Parasound A21 or Odyssey Stratus


Switching from Rogue tube integrated because it's too lean for me. I have Monitor Audio Silver 8 and I like to play it loud sometimes. Mainly with rock/hard rock. Considering the A21 but not sure it's worth the extra $1000 over the Odyssey. Any thoughts out there? Thanks!!!!
papostol
I had the same speakers and used a Creek 5350SE on them. It was a very fun system to listen to. Not lean at all. The only drawback is that it may not play quite as loud as you want it to.

I'm not familiar with the Qdyssey, but the Parasound should be a very good match. Its a great amp for the money and it will definitely have all the power you'll need.
What preamp will you be using with the amp? The reason I ask is that both amps have input impedances that are a bit on the low side, especially the Stratos at 22K. That is low enough to be a less than optimal match for some preamps, especially some that are tube-based.

Regards,
-- Al
I much prefer the Odyssey. The higher level Stratos choices are closer in power and price to the Parasound.