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Odyssey mono question

I have been reading half day about Odyssey monos (run into first thread by accident - must say happy one - and later read about fifty more of them here, on Audioreview, and others), must say I'm impressed. Because I'm in transition period from MF A300 to (Clayton M100, Pass X250, was considering ASL hurricane).

Stereo Times on April 15, 1999 stated:
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but it comes damn close to matching the Clayton, (falling behind slightly to the Clayton’s wonderful top end and superior inner detail).
"
I wish I could read such comparison for M100 and mono's (extreme, Signature) version.
Have anybody made such test? Which one is better, how does it compare, if at all. I know that M100 is more expensive but odyssey mono's, but according to rave reviews it was able to compete with 3 times more expensive equipment???
Would appreciate if somebody could shed any light on this topic for me.
sorlowski
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jayctoy
1,962 posts
 
Sorlowski, I own extreme monos oddyssey, IMS the extreme
came out more musical, with bigger sounstage than the
x250,the monos also did extremely well with the Thiel
CS6,My friend was shock when the x250, he own cant
match the monos,I was shock too.How good are the monos?
In my system they are too good not too try them.
For the price I paid I laugh, because I know now
you can have a very good amp,If you are not into brand
names,Oh before I forget,I also tried the Krell FPB 300
in my system, prefer the monos,By the way I use them
with my andra,art audio preamp,and ah cdp.But if you
decided to audition them, caution,burn in takes at
least 6 to 8 weeks. I almost gave up on them.Glad I
did not.
sorlowski OP
231 posts
 
thank for response, really appreciate,
have one more question though, what is a difference (price, built) between "standard" mono and extreme. (I heard there is another variety of monos named Signature).
Unfortunately there is no information about it on their web page.
rcziech
47 posts
 
Have you looked here ?
http://www.harmonicdiscord.com/

There is info here when the extremes came out - archive odyssey at this site -- not much activity here anymore though --- odyssey is currently at audiocircle.com forum

hope this helps ......
polara
72 posts
 
when the extremes first came out the upgrade was 500$ or so.
i have a standard set of monos for my sub(one for each speaker -vmps large sub) and a set of extremes for my mains (4ohm 89db -3.5 way).

klause is on vacation right now till some time in august(its posted at his forum at audiocircle)he will happily answer your questions when he gets back-your better off asking him than us- he likes to talk.

p.s. go back to the odyssey web page, look at the very bottom and click odyssey mexico,then click the amp on the web page, hehehe the specs for the extreme and standard monos, its actualy a better page than klaus's
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