Hilde ... please check out Klauss at Odyssey Audio, Indianapolis
Especially the Stratos:
https://odysseyaudio.com/stratos-stereo-amplifier/
Especially the Stratos:
https://odysseyaudio.com/stratos-stereo-amplifier/
Solid state amp to go with tube preamp; used ok; budget: $3k max
Hilde ... please check out Klauss at Odyssey Audio, Indianapolis Especially the Stratos: https://odysseyaudio.com/stratos-stereo-amplifier/ |
Thanks, all -- Hafler, Stratos, Coda. Good to add to the list, investigate, too. Anyone compare the Stratos with Pass, Ayre, or other smooth customers? Hard to imagine a $1500 amp kicking butt at 1/3 the MSRP, but who knows? These smaller makers can surprise you. I will admit that with the new KT 150s in my QS monos, there’s no problem with the low end, at all. But I’d just like something which presents a bit differently and which adds a certain rhythmic "snap" which I heard with Van Alstine’s 125watt SET 400 but with a better midrange and high. Those neg’s on the SET400 were deal killers, and I ate the shipping to get my money back. (No disrespect to AVA lovers, this was just my experience.) |
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