Odyssey "Khartago" Stereo Extreme" amp compared to Schitt's "Vidar" amp

I have owned an Odyssey Stratos amp, Tempest and Candela preamp and had problems with the gear and very bad service. That was my experience and would not deal with them again. Also got a message from another Audiogon fella who had terrible problems with a deal very recently with Odyssey. I have a Schiit Audio Bifrost Uber DAC and it was really great sounding for the price. I would stay with Schiit or keep looking at other manufacturers.

I have had Odyssey equipment too, as stated earlier. Yes I had a Stratos, Tempest and Candela and not the Khartago. I had hum and spurious noise issues over many many months. When I spoke to Klaus...(when I could get ahold of him) he was at first courteous, but as time went on he was very condescending. As I returned equipment to him, he took months to repair items, and returned them to me, only to find they were not fixed. I spent thousands of dollars of what I considered later pure audio junk and bought from a guy who really did not take the time to fix the various problems. In fact on his forum on audiocircle.com anyone with a simple search one can find all the problems I had mentioned as experienced by other buyers. I would have thought after all these years since then he would treat his customers better (I know he has adoring fans) but I just got a message from a customer a month back who had the very same issues with a new piece and he stated Klaus DID NOT want to give him a full refund on new gear. He had to fight to get his refund. Anyone is free to purchase gear from Odyssey, but I think it is fair to give balanced opinions with both positive and negative experience for all potential audiophiles to look over before they make a purchase.