Thats a good deal. Personally, Im a huge fan of Coda products. They dont get much play here in the States, but thats mainly because they dont advertise here. They had some bad luck with less-than-ethical reviewers at some of the popular audio rags back in the day, and that soured them on the audio press. (However, 6 Moons did a pretty favorable review a while ago.) Theyre very popular in Europe, though.
Basically, Coda products dont possess a lot of the wow factor of many of their competitorsagain, the review thing plays a role herebut the IMO companys engineering prowess is among the best in the world. And the sound quality is fantastic, too. Each of their products compete with things costing many multiples of their asking price. I own the CSi-B integrated and S12.5 stereo amp, and couldnt be happier. Both are highly neutral and very natural sounding. Nothing sticks out about them, but theyre world-class in every regard. They just make music. You stop worrying about whether they do this or that and just sit back and relax. Thats the sign of a great component.
The CSX youre looking at puts out a LOT of power (330W into 8 Ohms, 660W into 4) and can drive pretty much any speaker on the planet. Its current delivery is nothing short of awesome, too. But Coda amps are about a lot more than brute power. They can do the finesse thing as well.
If it sounds like Im a fanboy, maybe I am. I just think Coda makes some fantastic stuffpretty reasonably priced and VERY high-performing. Yeah, you can spend a lot more and maybe get a little better here and there, but they can stand proudly among some pretty stiff competition.
Hope this helps!
Basically, Coda products dont possess a lot of the wow factor of many of their competitorsagain, the review thing plays a role herebut the IMO companys engineering prowess is among the best in the world. And the sound quality is fantastic, too. Each of their products compete with things costing many multiples of their asking price. I own the CSi-B integrated and S12.5 stereo amp, and couldnt be happier. Both are highly neutral and very natural sounding. Nothing sticks out about them, but theyre world-class in every regard. They just make music. You stop worrying about whether they do this or that and just sit back and relax. Thats the sign of a great component.
The CSX youre looking at puts out a LOT of power (330W into 8 Ohms, 660W into 4) and can drive pretty much any speaker on the planet. Its current delivery is nothing short of awesome, too. But Coda amps are about a lot more than brute power. They can do the finesse thing as well.
If it sounds like Im a fanboy, maybe I am. I just think Coda makes some fantastic stuffpretty reasonably priced and VERY high-performing. Yeah, you can spend a lot more and maybe get a little better here and there, but they can stand proudly among some pretty stiff competition.
Hope this helps!