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!
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Showing 1 response by kingdeezie

In my 10+ years stricken with the audiophile illness, I have learned that you should always keep an eye out towards resale value. 

You may keep something for 5-10 years, or you may not.

I purchased many boutique products over the years that were supposed to be giant killers, and always took a bath when I went to sell them.  

With that in mind, the Pass is 100 percent the better option. I had Odyssey Monoblocks a long time ago. They were very good sounding amplifiers, but because of the variability of the product (different boards, cabling, caps, etc, etc) resale usually isn't the greatest.