Odyssey Stratos : what preamp ?


Hi,

i have trouble deciding which preamp to use with the Stratos. I am interested in the Adcom 750 and the Bryston 25, but was wondering if any Stratos owners out there have any experience to share ?

I love the Stratos, but unfortunately i ma having real trouble driving it directly with a Wadia CDP (static problem). Hence the need for a pre.

Cheers
Xav
badwisdom
Oh, why didn't you say you needed a Simaudio preamp? These have balanced in/out. There are several P-3's on audiogon for a little over $1,000. The P-5 is better but is more money. I've heard the P-3 with Symphonic Line amplifiers which are the same family as Stratos and it sounded very good. I heard this at Tone Studio in Indianapolis. Mark at 317-297-1044 could tell you more. He is good friends with Klaus who makes Odyssey and distributes them from Indianapolis.
FYI - The Stratos XLR input is not truly balanced. It is just physically jumpered to the RCA inputs.

If you need the noise rejection of balanced cables that's ok, otherwise don't spend extra money for balanced cables.