I think I finally got my mind made up! MONO BLOCKS

halo

That Odyssey gear looks bad **** (inside & out)! I like the look of the silver & black in the photo. If it were me I'd buy black since the rest of my gear is black.

VR3

Odyssey dosnt make stuff up - the capacitors inside clearly tell you how much microfareds it has (uf) -

Each cap Klaus uses does 15,000 uF

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And the Stratos standard has 4 per side, thats 60,000 uF.

Now when you get into current draw, its when you gotta call BS since there is no standard of measurement.

And yes, I had the upgraded Khartago. It was essentially a stereo Stratos in a Khartago case.

zombie boy 2000

Thanks for the pic. I hadn't popped the top on it yet. Heatsinks on the inside pretty much the only difference.

VR3

Yeah you save about 300 bucks getting the Khartago Stratos....

The Khartago uses a much smaller case

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and of course the sinks are on the inside...

I personally like big amps, sooo the Stratos move is my only option. Two big amps are even better. HAHA

Do not pop the top.

trust me on this.... it is a PAIN - and I do mean a PAIN to get back on.

It slides on and off and its incredibly hard to get that sucker back on.

Ricardo

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »

Odyssey dosnt make stuff up - the capacitors inside clearly tell you how much microfareds it has (uf) -

Each cap Klaus uses does 15,000 uF

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And the Stratos standard has 4 per side, thats 60,000 uF.

Now when you get into current draw, its when you gotta call BS since there is no standard of measurement.

And yes, I had the upgraded Khartago. It was essentially a stereo Stratos in a Khartago case.

Relax Trey....I'm not saying that they are making stuff up, just saying that I've not seen many amps with the capacitance(sp?) listed as specs. I actually think that small manufacturers are more on the conservative side;)

VR3

Im not saying you are.

Ive been down the road before though... seen alot of wild specs.

I will tell you this - the Khartago dosnt break a sweat with the Taylos. I'm just retarded.

I have never been happier with a setup than I am right now. Its phenominal and has no weaknesses that I can think of.

My only weakness is the upgrade bug.

reeltrouble1

HTrookie wrote: »

Belles for example, uses amperes....the 350a ref. has 64 amperes, whatever that means

The given amount of current that can flow from peak to peak on a cylce, how many electrons are dancing down the line, its an important spec. 64 is pretty darn good.

example=we have device we attach to people, its called a stun belt, when called for a button on a remote is pressed and the device issues of shock of 50,000 volts to the individual, however, at very very low amperage way less than 1 amp, I cant remember how low it is like .05 or something, so the person falls down, as their nureo system is interupted, sometimes they **** themself. This is how electrical stun devices work.

Who wants to come over and play??????????

RT1

Serendipity

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »

Im not saying you are.
I have never been happier with a setup than I am right now. Its phenominal and has no weaknesses that I can think of.

My only weakness is the upgrade bug.

I'm not so sure I would call that a weakness. Besides power and capacitance, the Stratos seems to have a better chassis, less vibrations, the whole nine yards. In essence you will be even more happier once the amps arrive.

Now these should be the last amps you ever get...although I know, the upgrade bug...

Ricardo

reeltrouble1 wrote: »

The given amount of current that can flow from peak to peak on a cylce, how many electrons are dancing down the line, its an important spec. 64 is pretty darn good.

example=we have device we attach to people, its called a stun belt, when called for a button on a remote is pressed and the device issues of shock of 50,000 volts to the individual, however, at very very low amperage way less than 1 amp, I cant remember how low it is like .05 or something, so the person falls down, as their nureo system is interupted, sometimes they **** themself. This is how electrical stun devices work.

Who wants to come over and play??????????

RT1

Hope you don't have any of those around during polkfest

rskarvan

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »

My only weakness is the upgrade bug.

You've got a few more weaknesses than that!

VR3

What? I like foreign trucks/cars? haha

reeltrouble1

HTrookie wrote: »

Hope you don't have any of those around during polkfest

Well, I did invite a couple of the Anti Audio Hi-Fi Insurgents........


Trey, do you know if Klaus goes so far as to actually tune the chassis?

RT1

VR3

Tune the chasis?

Say waaaahh?

Serendipity

I heard about tuning the chassis of amplifiers at HES, in which tuning is done to eliminate resonance in the cabinets. There is also such a thing as "tuning an audio rack," but I'm not sure if it makes any difference.

BTW, I have my mind made up about the Crown. Can you e-mail me?

VR3

Shoot me another one

VR3

I do not know if Klaus tunes the chasis.

I doubt he does.

audiobliss

Wimp. Go for the Mono Extremes or go home.


Congrats, man. You're really putting together a system you'll be hard pressed to outshine to any great degree ever.

VR3

Thanks.

Yeah, I think I am going after another VMPS Larger sub directly after the mono blocks - just to top off the craziness of my entire rig.

Add two more panels and upgrade some wiring.



Still will be finished up around October/November - oddly enough.

VR3

Yep, and when I get stereo subs -

I will probally build isolation amp stands to go on top of the subs... load them with sand, with a floating top... floor saver spikes - should be very anti-vibration. They could house the Stratos.

engtaz

The kids gone update crazy!! LOL :eek: :eek:

Serendipity

engtaz wrote: »

The kids gone update crazy!! LOL :eek: :eek:

Agreed.

W WALDECKER

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »

Odyssey dosnt make stuff up - the capacitors inside clearly tell you how much microfareds it has (uf) -

Each cap Klaus uses does 15,000 uF

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And the Stratos standard has 4 per side, thats 60,000 uF.

Now when you get into current draw, its when you gotta call BS since there is no standard of measurement.

And yes, I had the upgraded Khartago. It was essentially a stereo Stratos in a Khartago case.

Hey Trey,your little Khartago is a factory Hot Rod :cool: The blue capacitors with gold stripes are high end Nichicon Muse and are in no way standard items, they are the same ones used in my mono extreme SE's except that i have 4 x400 va = 1600 va worth of Plitron transformers , 360.000 uf worth of Nichicon Muse capacitance and 65 Amps of current. they weigh 66 lbs per monoblock. i previously owned a pair of Khartago monoblocks and they were really sweet.

W WALDECKER

Vr3MxStyler2k3 wrote: »

I do not know if Klaus tunes the chasis.

I doubt he does.

He Does !

Serendipity

Trey you do know that I need an amp, right?

So are you selling the Khartago?

VR3

I am trading the Khartago in for full credit.

Serendipity

No problem. What about the Azur 540D?

VR3

Its on the chopping block - but not an immediate chopping block.

Serendipity

Thanks. Keep me posted!

Those monos do look really nice though.

hearingimpared

reeltrouble1 wrote: »

I cant remember how low it is like .05 or something, so the person falls down, as their nureo system is interupted, sometimes they **** themself. This is how electrical stun devices work.

Who wants to come over and play??????????

RT1

RT1, it has to be lower than .02 amps cause if there is enough voltage to push .02 through a persons heart it will stop it. 50KV is definitely enough to push that much. That thing must have some major step up xformers.

See I still remember some of the useless facts I learned in tech school oh about a hundred years ago.:D

dkg999

I wonder if those mono extremes are up to driving a pair of Magnepan's? I am assuming the wpc is at 8 ohm? I have been watching for a pair of Parasound Halo JC1's, but even used they are a lot more money than the Odyssey mono extremes.