Odyssey Audio Kismet integrated amp.

odysseys have their fans
when everything works, the sound is really terrific
they can also be problematic and idiosyncratic... the amp as well as the maker
i have own... can attest to all the above

I have owned an Odyssey Stratos Extreme and an odyssey Kismet power amp.  Let’s just say the Kismet power amp at $3500.00 blew away (really blew away) a Conrad-Johnson $5500.00 MF2550 amp in every parameter. In 10+ years of having Odyssey equipment, I never had any problems and never any burps or farts from the amps. 

I just got a couple of amps from Klaus. We basically started with a pair of Khartago’s and then spec’d them out to near reference level. So far I’m enjoying them. One is pushing a restored pair of Polk SDA 1C’s... the other I’m using to power my PMC TB2S+ near-fields. So far I’m very happy. Sound is right where I want it; neither too laid back nor too forward, but rich and detailed and a very fine image.

I have a Khartago Stereo (with a few upgrades) and I love it. I can't afford Pass and I have zero desire for anything else. He has his detractors but I am not one of them. I hauled that thing to a friend's and we rocked the house with his 30.7's. Enormous grip!