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Odyssey Stratos vs. Monarchy SM-70 PRo ?


Dear fellow AudiogoNers,

Once again I am appealing to your superior knowledge to help me settle a conundrum:

I just got a pair of Gallo Reference II's and I can't help but feel my Sunfire Signature is not doing them justice. For quite a while now I have been reading/hearing that although the Sunfire is a magnificent BRUTE, there are other more refined choices out there. Since I prefer classical, vocal, and easy instrumental over really hard rock, I'm ready to try something a bit more refined (if not as powerful as the Sunfire).

I have narrowed my choice to an Odyssey Stratos (maybe Extreme version?) and a pair of the Monarchy SM-70 PRo's

What are your thoughts on this? I'm guessing even if you do not have this exact same combination, your experience with either or both of these amps will allow you to give me your informed opinion...

As always, thanks a million!

Best,

Luynes
luynes

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bbro
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Luynes,

I have a pair of Odyssey Stratos Extreme Monoblocks which I am using with either the Odyssey Candela Pre or a Modwright 9.0SE (with oil caps and Bybee filter upgrade) to drive my Magnepan 3.6R's with great success. The Stratos Extremes really control the maggies but also sound tremendous with my smaller Soliloquy 5.3's or Quad ESL 63.
I recommend them extremely highly for both their sheer power and also their finess.
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