Would This Amp Be Worth The Cost?

@greywolf, 

Can you tell us about the rest of your system?  What preamplifier are you using?  What are you listening habits? How loud do you like to listen?  What is it about the Classe that you like/don't like and/or reason for replacement? 

From what I can tell, that Musical Fidelity is a ~$4k-$5k amp.  Is that a good budget for you?  

Why would you buy that amplifier the Coda #8 power amplifier is the best sounding Amplifier I have heard under $10 k and retail $6200 
can be bought for $5500 delivered .it is a steal  and 3 power choices and amount of 1st watts into pure class A . match the build quality not even close and Made in USA 
for over 35 years .  Do a bit of research ,and reviews .

I just finished auditioning amps and can without a doubt tell you they sound different.  What I can also tell you is that it is like choosing your favorite ice cream.  Not sure one is “better” than another, but that you need to find the flavor that you like. 

And I can also see how after a few years it might be good to change it up a bit.

Julian Hirsch was also deaf in one ear. I spent some time with him thru the years and he truly believed that equipment which measured the same  sounded the same, well to him it did.

I've been deaf in one ear for 42 years.........and amplifiers don't sound the same to me.