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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
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coffeey
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I have a pre amp couldn't be happier.
razav
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Valinar,
You can not go wrong with the Coda CSi. I wanted to upgrade from my Primare A30 amp back 12 months ago. After auditioning quite a lot of amps, in particular LSA (muscle amp but too butch) and Ayon Spirit (valve amp, refined but too slow and reserved), I came across the Coda CSi, which my favourite Hi-Fi retailer (also UK importer for Coda) recommended I auditioned. I loved immediately the way it brings the music together with authority, control yet can be refined and precise when required. I have been living with it for nearly a year now and am a big fan of Coda, which I never heard of before.
HiFi Plus magazine awarded Best Amp 2009 to Coda...not the CSi though, it's bigger brother (amp + pre-amp).

I hope it helps.

Good luck
Patrick.
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I live in Sacramento.
CODA is made in Sacramento.
I have never even seen a CODA product, but would like to.
I was not even shure if they were still in business, and the web site looks like it has not been updated in years.
I have asked the few local dealers why they don't bring it in?
Once in a while, they will sell demo gear direct, but you need to pick it up at the factory.
I think their original name WAS Innersound and they soon change to CODA and later on they came out with the Innersound brand as a lower cost high end solution.
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