odyssey kismet monpblock

I had a Stratos for a few years too. Bought a  225 watt a side Van Alstine
450 which was far more musical . Don't miss the Stratos .

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Curious as to what you felt bested the Odyssey amps in similar price category?

On my 2nd full day of listening to the Kismet monos’,
These are so nice, musical, no harshness, very smooth to my ears, no fatigue at all. Even when they were basic 2007 STRATOS amps, the sound was smooth, and subtle, never harsh, with plenty of juice for my smaller towers.
These new upgraded kismet monos, far surpass the old STRATOS.
these Kismet monos are a country mile ahead of the old ones I used.

They a very fast attacking amp, with amazing detail.
   I’m glad I popped for the upgrade, I’m hoping to get 20+ years from these.

  I’m happy as a pig in sh** with these, they are amazing sounding.
if these sound this good, I can imagine what I will be treated to in another 400 hours
, I’m looking forward to it greatly!

 Klaus is so easy to talk to, humble, knowledgeable, just a descent man, doing his best to bring us some above average audio gear!

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Overall I can’t tell you what best at its price point, but I can tell you I never felt a “WOW” factor when I owned them. As for other amps similarly priced ( or little higher)  like the pass 150.8 I felt the presence or pure Sonics and a sense of naturalness that wasn’t there with the Kismets. With the Kismets yes they do a lot of things good, but they lack soul and a naturalness that makes long term listening special for myself. I’ve heard they need to be biased according to what speakers you own to sound their best. I learned how to bias mine myself, but even with that the “WOW” factor wasn’t there. As I stated in the original post.
You get your money’s worth with these amps, but don’t expect them destroy the competition. Do they compete with their peers; yes.

These odyssey amps sound absolutely wicked! Burned in and the bass is deep, even at low volume, they are stunning, midrange is precise and crunchy with the correct music, treble is smooth, zero fatigue !
I’m very sensitive to high pitch treble, and my molars hear the tinny, searing treble.

  These kismet upgraded/updated amps with the new capacitors, are amazingly fast attacking, the damping factor is Greta, bass is hard hitting and deep.

  Great amps.  I’m glad I bought them!
 Love them!