@stevehuff likes Pass Labs with the Heresy speakers and I agree. Look for a Pass XA25
My Amp is good but probably the weak point
I have an Odyssey Audio Khartago Stereo. It’s got the larger tranny, upgraded wiring, RCA and Speaker posts. It might have one step up from the baseline circuit board (I don’t recall). It’s the first piece I bought and it’s been great.
but as my system has come together I feel like it’s a choke point though I feel the sound of the system is superb.
So with that I began researching and feel like the Coda #8 would be a strong contender to replace it. My research has also included a JC5 and sending my amp back to Klaus to upgrade to Kismet level.
As of now:
sl1200GR (KAB damper, Isanoe feet)
AT33PTG/II
Sutherland 20/20 MK1 (+ LPS)
Denafrips Athena line stage
Odyssey Khartago
Klipsch Heresy IV
Rythmik L12 (pair)
RCA, XLR, speaker and power cords are Audio Envy
anyine have thoughts? I feel like a part of me wants to go Kismet but that’s 2-6 months to get that done. I have a Vidar as a backup amp but it’s not anywhere near as good as the Odyssey.
$5k limit and looking used. Solid state only.
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@jjss49 Ha! I just read your comments and feel exactly the same way. I’d take the weak link Odyssey and dump the Heresy’s too :) Years ago I purchased an early Jeff Korneff 6BQ5 SE integrated from him. Told him I was looking to match it up with some Klipsch’s and he told me he had run his Korneff 45 amp with Heresy’s 2’s or 4’s and absolutely hated them. I got a pair of KG3.5’s and it was a very nice combo. There are much better Klipsch’s in the Heritage Line than Heresy’s, IMHO. |