Timtopper:
The Odyssey Extreme monoblocks somethimes can be purchased used here on A'gon for around 2000 dollars. I have no experience with any amp to compare them to other than the B&K ST140 I owned previously. I wrote a review on these here on A'gon. I personally think that they are wonderful. I have been told by a person who KNOWS audio that these are among the top 20 amplifiers in the world. I also happen to really like the Conrad Johnson and Classe lines. No experience with Krell of McCormack (spelling?) amps. I really love my Odyssey's, though. Klaus has a lot of followers in the USA, and is basically manufacturing a licensed version of the Symphonic Line amplifiers, which sell in Europe for about DOUBLE what his comparable products sell for here in the USA. I would think it's pretty hard to go too far wrong with any of the choices you mention above, with the qualifying statement that my experience with some of the brands is nonexistant.
The Odyssey Extreme monoblocks somethimes can be purchased used here on A'gon for around 2000 dollars. I have no experience with any amp to compare them to other than the B&K ST140 I owned previously. I wrote a review on these here on A'gon. I personally think that they are wonderful. I have been told by a person who KNOWS audio that these are among the top 20 amplifiers in the world. I also happen to really like the Conrad Johnson and Classe lines. No experience with Krell of McCormack (spelling?) amps. I really love my Odyssey's, though. Klaus has a lot of followers in the USA, and is basically manufacturing a licensed version of the Symphonic Line amplifiers, which sell in Europe for about DOUBLE what his comparable products sell for here in the USA. I would think it's pretty hard to go too far wrong with any of the choices you mention above, with the qualifying statement that my experience with some of the brands is nonexistant.