Odyssey "Khartago" Stereo Extreme" amp compared to Schitt's "Vidar" amp

Under the amplifier specification section on the Odyssey site, it states that the amplifiers ( all of them ), indicate : Class A / AB. Who am I to question the validity of the claim. It might be a sliding bias circuit, because what George is saying, I believe, is that if it was a true, common class A circuit, the idle current, with no signal, would be higher than 35 watts, also indicated in the specification section. A $ 200. Technics receiver I see on the Bay, claims class A output, and it seems to be a flimsy chassis. Having owned, and being familiar with, many " true " class A amplifiers, I will say, they all had extremely large power supplies, huge amounts of heat sink area ( some with a fan ), and ran extremely warm, to very hot. And, the electrical draw, at idle, was always, at least 200 plus watts, in most cases much more. I have heard Odyssey amplifiers, and find them to be musical. Enjoy ! MrD.

@georgehifi has a bias against Odyssey. It’s obvious and he’s made this clear in more than a few threads.

Beside the BS calls by a couple of members here trying to con the gullible, that they are 35w Class-A per channel.

The one thing I've always stated is that was not made totally clear to potential purchasers in their advertising, is that the far more expensive Monoblock are just the Stereo version bridged.
And if you have any knowledge of amplifier electronic design, you'll know that all you gain by bridging a stereo amp is extra watts! Every other parameter that makes the same amp in stereo a good amp, takes quite a large hit when it's bridged.
  
And if you need proof once again here are the internals of the stereo v monoblock, if you have a modicum of EE knowledge you'll see that it's just a stereo amp bridged into mono, your actually getting a lesser sound quality amp in monoblock but with more watts than in stereo.

And yes as I mentioned the chassis are the same (no biggie) just with blanked holes for the other input and speaker terminals for stereo.

 

The stereo amp - https://ibb.co/VBbVcFJ

 

The monoblock amp - https://ibb.co/L1wmrP7

Cheers George

Anyone interested in returning to the subject of this thread(WITHOUT the spin)? ie: ’Odyssey "Khartago" Stereo Extreme" amp compared to Schitt’s "Vidar" amp’. NOT amps strapped/bridged mono or a chassis with extra holes, but- a stereo amp, with a plethora of upgrades, from it’s base model. I never intimated the amp of interest to the OP, had 35W of Class A, either. That was PURPORTEDLY the base model, 150W, Stratus, which(again) I never should have mentioned, without personal confirmation. Has anyone actually compared(LISTENED TO) the pieces, mentioned by the OP? Nothing against Schitt's gear here, either. Happy listening!

Anyone interested in returning to the subject of this thread(WITHOUT the spin)

You started and repeated the propaganda "spin", with the false claims of 35w Class-A on the Odyssey (lucky to be 5w) your not doing Odyssey any favours.

To those here, I have nothing against Odyssey they have always had good affordable reliable "low bias" Class-A/B "stereo" amps, in the same vein as Bryston's are. The "bridged" monoblocks are in my view are a big step backwards for the extra cost, Class-D even a cheaper option.

sunnyjim OP what I said said to you, you’d get better sound, bi-amping with Class-A mids and highs using a "real" Class-A 20w Schiit Aegir, and maybe a Vidar on the bass, or even as mrdecibel said an even cheaper Class-D on the bass.
Cheers George

FYI, the Nuforce STA 200 is not a class D amp ( it is A/B, using a Goldmund circuit design ), as I believe it to be the only non class D amp they make. George, I do not think that was me, as I spoke about passive, vertical biamping with a pair of STA 200s,.....enough with the arguing already. Music touches our hearts, our souls, and it is for enjoyment.