In this corner we have a 7 year old mint condition Plinius SA100 (which I might pay to have modified but that is another story), a single chassis Class A amp weighing in at 85 lbs which I can get for about $2000. And in the other corner, we have a (practically new) twin pair of Odysssey Stratos Monos upgraded by Klaus to have virtually every upgrade available in them (95% of the Kismets he says), weighting in at 65lbs each, and which I can get for about $2400.
Speakers are the Dyn Contour S3.4. Preamp/DAC the Peachtree Nova. My tastes are rock, blues, and jazz mostly. I owned a Plinius 9200 before and the sound was amazing with this setup. But now I want to do better.
Has anybody had the opportunity to compare both of these (Extremes would be closest match re Odysseys) powering the Dyn S3.4 or 5.4? What are your thoughts?