A used Brytston is fairly low risk financially since many know it and they come and go on AudiogoN all the time. The Coda is less known, but those who want them...well they just want them.
I replaced a 4B NRB with a Legacy Powerbloc2 (built by Coda). The improvement with the Legacy/Coda was staggering. Mostly noticeable in the bottom end extension and overall detail.
It was a far from subtle difference, and now I have Legacy Monoblocs. Lots of bang for the buck in the Coda line. It is nice that they are a small company that more or less hand builds their pieces too. Getting a tech on the phone is perhaps not likely...instead, you might get the get the designer sort of thing.
I replaced a 4B NRB with a Legacy Powerbloc2 (built by Coda). The improvement with the Legacy/Coda was staggering. Mostly noticeable in the bottom end extension and overall detail.
It was a far from subtle difference, and now I have Legacy Monoblocs. Lots of bang for the buck in the Coda line. It is nice that they are a small company that more or less hand builds their pieces too. Getting a tech on the phone is perhaps not likely...instead, you might get the get the designer sort of thing.