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[Nee Lewman]

I've had nothing but success with the Auralex turntable platform. While ugly, it's dirt cheap and effective. Used it in various apartment buildings with parquet and laminate laid on concrete and during my short duration as a homeowner on bouncy floors. I never had a skip, whether from dancing with my wife or GO trains racing past the building with irritating frequency.

If you decide on the wall mount, make sure you can locate studs in your unit before you buy the mount. That's always been a bitch regardless of what apartment building I have lived in. -__- Of course, this could just be me.

Beauty of the wood paneling in my record room, who needs studs?

 

[Angsty]

Does anyone have experience with Coda Technologies' amps? I may have an opportunity to buy my local dealer's demo integrated at a good price. I wanted to stick with Canadian-made, and one of my old Ontario dealers recommended Bryston's cubed series as a great match for Verity Audio speakers, however, the reviews seem to put Coda on another level. And even used Bryston cubed gear is painfully expensive.

Coda's ten-year warranty isn't quite Bryston's, but it's not bad either. Though shipping a 55 lb amp from Nova Scotia to California for service is a frightening prospect too.

Thoughts?

I had not heard about Coda Technologies for a loooong time. I had to look them up - the professional reviews appear good. Working with a 30-year-old company makes me less concerned about whether warranty work can be done, albeit shipping will be high. Although I'm a Bryston fan, Coda looks like a good bet.

CODA Technologies - Reference-Quality Audio Electronics - Hi Fi ART

CODA Technologies has been building state-of-the-art, reference-quality audio electronics in California since 1985. Available at Hi Fi Art.

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Coda Technologies Coda No. 8 Amplifier and 07x Preamplifier Review by Richard Willie

It has been over a year since I had the privilege of evaluating the Coda Technologies CSiB integrated amplifier. My experience with Coda Technologies' products continued. Soon after, I was allowed to review Coda's separate components, the No. 8 Amplifier and 07x Preamplifier. Given the...

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Also, you shouldn't have qualms about dropping back to an SST or SST2 Bryston amp to save funds if you want Canadian. I have a 20+ year-old 4B-ST which shows no signs of decline. It's a reliable and durable amplifier that has served me well over the years.

 

[ZiggsMBK]

I had not heard about Coda Technologies for a loooong time. I had to look them up - the professional reviews appear good. Working with a 30-year-old company makes me less concerned about whether warranty work can be done, albeit shipping will be high. Although I'm a Bryston fan, Coda looks like a good bet.

CODA Technologies - Reference-Quality Audio Electronics - Hi Fi ART

CODA Technologies has been building state-of-the-art, reference-quality audio electronics in California since 1985. Available at Hi Fi Art.

hifiart.net

Coda Technologies Coda No. 8 Amplifier and 07x Preamplifier Review by Richard Willie

It has been over a year since I had the privilege of evaluating the Coda Technologies CSiB integrated amplifier. My experience with Coda Technologies' products continued. Soon after, I was allowed to review Coda's separate components, the No. 8 Amplifier and 07x Preamplifier. Given the...

www.stereotimes.com

https://hometheaterreview.com/coda-technologies-continuum-no-8-stereo-amplifier/

Also, you shouldn't have qualms about dropping back to an SST or SST2 Bryston amp to save funds if you want Canadian. I have a 20+ year-old 4B-ST which shows no signs of decline. It's a reliable and durable amplifier that has served me well over the years.

I should at least be able to arrange an in-home audition for the Coda, should I desire. It's just less effective when I can't do the same for its competition. But yeah, the professional reviews and forum chatter all seem unilaterally positive. Much like what I have read regarding Bryston, most people only move up the range rather than change brands. The idea of shipping it still gives me pause, though.

Good to know about your 4B-ST! That kind of longevity (coupled with performance, of course) is what we're looking for. Having stumbled into end-game speakers, we'd just like to finish the system and only have to worry about LPs and a cart every couple of years. I've noticed the squared series is quite in demand on the used market. There are more cubed amps listed than squared by a fair margin. I will keep an eye out, though.

 

[mindhead1]

Absolutely. This guy is running Joseph Audio speakers, dual subs, the full Nu-Vista M3 integrated and CD player system, all custom built silver cabling, all devices that don't come stock with a linear power supply have been upgraded to linear power supplies (including his Orchard streamer), power isolation transformer, and as I mentioned his Nu-Vista gear has all be recapped and re-tubed with all premium parts. It really is a super system, and it would be approaching deep 5 figures if he was buying retail cables and outsourcing the work he's had done on the various components. Which to me, really speaks to the quality of the Orchard streaming dac.

He did just move on to an Audial S5 dac paired with an ifi Zen stream. It'll be interesting to hear it and see how long he sticks with that combo.

All of that and the source is a Zen Stream. I like it!

The ZS (Roon endpoint) is my main streamer. As much as I like the EverSolo A8, I think I’m going to sell it to get cash towards a new cart for the UltraDeck and some new speakers (likely Forte IV).

 

[DownIsTheNewUp]

Do we think the SVS sub that just landed is too close to the turntable? The credenza the turntable is on weighs 200lbs.

I'm currently waiting on a 15 inch cable to land for the sub, but for now only have a 6 footer. Once it lands, going to the left side of the center is easy even if it makes wiring messier.

 

[kvetcha]

Do we think the SVS sub that just landed is too close to the turntable? The credenza the turntable is on weighs 200lbs.

I'm currently waiting on a 15 inch cable to land for the sub, but for now only have a 6 footer. Once it lands, going to the left side of the center is easy even if it makes wiring messier.

Nah, it's fine.

 

[SnowmaNick]

Do we think the SVS sub that just landed is too close to the turntable? The credenza the turntable is on weighs 200lbs.

I'm currently waiting on a 15 inch cable to land for the sub, but for now only have a 6 footer. Once it lands, going to the left side of the center is easy even if it makes wiring messier.

Nah, it's fine.

Agreed. It doesn’t look like an issue, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating, so play some bass heavy music and see if you notice any issues.