The new Coda S5.5 amplifier: It's a "Petite Beast"!

The S5.5 currently retails for $6400.

Sounds like a winner. Thanks for the heads up, Terry. I just ordered one for myself.

I've resold several Coda pieces. They go fast. Folks that know this product line generally keep their purchases.

Please audition Bryston in your stereo before you consider buying. Often in reviews, Coda is compared with Pass as both designers worked together years ago at Threshold. In most cases, the equivalent spec but much more expensive Pass (someone has to pay for all those full page color ads and other marketing) is close but not preferred over the Coda.

I believe those specs were listed in the old Coda website which dealers at the time copied into their web pages.

+2. Owned the 07x for over a year and would call it anything but noisy. That noisy unit must have been defective.

@aolmrd1241 +1.

I drive my Fyne F703 speakers with the S5.5. The sound quality is outstanding.

I decided to sell my black S5.5 for a silver. I am yet another one that was told two weeks and now passing two months.

Anyone ordering this amp after Terry's review comes out will be in for a very long wait.

Right on, Fred!!!

I should have clarified; that's the engineering community.

In the audiophile community, it's usually straight wire as tone control. LOL.

Straight wire with gain as we say in the industry. The ultimate design goal.

Terry knocks another one out of the park. Nicely written review. Thanks.

@fthompson251 Thank you for the excellent review!

You're welcome, Fred. So glad it's all coming together for you so nicely. I can see that you work really hard at getting the best sound quality possible from your stereo.

Interesting and thanks for the heads up.

I can't remember the last time Coda did a show. If ever.

Thanks, Terry. I might try this in one of our production studios as well driving. Looking forward to seeing how it mates with active ATC pro monitors.

@markmuse I also ended up with an upper end Widex pair after living with another brand. After dicking around with these for over a year, I prefer listening without them. I'd rather not have the higher frequencies compared to crappy sounding higher frequencies.

LOL, same. Fairly useless in that regard.

Just guessing but I think if you had healthy ears, you would prefer the S5.5. I have a very nice modern class D amp and I think I know what you mean.

Thanks for posting your impressions.

I also have Widex Moment. I agree, the best I've found after trying several others and understand your position. I think I'm right on that threshold. 

My experience with audiologists has been the same as yours. Oh well...

@hickamore You're welcome. After doing a lot of research, Widex appears to be the top choice among music lovers and musicians. They are certainly an improvement over my previous expensive hearing aids, Siemens Signia.

I hope they work out well for you.