« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

My stratos has arrrived

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic. Read 4574 times.

hertz

  • Jr. Member
  • Posts: 70
My stratos has arrrived
« on: 1 Apr 2008, 11:27 am »
Hi Guys,
My stratos has arrived :D. Thanks to Sridhar, the friendly indian distributer.
Hooked it up two days back. Sounds good right out of the box.
Slightly harsh and the bass is a bit bloated out of the box. Waitin for the breakin period.... 8)



Logged

denjo

Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #1 on: 1 Apr 2008, 12:01 pm »
Hertz

Nice setup! What preamp is that clothed in lovely wood? Tubes and SS amplification must soind very good once the Startos settles down.
Best regards
Dennis
Logged

hertz

  • Jr. Member
  • Posts: 70
Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #2 on: 1 Apr 2008, 01:45 pm »
The preamp and speakers are designed by a hobbyist manufacturer / friend of mine.
Acoustic portrait PM1 preamplifier
http://www.corrson.com/elec_diy.html

My speakers have come alive suddenly. The speakers go down to 35hz +-3db. The amp has the woofers by its balls and the bass goes down to depths I have never heard. I suddenly feel the need for a bigger room. The medium size room is probably contributing to a slightly thick  but extended bass I am hearing now.
Everything has improved over the Nad amplifier I had before and it is just three days only.
Thanks Klaus :)
Logged

mcullinan

Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #3 on: 1 Apr 2008, 01:48 pm »
What speakers are those?
:)
Mike
Logged

mca

Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #4 on: 1 Apr 2008, 04:51 pm »

Quote
What speakers are those?

The preamp and speakers are designed by a hobbyist manufacturer / friend of mine.
Acoustic portrait PM1 preamplifier
http://www.corrson.com/elec_diy.html
Logged

hertz

  • Jr. Member
  • Posts: 70
Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #5 on: 2 Apr 2008, 08:05 am »
The speakers are an MTM design made with Vifa drivers made by the same guy who made my preamp...I did an A/B against the quad 22L when I picked up these. I liked this one better :)
Logged

hertz

  • Jr. Member
  • Posts: 70
Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #6 on: 3 Apr 2008, 02:22 pm »
Done 50 hours now. The initial stridency has gone. Sound is quite smooth. Strong and extended bass. :D. I guess it will get tighter as the breakin happens..... :)
Logged

Beezer

Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #7 on: 3 Apr 2008, 04:53 pm »
Congrats on the Stratos amp.  I upgraded from a B&K amp and was very impressed at the time. 

With the preamp, does that price, Rs.78,000, translate to ~US$2000?

Thanks,
B
Logged

hertz

  • Jr. Member
  • Posts: 70
Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #8 on: 4 Apr 2008, 07:36 am »
Yes, the preamplifier price of 78k roughly translate to around 2k$.It is a pretty good preamp.The designer is a friend so I got a special price  :wink:.We have done some A/B comparisons with some others costing in the range of 4k to 5k $. We liked this one better. We have quite a bunch of audiophiles in Bangalore who have upgraded to this preamp from ones that cost upwards of 4k$. I don't want to get into brand names as it is a very sensitive issue :wink:
Logged

hertz

  • Jr. Member
  • Posts: 70
Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #9 on: 27 May 2008, 01:29 pm »
Looks like my stratos has burned in. After 250 hours, I stopped keeping count. It must have done some 350 odd hours now.
Very organic sound with good control. Whatever I throw at it, classical, Jazz, classic rock is handled with aplomb. The highs are highly detailed without any hint of hardness often associated with SS. The bass is solid with a great sense of foundation. . Midrange walks the middle ground by sounding detailed with sufficient warmth. No threadbare-clinical or tube warmth here.   Just the right amount of warmth. Just the way I like it. The odyssey can hold a soundstage very convincingly. Instruments are tightly locked in place with no fuzziness around them.
I am enjoying the amp.
Logged

Arlequen

  • Jr. Member
  • Posts: 54
  • - In Stylus Veritas -
Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #10 on: 29 May 2008, 04:42 pm »
Quote from: hertz on 27 May 2008, 01:29 pm
I am enjoying the amp.

I'm not surprised  :roll:
Logged

keenween

  • Jr. Member
  • Posts: 189
Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #11 on: 29 May 2008, 08:15 pm »
Quote from: hertz on 27 May 2008, 01:29 pm
Looks like my stratos has burned in. After 250 hours, I stopped keeping count. It must have done some 350 odd hours now.
Very organic sound with good control. Whatever I throw at it, classical, Jazz, classic rock is handled with aplomb. The highs are highly detailed without any hint of hardness often associated with SS. The bass is solid with a great sense of foundation. . Midrange walks the middle ground by sounding detailed with sufficient warmth. No threadbare-clinical or tube warmth here.   Just the right amount of warmth. Just the way I like it. The odyssey can hold a soundstage very convincingly. Instruments are tightly locked in place with no fuzziness around them.
I am enjoying the amp.


Great to hear and thanks for the report! I still have at least a month before I get mine...and then break-in time...but if I can look forward to all that...  8)
Logged

hertz

  • Jr. Member
  • Posts: 70
Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #12 on: 25 Jun 2008, 12:46 pm »
The virus is spreading  :D
A good friend after listening to the odyssey, has ordered a pair of khartago extreme monoblocks for his proacs .
Logged

hertz

  • Jr. Member
  • Posts: 70
Re: My stratos has arrrived
« Reply #13 on: 23 Jul 2008, 04:41 am »
My friend received the khartago mono extremes. He upgraded his proacs to a pair of Green mountain audio EOS2 speakers. The sound is in a different league. Just lovely  :)
Kudos to odyssey and green mountain audio for doing such a great job.
I'll send up some pictures soon... :D
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »