Bryston 3bsst Vs. Coda 11

"like some would like you to beleive" As I am the only one who mentioned bright, it is not what I want him "to believe", and I really do not care for the implication that it is. I heard what I heard, and I stated clearly that it may have been the CDP, that I could not say in absolute terms that it was the Bryston gear. Be that as it may, you have effectively called me a liar, and I do not much appreciate that. I heard what I heard, my wife and a good friend of mine had that shared experiance. It was very bright, and we really could not stand to listen. I had a like experiance once in my system when I changed IC's. Be that as it may, you would think a dealer would be sure that his gear was better setup, so that IC's would not be an issue. Not only that, but others have told me it is bright gear, and were it only one or two people, one might dismiss the opinion, but it does not seem to be that limited an opinion. Again, in a good neutral system, any number of things can cause the system to seem bright. So, all that being all that, one would be wise to be sure that they do not find Bryston bright in their own system, unless they are ready to act to address the source, be it IC's or the Bryston gear itself.

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 own the 4bsst and hav e not found it etched in the high end at all. It is neutral with pleanty of control in the bass and very natural sounding highs. It is not romantic in any sense of the word.

Dont think twice, stay with Bryston.Good luck,Bob

I've had an original Bryston 3B for years and found no brightness whatsoever in its sound. Recently, I replaced it with a Bryston 3Bsst2 with the updated caps. The sound of the 3B was excellent, but the sound of the 3Bsst2 is extraordinary with not a hint of offensive brightness at all. The Byston mates perfectly with my Klyne preamp. My wires are MIT throughout.

As to the Coda, a Bryston amp owning relative recently installed a Coda preamp which ruined the sound of his system, making it painfully bright, harsh, and unlistenable. With his original preamp, the Bryston ST was not in any way bright.

Any amp may be made to sound off if the preamp and the amp are not compatible.

It appears that there are too many self appointed BSers on Audiogon pontificating about products that they have never owned or listened to extensively.