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.
I purchased a pair of used Stratos a few years ago on Audiogon. Klaus upgraded them to Kismet References. My preamp is a Cary Audio SLP -05. I also have a pair of Cary Founder’s edition amps. Odyssey Audio punches well above its asking price. One of my audiophile buddies prefers their sound to the Cary’s . I go back and forth between the amps as they each have their strengths.
I use a Teac NT-505 dac direct and it's fantastic. As someone else stated, matching other preamps is difficult due to high input sensitivity and hum becomes an issue due to magnifying everything. I've had quite a few amps and my fully loaded Kismet in a Stratos (I think) case is as good as any in my current system (Devore O/96 speakers).
FWIW, I emailed Odyssey a few months ago to BUY the Candela. I never got a reply back. Go figure. Went somewhere else.
Apologies, but it's because of my brain freeze...I checked and I did email you back, but I did email it to myself by mistake....%#%^$&^$%$*%^$&$ Anyway, hope that your new pre works out for you !!!!!
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