U preamp it was great. After 7 years using this combo I had the itch to change. I just purchased a Coda S5.5 amplifier which only has 50 watts into 8 ohms, 100 watts into 4 ohms and 200 watts into 2 ohms all class A. It pumps out 100 amperes which is more than most other amps that have many more watts. The sound is incredible. It doesn’t run very hot for a class A amp. I am floored by the sound from such a low amount of watts at high listening levels. I’m thinking it is the amperage output.
The sound is so open and clear with no fatigue. It’s super dynamic and exciting. It has the best bass I’ve ever heard from my speakers. The mid to upper bass is deep, clear and exciting. The amp only lists for $6,400 new. It is by far the cheapest component in my 6 figure system and maybe the best performing.
I can give you more details if you like.
Jeff