My Amp is good but probably the weak point


I have an Odyssey Audio Khartago Stereo. It’s got the larger tranny, upgraded wiring, RCA and Speaker posts. It might have one step up from the baseline circuit board (I don’t recall). It’s the first piece I bought and it’s been great. 
but as my system has come together I feel like it’s a choke point though I feel the sound of the system is superb.

So with that I began researching and feel like the Coda #8 would be a strong contender to replace it. My research has also included a JC5 and sending my amp back to Klaus to upgrade to Kismet level.

As of now:

sl1200GR (KAB damper, Isanoe feet)

AT33PTG/II

Sutherland 20/20 MK1 (+ LPS)

Denafrips Athena line stage

Odyssey Khartago

Klipsch Heresy IV

Rythmik L12 (pair)

RCA, XLR, speaker and power cords are Audio Envy

anyine have thoughts? I feel like a part of me wants to go Kismet but that’s 2-6 months to get that done. I have a Vidar as a backup amp but it’s not anywhere near as good as the Odyssey.

$5k limit and looking used. Solid state only.

gochurchgo

I would get a KRELL DUO 300XD over the CODA #8. I owned both the CODA #8 and KRELL DUO 175XD at the same time. I have sold both now. I may take the CODA #16 over the 300XD. Though I need more demo time on the #16. 

I like the top end on the KRELL XD amps more than the #8. Though the #16 is something else. So clean sounding.

The KRELL 175XD and the 300XD gear can be found used near your asking price. 

My next amp will be a CODA #16 or the most powerful a KRELL XD amp I can afford for KEF Blade 2 Meta (so I want power).

Keep the Khartago and give serious consideration to a speaker uograde. That is where you will hear the greatest improvement. The Heresy is frankly a dated design. No tears lost when I sold my pair. 

BTW I have a Khartago in my amp collection. IMO excellent sound quality! Not a weak link in your system.

Apparently you aren't familiar with the giant leap in amplifier technology in the last 2 years- GaN amps. I have a LSA Voyager 350, which is cool running and seamless from top to bottom. Anyone saying otherwise is probably not using quality cables, or some piece of kit upstream is the problem, cause my experience using various cables including; speaker, power cords, interconnects and digital cable is the changes are immediately heard. And MSRP is $3000, but typically it's on sale for ~ $2400

@gochurchgo

i will buy your weak point khartago and it can be the weak point in my system 😁

otoh i wouldn’t use your speakers if they were offered to me for free

just kidding (but not really...)