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| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker @snapsc I was curious about the AHB2 on the LRS+ so I tried with 2 of my tuners. The preamp was the Benchmark LA4. I was expecting a tamed top end because FM tends to be a little rolled off. With my warm tuner the sound was sharper than I expect... | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker The Sanders does not sound grainy on top as a lot of AB amps sound to me. The CODA #16 Class A sweetness is not there with the Sanders. I have zero complaints about the Sanders. I actually threw out the shipping box and the LRS+ box since I did no... | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker @snapsc I will do that sometime this week (maybe tonight). I spoke to a dealer about an amp for the LRS+ and the AHB2 came up for discussion. He said that he had heard the combo, but it was just OK and could not play loud. Those comments took me b... | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker Just picked up a longer Audience FrontRow speaker cable that will work for both the CODA and AHB2. Price was the same as what I paid for the used AHB2. The shootout continues. I think the CODA comes out on top now. | |
| Anyone listen to Music on a FM tuner anymore? Another overlooked fact is the sense of community when you are listening to a DJ. | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker My CODA #16 is going bye-bye so I can raise cash for this new RAAL phone that was announced today, Raal Ribbon Headphones - SRH1A | Page 485 | Headphone Reviews and Discussion - Head-Fi.org I also need to pay for the RAAL VM-1a that I am buying... | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker This morning, I tried the Audience AU24 SX cables that were the prior top of the line. These cables are only 2-foot long and I needed to raise the AHB2 4 inches from the ground to make the connection work. I likely need to give the cable 100+ hour... | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker I also have Audience AU24 SX cables that are only 2 feet long (again bought for the SR1a's) and they will also work lengthwise with the AHB2 monos. I am going to give them a try tomorrow. I think I paid $600 or $700 for them. | |
| CODA #16 vs Benchmark AHB2 | Yamaha NS500 Speaker @shkong78 I do not have anything to record my system with. When I was looking to get the NS5000 it was the worst demo I ever had, but I thought the speaker had potential as I listened to it in near-field almost like headphones. It was not ideal,... | |
| KEF LS50 Wireless vs Alternatives I had a LS50 Meta passive with the KEF KC62 sub in my 12 x 11 x 9 (+ 4 feet in a closet where I stuffed a desk and computer monitors). I needed to use acoustic treatment in the room to make it work. Once done the sound was great with various amps ... | |
| DAC upgrade Oh, and replacing your Node would be a mistake as well, since you already own an outboard DAC. Contrary to the crackpot consensus around this forum, the primary factor in choosing a stand-alone streamer should be its operating software, and rathe... | |
| DAC upgrade I owned 2 Topping D90 DAC, the MQA and non-MQA. Both too sterile. I was thinking that the second time I got it, I had a very warm setup then, that the Topping would match, no luck. I currently have the Benchmark DAC3B. It is hot on top and works ... | |
| suggestions? Coda CSIB or Musical Fidelity M8xi? I owned the almost latest CODA CSiB, #8, and now #16. I also own a Sanders Magtech that I bought used from Sanders for $4k. My understanding is that CODA built the Magtech for Sanders based on his design. I like the Magtech more than the CSiB and ... | |
| Add a pre-amp to Mola Mola Tambaqui? This may sound sacrilegious, but I like the sound of the KRELL XD so much that I would never want to use a preamp that adds anything to the amps sound. You give me a free $100k preamp, no thanks, if it adds to the sound. Not the way I want my syst... | |
| Thinking of changing amplifier to I have seen that it is not solely the watts that are determining the power from an amp. My CODA #16 is only 150 | 300 | 600 watts and it sounds more powerful than the rather powerful Sanders Magtech at 500 | 900. I think it is the power supply tha... |