For you Odyssey Audio Stratos amp owners

klaus has only one other fellow who works with him, i believe, it is a very small shop

he is less responsive on email than over the phone - as a result i have called him a few times and he answers in person, and is very responsive and chatty when we connect in person

klaus’ amps have fairly high input sensitivity (relative to industry stalwarts like pass, ayre, hegel, krell), so any electrical hum or input noise seems magnified

just need to make sure your signal and power feeds are quiet/well filtered

leaving aside the little niggles, if one gets his amps working right, they are a tremendous (no exaggeration) value and excellent performers, irrespective of price

@jjss49 i can appreciate that. that being said, i don't know whether to say too bad for him or too bad for me.  😐

This brand has more of a following over on AudioCircle.  You might get more responses if you asked over there.

@shtinkydog  no worries, lots of fish in the ocean, for you and for klaus

@twoleftears yes klaus is online and active on his particular section of a-c - another way to get a hold of him

Mine is a Stratos case Kismet. I’m using a Hegel P20 preamplifier. It seems to pair well. I’m still tracing some minor hum. I’m pretty certain it’s not related to the amp or the preamp, but wire/cable related.