Anyone heard the marsh and odyssey amps?

In my earlier posting I accidentally listed a Marsh CD player as the source. It was actually a Primare, sorry about the mistake. There is no Marsh CD player, as Joe_coherent pointed out.

In response to Clayton @ home.net: The amps he auditioned were NOT !!!!!!! the Odyssey Stratos amps, but instead the ODL HT 2 amplifiers. Odyssey doesn't sell the HT 2, and ODL tried to copy the Stratos amps. To make it very clear, the ODL amp is an unauthorized knock-off. However, since ODL obviously doesn't have the know-how, and since Symphonic Line would like to strangle them due to them #@!&*#@@ with SL's design, ODL simply can't get it right. There are a few serious differences in the final matching, biasing, etc. that ODL couldn't do. Without Symphonic Line's help, they were simply stranded. They might look the same, but they're not. I want to make this very clear here, since we, Odyssey Audio, get this complaint from time to time. Nevermind the legal implications of the situation that the guys at ODL got themselves into, more importantly, their HT 2 amp shouldn't be directly compared to our original Symphonic Line designed unit. Regardless what ODL or any ODL dealer says. Also, we're only selling the Odyssey amp(as well as the monos, the multi-channel amps, pre amps, etc) factory direct in order to have better service and pricing for our customers, but we also take care of the mislead ODL customers if they desire so. There is no current, original Odyssey Stratos amplifier in any dealership, and there is no Odyssey HT 2 amp. Please don't confuse these 2 products, even though unfortunately, the situation became confusing. If anybody has some questions or needs clarification about any HT 2's (even though it is probable that ODL sold their small lot of amps already, in which case there won't be any new ones coming any more), then please feel free to call us anytime @ 317-299-5578. Klaus Bunge Odyssey

In response to Klaus, I have located ODL's website and they seem like they have more than just a 'few' procucts left. They are located at odlav.com. The av, I assume, stands for audio video of which when you go to their home theater page, it shows your 2 channel preamp and your amplifiers with there new odl logo. If you or symphonic are after these guys for stealing your trademarks and designs this information should help. They are located in Va. and Ct and their phone is 860-873-3021. If you know a James Martin , he is the c.e.o. Hope the information helps and if it does and you did'nt know where they were located you can give me an amp for free, I mean discounted! Then I can see if its as good as the Marsh I heard....

Thanks, Chipster. I really appreciate it, and I have to correct a few things here. for one, we're not the only ones who have legal issues with ODl. Actually, our claim is dwarfed by what other companies are suing them for. Second, their site is amazingly similar, right ? Well, guess you wouldn't be surprised to hear that our original site was up well over a year before theirs. More copies ? Third, just because they announce products (which, by the way they never had for the most part)doesn't mean that they're available. Anyway, the whole issue is very sad, and I don't enjoy talking about this situation at all, but on the other hand, what else should we do ? Comments such as Clayton's and certain rumors simply have to be put in the right circumstances. Chipster, thanks again. Maybe you want to give me a call after all ? Klaus, Odyssey Audio

Klaus told me to give him a call after his last response and I'm glad I did. He gave me a good deal on a stratos amp with the 100,000 cap upgrade. I really had nothing to lose because of the in home trial, so I agreed to purchase one on Klaus' recommendation. This was the best purchase I have ever made in audio. The reviews do not justify how good this amp really is. It has a huge soundstage, is crstal clear and is powerful as hell. This is a huge difference between my quicksilver monos I used to have and my sim i5080 I just sold. Thanks Klaus for keeping in touch after the sale. Most companies just buy and sell with no customer relations. He is helpful and if you have any problems he will be glad to help. The build quality is phenomenal for the price and it really does sound like a $4,000 amp. There may be better out there but, an amp that sounds as good as this, weighs over 50lbs and comes with a 20 year warranty doesn't come along very often, especially under a thousand dollars. I think more people should listen to the musicality of this amp before they put thousands of dollars more on there krells and levinsons. Thanks Klaus for all your knowledge and I'll let you know how it sounds after it breaks in !