Odyssey monoblock thoughts.

I think I had responded to you on audiocircle. I had a dreadful experience with Odyssey. I lost lots of money on the Tempest, Candela and Stratos amp. There was spurious noise issues and hum that was inherent in the equipment (documented on Odyssey forum from many users but not all) Over a period of many, many months, I could not get it fixed and Klaus refused to admit the problem. I have found the McCormack and Parasound gear to be much, much better and DEAD QUIET. Glad you have not had problems, but I would not own monoblocks from Odyssey.I just don't have the money to lose..... again.

I just had a pair of Kismets delivered by Klaus a few weeks ago. These were a used pair that he upgraded to the best he could do. They sound awesome. Klaus has a sterling reputation and works hard to give the best product. I cannot speak to anyone's negative experience. I do know from my life experience that every manufacturer no matter how hard they try will have customers with negative experiences. Nevertheless Klaus has thousands of happy customers all  over the world who will attest to his business integrity.
As for the person who prefers the Sanders amplifiers...that is why there is competition. Buying an amp is a personal choice based on our audio biases and preferences. Thank goodness we have choices. Just because one prefers a Sanders Magtech does not invalidate the essential excellence of the design and build quality of a Kismet.

I had a Stratos extreme and Kismet mono blocks.  I am now running all McIntosh.  I heard a Magtech on another persons system and I thought it was lean sounding.  I loved both the Kismet Mono blocks and Stratos Extreme amps.  I had the Stratos and the Kismets almost 2 years.  In that time I also had a Conrad Johnson MF2550 250wpc amp and found it to be thick and syrupy slow sounding.  I never ever had a problem with any of my Odyssey equipment and they are built to last.  Klaus is one of the nicest guys in all of audio and takes care of his customers  as best he can.  2psyop has complained in every Odyssey thread that he lost money and had faulty equipment both here and on Audio Circle.  Klaus went the extra mile for this guy but somehow things didn't work out.  I have never heard of one other person who had a bad experience with Odyssey.  It is a  lot of Audio for the money.

arctikdeth
Odyssey monoblock thoughts.

Of the ones I’ve seen, the mono blocks are just bridged stereo amps.

The stereo one will perform better at all measurable parameters, save for one, wattage output.

Cheers George

I feel the need to defend my comments on Odyssey Audio.

stereo5 wrote-
“I had a Stratos extreme and Kismet mono blocks. I am now running all McIntosh. I heard a Magtech on another persons system and I thought it was lean sounding. I loved both the Kismet Mono blocks and Stratos Extreme amps. I had the Stratos and the Kismets almost 2 years. In that time I also had a Conrad Johnson MF2550 250wpc amp and found it to be thick and syrupy slow sounding. I never ever had a problem with any of my Odyssey equipment and they are built to last. Klaus is one of the nicest guys in all of audio and takes care of his customers as best he can. 2psyop has complained in every Odyssey thread that he lost money and had faulty equipment both here and on Audio Circle. Klaus went the extra mile for this guy but somehow things didn’t work out. I have never heard of one other person who had a bad experience with Odyssey. It is a lot of Audio for the money.“

If anyone had or had Odyssey Equipment and has positive experiences, great I am happy for you. But one cannot speak to my experience and I would not attemp to speak for someone else’s. Should I say that stereo5’s comments on Conrad Johnson amps to be thick and syrupy are not valid? They are to him, so therefore he is sharing his comments on this open forum. Also I don’t how stereonut would know whether Klaus went the extra mile for me or not??? He was not involved in those transactions so how would he know? Two more things to note. I have made both positive comments on Odyssey equipment and negative ones in an open forum, not as stereo5 has stated that “I complained in every audio thread in audiocircle”. Certainly not the case. Lastly, even though stereo5 does not know if anyone with any problems with Odyssey equipment, anyone digging into Odyssey audio’s own thread will find the same problems I had complained about that others have had too. I hope Klaus has fixed those problems and hope all his customers are happy...like stereo5 or arctikdeath. Just don’t drag me through the mud for sharing my experience on an open audio forum.