Amps.. Is Odyssey worth it?

I can’t imagine why you felt the need to slam @2psyop, who had bad luck with Odyssey, with a lecture parroting what klaus just stated a few posts before. 
 

@jetter  I was responding to a statement he made to me earlier, and you’ve completely misinterpreted my statement so just save it.  I’m not “slamming” him and acknowledged and sympathized with his misfortune.  I was pointing out that anecdotal evidence over many, many years strongly suggests that his experience is in the minority and shouldn’t necessarily stop someone else from exploring these products if they’re interested.  

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.

@2psyop  Odyssey has been in business for 36 years so if there have been significant ongoing and widespread problems we would’ve certainly heard from many more people here over those many years, and it just strains credibility to think otherwise — complaints on Audio Circle notwithstanding.  As Klaus clearly explained and admitted above there were some hiccups along the way as there are with any business, and he detailed how he’s tried to handle and correct them (including how he bent over backwards in your specific situation).  And realistically speaking, if reliability and customer service was really that bad Odyssey would’ve been out of business many years ago.  The evidence here indicates strongly that while there were undoubtedly some people affected by some issues over the years, there are many, many more who had no problems and have been thrilled with their equipment and highly recommend it to others.  Again, that you and some others unfortunately had a bad experience sucks but the vast majority have not, and that Klaus clearly cares and stands behind his products speaks well of the company as many audio companies these days do not. 

@2psyop  I’m really sorry you had such a bad experience and that sucks, but you’re literally the only one I’ve ever heard mention reliability problems with any Odyssey products so it does not seem to be a widespread or common problem.  If it was I’m sure we’d know about it by now after all these years. 

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.  What amp are you using now, what’s your budget, and are you looking for new or used?  No amp is a good buy if it doesn’t deliver the sound/improvements you’re looking for.