odyssey kismet monpblock


Any body have any thoughts, comments, recommendations, suggestions with respect to these

thanks
digitaljoseph
Owned them for for 3 years. Overall for the money a good amp. 
Pros: run very cool and only draw about 35 watts at idle, very smooth sounding amp, good detail and transparent window, able to drive low impedance speakers.
Cons: lack weight, cooler clinical sound, lack soundstage depth, hard to keep biased ( mine drifted a lot ), felt Product support after purchase was average at best, very long brake in period and must be left on constantly. 
Are they worth the money; yes they’re. Remember your paying a direct price from the manufacturer and he sometimes will cut that price a little further. The bigger question how do they compete against their peers and higher cost amps?
Do they put their peers to shame; some, but not all. Do they out perform amps costing more; maybe some, but once again not all. If he was to rely on dealer support to sell his amps you would be tacking on another 45-50% to the price.
At $6000.direct good amp for the money. At $10000. retail will hold its own against some, and mere average against the rest.
My final conclusion sums it up like this. They’re a good value for the money and you are getting your money’s worth. Are you paying less for this amp direct and getting them at a bargain of what they should sell for: no your not! They’re not going to blow away the competition at $10000-15000. Do they compete in that range; at an average level maybe?
For the money in the solid state realm they are hard to beat. I have a pair of the Kismet Reference and after talking with  Klaus I replaced all 4 of the internal fuses with Synergistic Research blue fuses which kicked their good performance up another notch. I am a tube guy but these are very listenable amps and they are very reliable.
Had the original Stratos for about 15 years and a Kismet Stratos for a couple years. They are very nice. Lots of power and a little tubey sounding with great dynamics. 

I had a Stratos for a few years too. Bought a  225 watt a side Van Alstine
450 which was far more musical . Don't miss the Stratos .
@hiendmmoe

Curious as to what you felt bested the Odyssey amps in similar price category?