Odyssey Audio Kismet Mono Blocks

@soix 

Thanks for the info.  I will look into Liberty.

Kind of an old thread but will jump in here. In December I got a pair of Magneplanar 2.7Xs. The monoblock amps I had at the time just could not handle the Maggie load, and just about melted. I didn't have an unlimited budget so felt I had a choice between something big and used, or talk to Klaus, since I had a very positive experience with a Kismet stereo amp a few years previously. I didn't want a 10 or 20 year old design, and I felt that the current Class D maps, though they have come a long way weren't quite ready for high current duty. 

Contact Klaus, get set up with the latest Kismets with larger transformers and caps and all the goodies that Klaus could throw at it. I liked the 20 year warranty and I wanted something as up to date as possible. Klaus said it would sound "awesome!"

It's been a bit of a struggle with the Maggies. They needed some break in, the Kismets needed some break in, new cables were required, lots of positioning.

I recently picked up a pair of Ref KF92 subwoofers crossed over at 90 hz and everything opened up. Dimensionality, dynamics, and tonality are off the charts. 80% of the time they sound like fantastic speakers, and 20% of the time (depending upon the recordings) my head spins and I am thinking "WTF was that??!!"

I have all the volume I could want and no signs of any stress on the parts of the Kismets. There is more than enough current to properly drive the 2.7Xs and I would imagine any of the smaller Maggies. Klaus said "awesome!" and he was right.

I am still kicking myself for selling Klaus’s top of the line Kismets a couple of years ago. They absolutely destroyed a pair of AGD Tempos. I moved on to a Coda Csib but took me a long time to get the Coda to come within 90 percent of the Kismets. 
Klaus’s latest are his greatest!!