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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.

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lou_setriodes
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I looked at the list of gear and thought the same thing as many here, that the weak link here are the Klipsch’s and the amp is all wrong for those speakers. 

Sorry, I did not take the time to read all the comments here.  I know what I know, and that comes from 40 years in this hobby, with countless systems owned, hundreds of audio magazines read, and a few years selling audio gear at retail

jss49 is correct.  If the OP is glued to those speakers, than a SET amp will get the best out of them or even a SEP design.  The Odyssey is way too powerful for those speakers.  
 

A close friend owns an Odyssey Stratos amongst 20 other tube and SS amps and while they all sound incredible, he never thinks of selling the Odyssey.  It’s mated with large power hungary speakers though.

avanti1960
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@stevehuff likes Pass Labs with the Heresy speakers and I agree.  Look for a Pass XA25 

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lou_setriodes
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@jjss49 Ha!  I just read your comments and feel exactly the same way.  I’d take the weak link Odyssey and dump the Heresy’s too :)

Years ago I purchased an early Jeff Korneff 6BQ5 SE integrated from him.  Told him I was looking to match it up with some Klipsch’s and he told me he had run his Korneff 45 amp with Heresy’s 2’s or 4’s and absolutely hated them.  I got a pair of KG3.5’s and it was a very nice combo.  There are much better Klipsch’s in the Heritage Line than Heresy’s, IMHO.

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