I've got my extreme monos in for the SE upgrade right now and hope to get them back along with a Candela next week.
I've been limping along with an old B&K ST1400II amp in the mean time.
Well I though I share how much the Odyssey amps absolutely kill the B&K (not really a suprise but good to keep myself calibrated once in a while).
I'm no poet but here are my short notes....
Rolled off highs. Less "air". Narrower soundstage. Shallower soundstage. Muddiy / loose bass. Blurry sound, poor imaging i.e. can't separate the background singers and can't separate the insturments. Not as loud for a given volume; had to turn it up louder. Just not as involving...don't want to listen anymore...is this fatigue? Amp got a lot hotter too.
No suprise really...but I found it interesting...so I thought I'd share.
Can't wait to hear the amp improvements. Also expect a big improvement with the Candela over my current Rotel RSP 1066 pre-pro!
Cheers!