I had a JC5 for a few years. A good amp, but i also thought it lacked in midrange and back ground. I ended up going for the AGD Duet mono blocks. I ended up with more dynamic and fuller sound in my room. I could hear more of what i was missing when i had the JC5. After owning the AGD,s for nearly a year. I made up a set of power cables with furutech FP-TCS31 cable. After bedded them in for a few hundred hours the music {punk rock} got even clearer.
Parasound JC5, Pass X250.8, Coda No. 8 V2 Recommendation
I’m looking into the following amps: Parasound JC 5, Pass X250.8, and Coda No. 8 V2. Based on your experiences, which has the most spacious imaging, resolving, detailed, deep bass with airy and extended highs.
My preamp is a Don Sachs Model 2 using 6SN7 tubes. However, I’m also considering a Cary SLP-05 Tube Preamp.
My speakers are all DIY: ScanSpeak Illuminator 13” 3-way, and SBAcoustics Satori 6.5” MTM, ScanSpeak Classic 8” 3-way, and SBAcoustics Satori 8” 3-way using (2) 8” bass drivers.
IC are DIY Duelund DCA20ga. Speaker cables are DIY Mogami W3104 and Canare 4S11G.
Thanks.