Is there a very nice SS amp around 1K?

Lots of good suggestions but it's time to get real.

http://cls.audiogon.com/cgi-bin/cls.pl?ampstran&1208752403

Tvad
We agree? Good... I'm feelling all warm & fuzzy now. Thanks.

Vicdamone
Gee what a great handle. too bad the amp choice isn't as good. IMO

if their big 3-400 wpc mono block amps are better than that one, I'll pass. I heard the blocks not long ago and came away from that event feeling astounded as to how anyone would pay that much for that little by way of performance.

The setup might have not been the best.. you tell me... treated room... Wilson Sophias... Ayre 5 something preamp, .. Ayre 7 player... and all Transparent wireing... (pretty sure it was not the entry level cables).

Lot's of resolution, decent imaging, but it was like in black and white.. not musical. I was very suprized. Disappointed too. that was my one and only demo of Ayre gear as I was then interested in getting their 5 preamp.

I've given Ayre not one thought since then as the result.

...but I do appreciate your desire to share that possible resolution.

...we'll see soon enough.

check out digitalamp.com. You will not be sorry

..... summing up

I bought a new Odyssey Stratos SE amp.

I now have just over 25% of the required run in time on it.

It was not at all a bad sounding unit even after just a couple days... but more time is quite telling and it is continually improving, albeit marginally now... bit by bit it is gaining body and bass and opening up. I feel more time though is necessary to achieve it's best end. The neat part is that it sounds very good at this point.

it looks fine... runs very cool... is very responsive Io power cable changes… as well as other cabling… and is continually improving.

I'm quite happy with it indeed... still another may yet come down the road for the HT system.

Thanks much for all the help.