Amps.. Is Odyssey worth it?

No. I had a Stratos amp, a Tempest preamp and a Candela preamp. Two of them developed either a hum or spurious noise. I could not get them fixed correctly by the owner. After two years of back and forth shipping to Odyssey Klaus eventually bought them back at a big loss to me. He stated I had bad AC in my home. Never again. By the way, he lended me a Symphonic Line integrated while I waited for my equipment. It worked beautifully and it was very used.

Your first time posting here??? Interesting.

Soix responded.

Are they worth it - meaning - Are they a good buy, sound quality for the cost?

“This totally depends on what specific improvements you’re looking for and what sound characteristics are most important to you.”

I would respectfully disagree with this assessment. This takes you 1/2 way down the road. If the equipment is not reliable and the maker is not very responsive, would one still want the chosen audio equipment? If the cost goes up considerably because of shipping it back to the manufacturer then that cost adds up. And if it needs fixed? More costs. What if you need to resell it at a loss? More costs. I found out the hard way to dig deeper with my research. 

Soix

I have to disagree with you again... sorry man. If you go to audiocircle.com and go through his own Odyssey Audio thread you will find all the problems. Has he gotten new suppliers for his transformers? Who knows.

For all here who did not have any issues with the gear, I am happy you had a great experience. I am telling you about my experience and my opinion which is what the OP is asking. Again, I am happy for anyone who has trouble free equipment regardless of who made it. That was not my experience.

To soix,

I have shared my negative experience with Odyssey products more than a few times when there have been forum topic questions about Odyssey. I did this because, again, my encounters and experiences are as valid as anyone else. When this has happened (just like in this thread) people who like Klaus and his products share a positive experience and many come to his defense as if he is getting attacked. This, in my opinion, has created more sales and interest for Odyssey Audio, not less. The fact is that I have not damaged his reputation, I have helped it. Something to think about…

To Klaus,

I wish you well. I do not intend to hurt Odyssey or your business. Clearly you are doing well. You have your fans and the people who truly like your products. You bought back the equipment from me and you stated over and over, you don’t usually do that. No issue here except my loss was bigger than yours. At the time I bought Odyssey gear I was spending blue collar money and trying to afford my first hi-end pieces and the facts are, I lost a fair amount during the long period of shipping equipment back and forth and finally selling it back to you. Nothing wrong with my AC or issues with my electrical connections which while scratching your head … you told me I must have. That was long ago. Now it’s really a lot of mud under the bridge. My experience is valid and true. I congratulate you on your success and I have been happy with other equipment I have now. Perhaps one day I will meet you and buy you a beer. And leave the messy situation behind us.