Odyssey Khartago and Vandersteen 2

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.

What version of the 2's do you have?

I have the 2ce speakers. I bought everything back in the mid 90's, I don't switch very often.

You may want to look into having your 2's upgraded to Signature 1 status. (Its not possible to upgrade to Sig 2.) I have the Sig 2's but have owned the sig1's as well and the difference is not that big. They easily compete with speakers that cost a lot more.

Just to clarify, as far as bi wiring goes, I was referring to a external (double) bi wire. Thats where you run 2 separate sets of speaker cables. A single bi wire is when the conductors are split up internally. Single is by far the most common. I'm not sure which type you have, thats why I mention it again.

If you end up getting a new amp, I would suggest that you listen to a few different options. I tried McCormack and thought it was OK. The Vandersteen's are very revealing and brought out the good and the bad of what the McCormack had to offer. I would opt for something else.