Anyone heard from Klaus?
tried sending him an email, maeler@daemon email returned it sent error, etc.
called phone, “auto voice, the number not set up.
Hope to hear from him,soon, as per the great LP preorder release
Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos?
After months of research and mental anguish ;) I've narrowed down my search for new amplification to the two in the title. There are obvious differences like the fact that one is a stereo amp while the other are monoblocks. Anyway, if you had to, which option would you go with and why? Thanks!
Showing 18 responses by arcticdeth
Odyssey Kismet monos! Read reviews, Kismet monos! Standard a Stratos, are great amps, but when you go to Kismet level, you will hear a huge difference. pass amazing.... of course they are! Do read kismet reviews, and call and talk to Klaus! he is honest, and will tell you truth. no matter amp (s) you choose, you will be happy! |
Nope, my d-9’s are modded, rebuilt crossovers, aircore, Teflon capacitors, all new drivers, wiring, etc. they go about 3 ohm at lowest. Not any stock d-9’s they are great, so please don’t throw arrogance at me. im not a mean person. And don’t deserve the belittling. The monos are nice amps. your hatred is ignored. great weekend dude. cheers. |
@georgehifi why are you so negative against the Odyssey amplifiers? After 15-20 years, I just received my upgraded stratos to Kismet amps, and they are great! just curious mate. I first heard of odyssey long time ago, and have been waiting for about 20 years, maybe a little less, I have read EVERY available review and article on Odyssey kismet amps. They are very good! Have you heard a pair of the newest carnation of the Odyssey kismet amps? Wow, are they fast, powerful, deep bass, amazing treble! I would put these kismet monos against many,amps Twice their price! They drive my modified cerwin Vega D-9’s great, as I have gone through no,less than 5 amplifiers which all were drained and owned by the D-9 speakers. anyway, I’m happy with them, and thousands of customers are happy w them. Owned great amps, and cruddy amps past 30 years, Kismets are nice tubey sounding,amps which have great control of my speakers. I’m sorry you don’t like them bro. Great weekend all! |
Kismets can be put in the stratos cases for a great price reduction, or even the khartago cases to save even more. Same amazing,amps in smaller cases, give Klaus a call, call between 9-11pm for best answer. tell him I sent you, or that you are interested in. The Kismet amps in different cases, you will be pleased. Kismets in the top tier cases are about 5000k roughly, Kismets in strato or khartago cases much less. Cake Klaus, see what he has to offer, tell him your speakers, tell him your considering the Pass amps, he will be honest with ou. Give him a shot. |
I recommend the Kismet amps, they are in another world! Check out www.odysseyaudio.com. The kismet amps are amazing, they as close as you can get to Symphonic Line amps. Bridged or not, they are amazing, gobs of current, and capacitors that are huge. Pass is amazing for sure! Don’t short change the Kismet monos!! The stratos both stock and extreme, are shadowed by the Odyssey Kismet Reference amps! As mentioned, either way your golden. These Kismet reference amps are on another level you won’t regret the purchase! fanboy, NOPE, I just enjoy high quality stuff. I’m only one person, but the Kismets are way above the stratos! give em a try, call and talk to Klaus. |
To each his own.I’m ecstatic with my odyssey monos’ and other equipment. if George don’t like odyssey monos, and feels they are inferior and a poor amplifier, that’s ok. I know the kismet monos I power my modified cerwin vega D-9’s with control, and make them sound amazing, even more so than the old Rotel rb1090 with much more power I had used for them. What’s nice w the odyssey, they are upgradable. Havvy Valentine’s Day y’all! |
The McCormack dna-750s’ are overhyped junk then??? The dna 750s are basically bridged dna-500 amps.....? Many of the high quality amps which are bridged, area just not good then. ?? My Odyssey amps are bridged, there are many different ways to get specs, power, s/n, etc .....it up to the designer, person who is doing the work. I read an article week ago, or so, the McCormack dna-500 amp was bridged to become the dna -750 monos.....!??? Which means the dna -750 monos are poorly bridged, and the specs are subpar, and these amps will sound horrible?. We have heard nothing but great things about the dna 500 - & dna-750 amps. Many of the people who love these McCormack amps have been jipped by buying the mono version (dna-750) ??.? Please explain why the dna -750 monos are subpar, because they are bridged versions ?. We spoke with Mr. McCormack and Mr. Sanders. We heard such different explanations from these two distinguished men, than the conclusions You came up with. I do NOT DOUBT your experience/knowledge. |
The kismet mono amps will drive 2 ohm speakers all day..... same with the McCormack dna-750 amps. they are no good, and their specs are tripe because they are bridged. First ever I heard the McCormack dna750 amps called no good. wow, maybe it’s you that needs to learn a bit. call Steve McCormack, tell him the dna 750 amps which are bridged dna 500 amps are no good. really, he loves to speak audio. Or call roger sanders about his Magtech monos, which are bridged magtech stereo amps... the Sanders amps are stable below 1 ohm, with the specs to back up! Old school maybe needs to go to school a wee bit to learn about modern electronics |
I love meters!!! L. O. V. E. M. E. T. E. R. S. ,,!! LOVED MY Old Onkyo m-504 amp, only 165w @8. But those cool green meters made it sound that much better “to me”. Been on the lookout, and found some meters to plug in, but, it’s not the same. Ordering the Avantone cla-200 Tuesday, if all goes well! The huge faceplates on the odyssey stratos, would look wicked with a vu meter. Or wouldn’t they,,,,,,,? |