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Need a new amplifier. Need a good match for my Audio Research LS7 preamp

Speakers - B&W CDM-7NT

NAD CD Player

10x12 room

SS or Tube, New, or used.  Looking to tame a little top end brightness, and more clarity at higher volume.

Mostly Classic Rock, Reggae, Singer songwriter stuff, with a smattering of Jazz and Bluegrass.  Lots of ground to cover. 

Current amp was an Arcam Alpha 10 100wpc.

Looking to spend around $1500.

Saw a used Odyssey Khartago Extreme for under $1k, but don't know much about it, other than needs to be biased to your homes electric output, and had some real good reviews. Sounds a little finicky.

Appreciate your input

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jl35
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I have Khartago Extreme and it's awesome and a great value. Great match too
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mktracy
91 posts
 
I use a ARC D200 ss amp and it sounds great with my LS15.
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j200jr OP
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Spoke with Klaus at Odyssey, and am going with a Khartago Extreme.
Pricing about the same as a lot of the recommendations.  
A new amp vs a 7-10 yr old amp.  Also gives me the option to convert to a monoblock and get another. Or just upgrade the amp even further.
Plus a 20 yr warranty??? Seems like a no brainier
Will follow up with a review.  Thanks.  After that, may see what a DAC does for the overall sound improvement
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