Odyssey Khartago and Vandersteen 2


Has anyone heard this combination? I don't want a 20 year old McCormack or ?? I would prefer new with 20 year warranty Plenty of power for my apartment, compact size (good for a wheelchair bound owner) the right price even with the extra capacitor board. Klaus sounds like a great guy.

Rest of system:
YBA 3 amp
YBA 2 preamp
SOTA Star w/ Alphason arm
Mac Mini w/ Scott Nixon tube dac
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I wouldn't worry too much about McCormack. I know a lot of people recommend the combo, but it didn't do that much for me. There are better options. I haven't heard the Odyssey but what about your YBA 3? That should sound OK.

Also, if you haven't already tried this, Vandersteen benefits greatly from bi wiring. No other speaker that I know of, responds to bi wiring like the Vandersteen's. It doesn't have to be expensive cable either. If you can find 2 runs of something like AQ Type 6, you can get a very cost effective upgrade.
Hi, the YBA sounds good but it's 50W into the Vandersteen's 7 ohm load. I have a couple of other amps, Krell with 100W and a Rotel with 200W and they have an easier time running the Vandersteens. I have the speakers bi-wired with Audioquest forget the model. I'm happy, maybe I thought I should change, it's been 17 years and I wasn't being an audiophile, right?
I have an Odyssey Stratos and for 2 years it made beautiful music with my Vandersteen 2ce speakers.
I have the 2ce speakers. I bought everything back in the mid 90's, I don't switch very often.