I have had an Odyssey Stratos amp, Tempest pre and Candela pre. Never owned the MF, but did hear an integrated from MF. I hated the Odyssey, too much hum and spurious low level noise. Plus customer service was dreadful, since he has very little help. The MF was very good, clean powerful and sweet. I think it was the M6i500.
Odyssey Audio Stratos v. Musical Fidelity A3cr:
I currently run my Musical Fidelity A3cr dual-mono preamp through an Odyssey Audio Stratos Plus (120,000 uF capacitance upgrade) amp. There are several auctions and ads now offering the matching Musical Fidelity A3cr dual-mono amp at reasonable prices. Both amps have received rave reviews, and I am VERY happy with the Odyssey and its Symphonic Line DNA. I wonder if anyone out there has had experience with both amps, and has a strong opinion about the two. It does appeal to me to have a "matching set" of Musical Fidelity, and I wonder how much the "dual mono" advantage with the two toroidal transformers may mean. The two sell for about the same price on the used market. Anyone have any STRONG advice?? Thanks.