Parasound A21 or Odyssey Stratus

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.

Odyssey is noticeably lean.

Almarg............

I use an Audible Illusions Modulus 3B all tube preamp with my Stratos Extreme with zero problems.

Papostol...........

I have a Rogue Cronus Magnum in a second system and I do not find it lean at all. You can swap out the preamp tube (the middle 12au7) with a Mullard CV4003 from Upscale for less than 100.00. There will be no more leanness in your amp. I think it is the Monitor Audio speakers and not the amp. If you feel you must change the amp, I would go with the Odyssey Stratos. It is on the warm side of neutral and is not bright or etched at all.