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Pass X150.5 or Odyssey Stratos monos?

After months of research and mental anguish ;) I've narrowed down my search for new amplification to the two in the title. There are obvious differences like the fact that one is a stereo amp while the other are monoblocks. Anyway, if you had to, which option would you go with and why? Thanks!
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georgehifi
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 Monoblock owner can't take the truth, that the stereo is a better amp.
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arcticdeth
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Ok
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georgehifi
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I own the latest version of the Kismet Stereo amp and all I can say from 'my personal' experience is that it is fabulous.  I have owned lots of of quality gear from quality manufactures over the years and my Kismet stereo amp is my favorite amplifier that I have had in my listening room. 

I have a friend who owns Pass Lab gear and it is great, love it.  It has some advantages such as astectics and resale.  I have not done a direct comparison in my listening room so I can't comment on which sounds best. I would suggest not to underestimate the Kismet. 

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jaymark
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Just got a Pass Labs X-150.5 for under 2500 dollars.  I have Pass Labs X-250.5 driving Audio Physic Virgos.  The amp is fed by a heavily modded Air Tight Tube preamp fed by a Asi Teknology mid-level mod to a Cambridge 841 CD player.  The sound of this system is sublime - impactful, visceral, dimensional with a tremendous soundstage.  For my reference system I opted for the x-150.5 because 150 wpc should be more than enough for my Revel F208s and does not weigh 100 pounds like the x-250.5.  
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