For you Odyssey Audio Stratos amp owners


What preamp are you using?

128x128thecarpathian

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 !!!!!

 

Klaus

 

 

I tried the Tempest and Candela with that amp. Unfortunately those three pieces of audio gear were the worst I had ever owned... period. I had hum issues from the transformers and that was a common problem with Odyssey audio equipment. Klaus has a fan base, but I never had a good experience with the stuff.

 

 

Yes, that is absolutely true.....years back we have had several issues with transformers.....getting that squared out with the Candela was easy...just a tweak to the units that we get from Torroid of MD....bigger problem was the Tempest.  We had to drop the regular model and only offer the Tempest with the Extreme power supply,  which is the same my-metal unit that Germany uses in their models made to Symphonic Line specs......of course imported from Germany.

 

So yes,  but all of these problems are in the past.  

 

Late,

 

Klaus

 

Out of the many dozens of amps I have owned past 20+yrs, I kept Klaus's amps the longest because he constantly refines and upgrades his amps for his customers. I started out with a Stratos stereo and ended up with the top of the line Kismet ref last year. 

I eventually had to sell to fund an SME turntable but I probably should have kept it... It's one of the best bang for the buck SS amps for the $. 

 

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