odyssey amp's how do they compare to others

Are you any relation to Santa Claus? If you are please tell him I would like a pair of monoblocks under my tree. Any faceplate finish is fine. I've been good for hours now.
Seasons Best To All

I am a very happy owner of the Stratos, I have found the positive reviews scattered throughout the web not to lie, not in the least. A question, though, if I may? With all the internet craze over the Odyssey amps over the past few years, I am amazed that Stereophile has not requested a Stratos or Monoblocks for review. I am at least a little bit curious as to if an amp has been submitted. Not that I put much weight on profesional reviews myself, an especially little weight in audiorewiew.com reviews, I still find the comments useful in evaluating similar products, should the reviewers findings be similar to my own, so I can then gauge what other reviewd products are worth looking at. A pro review in a respected (well, somewhat respected) magazine would seem a good way to silence many of the skeptics....

soundstage review choice award should tell something:

http://odysseyaudio.com/review_soundstage.html

I was a happy stratos owner (with maggies 1.6s) until I went back to a SET route. Definitely nothing wrong with the amp.

Klaus himself is great person to do a business with as well.

Ake

For the stereophile review, did someone remember the Triangle speakers being thier class A (and B) at the same time as the large ad page in the magazine?? That should tell something as well in this business world.

Klaus, at least you don't have reviewers like this one (my favorite AR review ever - reader beware). God forbid you engage this user in an A/B comparison of ANYTHING!

Reviewed by: Teddy , an Audio Enthusiast
http://www.audioreview.com/A-V,Preamplifier/Denon,AVP-8000/PRD_118262_2719crx.aspx

I applaud you for standing up for what you believe in, and stating your case clearly - and I agree about keeping facts factual and civility civil. The internet is all too full of aholes, and not all of them have a sense of humor.

I seem to remember a review in The Absolute Sound last year where they compared the Stratos to similarly priced amps from Rotel and B&K. I think they liked all of them for different reasons and I don't remember any one being a strong front runner.