Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos?

This thread is really old - BUT - Are the Pass monoblocks bridged stereo amps? They have two sets of binding posts.

Sorry topside3, but I don't know. I kind of doubt it. A lot of manufacturers will put dual binding posts on mono amps for flexibility in connections to the loudspeakers. PS Audio I know does this.

On an unrelated note, I have been reading through this old thread and quickly realized that georgehifi is COMPLETELY CLUELESS and sounds like a broken record.

georgehifi makes it very clear that he has zero concept of the various mono amps that Odyssey offers. No matter how many times he's told that they are NOT true "bridged" amplifiers like he thinks, he can't get it through his thick skull. He keeps blabbering on about "bridged amplifiers have lots more power and all of the other specs decline.

georgehifi keeps completely ignoring the fact that the Odyssey mono amplifiers are ONLY about 20 watts more powerful than their stereo versions, yet damping specs in the mono amps are substantially higher, and said mono amplifiers are still fully stable down to a 2 ohm load, just like their stereo versions. 

You CAN'T do that with true "bridged" amplifiers like you keep blabbering on about, which is EXACTLY why Odyssey mono amps CAN. 

Owners of these very amps, one of which modified his stereo pair to a mono pair via Klaus' instructions, and Klaus himself replying to this clown, and he STILL goes on sounding like a broken record saying the same old garbage over and over and over again. Everything georgehifi is told goes in one and ear and right out the other. 

Like I said, georgehifi is COMPLETELY CLUELESS! 

LOL... I just stumbled across this thread again, and ol' broken record georgehifi still amazes me at how clueless and incompetent he is. 

Refuses to simply go to Odyssey's site and look at the stereo vs mono amp specs, or even read published reviews of the amps for that matter from 3rd party. 

Of course georgehifi won't do that, because he will instantly prove himself wrong.

Let's see...

Stratos Stereo amp - 150W x 2 @ 8 ohms - 500 damping - 45 amps current 

Stratos Mono amp - 180W x 1 @ 8 ohms - 800 damping - 120 amps current 

Both amps are 2 ohm stable. Both amps are rated at 0.04% THD. 

Yes, poor ol' incompetent georgehifi STILL hasn't a clue as to what he blabbers on about. And to no surprise at all, he is a major Amir butt-kisser over on that stupid ASR site, where mastermind Amir is also totally clueless and typically wrong 99% of the time with his measurements and very poor execution (a.k.a. - improper) of gear reviews. Amir and that site is the laughing stock of the hifi community. 

Oh well, sucks to be them. LOL

George hasn't posted in over 2 years. 

Well that's good for us. 

The only Pass design I’ve ever had is an old Forte 1a. Recently I had it recapped by Jon Soderberg, who used to work at Threshold. I added a Triode Wire 7 plus power cord….and  the combined result was just jaw dropping. I’d go with Pass:)

Well, after running through this old thread, I again realize why I so miss AL.

This seems like an older thread but will just jump in. I got a pair of Maggie 2.7Xs and tried drive them with an AVA DV225 mono blocks. They just about melted in about 10 minutes. I had previous experience with a stereo Kismet that had a very similar sound profile to the DV225, i.e.huge soundstage and incredible dynamics. I gave Klaus a call and he set me up with the latest and greatest Kismet mono blocks. He kept saying "awesome!". I thought "sure",whatever.

I've had them for about 3 months now and the pairing with the Maggies is very good. I have yet to come close to hearing any stress on the amp no matter the volume. It reaches the point where there is just this big, tall, wall of transparent sound engulfing me. I listened to the new Blu Ray of Rabin Trower "Bridge of Sighs" last night and basically turned into jelly in my chair. Doesn't seem to be much love for Odyssey here but I am very happy with the amps and have no intention of selling them, so no worries about resale value. I would have loved to find a used pair cheap and send them in to Klaus for updating, but I wanted something new, and with the 20 year warrantyI have no worries. 

AWESOME indeed. 

:)