Coda conundrum


I have been taking a look at the Coda CSi integrated amp on their website. From the information there it looks like something to be taken rather seriously. Why is this manufacturer not as widely seen in the classifieds as other "high end" names? I don't doubt that those who own one of their products are pleased with its performance. The CSi integrated looks to be a competitor with other integrateds such as Sim I-7, Pass INT-150, BAT, Jeff Rowland, Musical Fidelity...
Is it a quality, marketing, or possibly other factors for what seems to me to be a line of products that kind of flies under the popular audiophile radar?
valinar

Showing 1 response by danielk141

Valinar,

Good question.
Here's some history on this company, if memory serves me..

A talented engineer with Threshold leaves & (co)founds Coda.
Coda makes gear under their own name.
Coda makes gear for Legacy speakers, it is re-badged as Legacy.
Coda makes gear for Inner Sound.

My friend Bill was a Coda dealer when he also sold Aragon.
He then added Pass Labs, YBA, and Cary.
At the time Bill sold Coda, he said it compared very favorably with the other brands. He did add Coda didn't advertise very much.
IF you like the integrated, I'd say try it.
The only caveat for me on a lesser known brand is:
What happens if I want to sell it tomorrow? (For whatever reason, cash, upgrade path, etc)....