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Audio Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: Bathory on April 30, 2015, 08:24:44 AM

Title: Odyssey or sunfire, or....
Post by: Bathory on April 30, 2015, 08:24:44 AM

Husband still wants another signature sunfire amp. R they superb....of course. But they are also aging. Reinvest in another sunfire. Or look around for something near the pricepoint which is new. Was looking at the odyssey , but at only a fraction of the power of the sunfire. Your opinions ARE appreciatedi

Title: Re: Odyssey or sunfire, or....
Post by: OldiesButGoodies on April 30, 2015, 12:41:19 PM

I would say get him an Emotiva XPR-2 for $1500.  If he does not like it he has 30 days to return it. 

Title: Re: Odyssey or sunfire, or....
Post by: Bathory on April 30, 2015, 02:18:51 PM

Quote from: OldiesButGoodies on April 30, 2015, 12:41:19 PM

I would say get him an Emotiva XPR-2 for $1500.  If he does not like it he has 30 days to return it.

We have the first edition st jude mono blocks. But he says the sunfire makes the mono blocks seem childish.

Title: Re: Odyssey or sunfire, or....
Post by: schwarcw on April 30, 2015, 07:30:42 PM

Greetings!

I would suggest a Parasound A21.  Link: https://www.parasound.com/halo/a21.php (https://www.parasound.com/halo/a21.php)

The Parasound is far superior to the Sunfire.  You can buy one new for about $2,500.  They come with a 10 year Warranty.  This is a time proven, very mature product.  They have been making them for close to 15 years and they have not changed.

Do yourself a favor, do a web search and read the reviews.  You and your husband will thank me later.

(http://i126.photobucket.com/albums/p97/schwarcw/A21.jpg) (http://s126.photobucket.com/user/schwarcw/media/A21.jpg.html)

Title: Re: Odyssey or sunfire, or....
Post by: schwarcw on April 30, 2015, 07:32:10 PM

You can also find used ones for less than $2K.  Good luck!!

Title: Re: Odyssey or sunfire, or....
Post by: bmwr75 on May 01, 2015, 10:39:47 PM

These amps were very well reviewed a couple of years ago by many folks.

http://www.odysseyaudio.com/products-khartago-stereo.html (http://www.odysseyaudio.com/products-khartago-stereo.html)

Title: Re: Odyssey or sunfire, or....
Post by: bearjew on May 02, 2015, 11:03:57 AM

the only issue with the odyssey is that you're getting less than a third the power of a sunfire 600x2.  only things i know of that keep up with that kind of power are Emotiva... or crappy class D amps.

Title: Re: Odyssey or sunfire, or....
Post by: Kingman on May 02, 2015, 11:28:13 AM

Quote from: bearjew on May 02, 2015, 11:03:57 AM

the only issue with the odyssey is that you're getting less than a third the power of a sunfire 600x2.  only things i know of that keep up with that kind of power are Emotiva... or crappy class D amps.

Title: Re: Odyssey or sunfire, or....
Post by: MacGeek on May 02, 2015, 11:43:24 PM

Get a MAC

Title: Re: Odyssey or sunfire, or....
Post by: bearjew on May 05, 2015, 06:49:58 PM

Quote from: MacGeek on May 02, 2015, 11:43:24 PM

Get a MAC

In an ideal world, I'd have those 2k monoblocks o_0  what a ridiculous amount of power haha