Robert fitzgeralds translation of the odyssey has been the standard translation for more than three generations of students and poets. Odyssey audio was one of the brave souls that snuck in past the valve police. Choose from 500 different sets of the odyssey questions ques tions book 12 flashcards on quizlet. When i first contacted odyssey, klaus suggested getting two mono khartagos instead of the stereo stratos. Odyssey audio, stratos monoblocks, magnan cables, vpi turntable. Like much of the odyssey, book 12 generates excitement through the tension between goals and obstacles.
Here at the halfway point of the odyssey, odysseus is still in the palace of king alcinous, telling his enthralled audience of his life and sufferings. Aug 09, 2009 when i first contacted odyssey, klaus suggested getting two mono khartagos instead of the stereo stratos. Odyssey audio stratos amplifier audiogon discussion. They drive my magnepan 12qrs to absolute jaw dropping levels of clarity and punch. I had been running a rogue r88 tube amp, but i felt that i had too much of a good thing going with tubes. View and download odyssey stratos user manual online. We are the premier destination for high end audio equip. Just for fun i connected the stratos to a cayin dp12ex surroundmonster, which has been tested earlier at. As i switch back and forth, the epiphonys placed iz easily 1012 feet back. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of homers original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of the odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth savoring and treasuring for its sheer lyrical mastery.
First, let me say that this is the 3rd odyssey amp that i have owned, the other 2 being the stereo stratos with the cap upgrade, and the 3 channel stratos, with all 3 channels having the cap upgrade as well. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Every single audio and video system, odyssey or other brands, benefit from these simple steps, some of. Circe is helpful once more, providing supplies and warnings about the journey to begin the next dawn. The poet invokes the muse to help him tell the story of odysseus. Odyssey stratos monoblocs amplifier ss by marc bratton looking for a new amp or preamp. Its in great working condition, sounds massive, and is in good cosmetic condition overall. Get an answer for what are three instances from book 12 of the odyssey that proves odysseus is being a hero. The poem is commonly dated to between 800 and 600 bc. I recently acquired an odyssey audio stratos plus amplifier from a fellow audiogoner. As he sets sail, odysseus passes circes counsel on to his men. Your odyssey product is very unique in this regard, and it provides the best possible value in audio today.
Feb, 20 the odyssey is one of the two major ancient greek epic poems the other being the iliad, attributed to the poet homer. The odyssey audio book librivox audio books bookdesign. The odyssey audiobook by homer, robert fagles translator. Summary and analysis book 12 the cattle of the sun. Klaus has stated that the main differences between the khartago and stratos are the casework and heat sinks. The system i heard consisted of odysseys kismet reference. Eventually, i will seek a more powerful amplifier since i have doubled the size o. This is a very musical amplifer,one big improvement is replacing the 4 fuses on the circuit board, and the iec fuse,with the hifi tuning supreme fuses i keep driving home the cheap steel fuses have 8x the actual resistance than the hifi tuning solid. There are some scrapes and scuffs on the chassis, but they a. Again, the extended treble of the stratos and its glarefree midrange go a long way toward providing neutral and. Mar 10, 2008 iv been looking at their odyssey audio mono extremes via there web site.
Odyssey stratos monoblocs amplifier ss audio asylum. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of homers original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of the odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth savoring. Klaus bunge, prime mover behind odyssey audio, wants to bring all the emotion and engagement of real music into your home and is a person on a musical mission. The poem is, in part, a sequel to the iliad, and concerns the events that befall the greek hero odysseus in his long journey back to his native land ithaca after the fall. Each cd has a new adventure, which i really enjoyed. They kept sailing back to circes island and they buried elpenor. We learn that poseidon, god of the sea, holds a grudge though we dont know exactly why against odysseus and is making the guys voyage home a pretty difficult one.
But before my recent move to india, i realized it was then or never. The odyssey audio amp almost split the difference between the slightly brighter cj and the darker classe amps while maintaining a closer proximity to the sound of the cj. Call em kismetinkhartago, if you like, but me, im sticking with the theme these are my trojan horses. Even though its rated at 150 watts per channel and the emotiva is 300 watts per channel, the odyssey seems to drive my. As promised, the ithakans return to aiaia because that worked out so well the first time, recover elpenors body. Odyssey kismet monoblocs amplifier ss audio asylum.
Located in the peaceful american midwestern burg of indianapolis, the company revolves around products that can make highend sound eminently affordable. I own an emotiva xpa2 gen 2 amp and an odyssey stratos stereo plus and i like them both, but i have to say i prefer the odyssey. One visit finishes all men but yourselves, twice mortal. Homer, odyssey book 12 theoi classical texts library. The odyssey stratos 150 amplifier as stated, is derived from the german amplifier lineage of symphonic line. The odyssey is literatures grandest evocation of every mans journey through life. This audiobook is sure to delight both the classicist and the. I bought the odyssey audio stratos monoblocks with the kismet board upgrade 180. Please visit for the best high performance audio videos on the internet.
Odyssey monoblocks vs parasound a21 audioholics home. I were to do it again, i would opt for the more powerful stratos to pair with maggies. Odysseus would rather avoid scylla and charybdis altogether, but he cannotthey stand in his way, leaving him no choice but to navigate a path through them. Magnepan and tekton meet pass labs, odyssey, job, merrill, red. These texts have long stood in the loeb classical library with a faithful and literate prose translation by a. Overall, i find that these amps just beg you to turn up the volume. In the myths and legends that are retold here, the energy and poetry of homers original is captured in a bold, contemporary idiom, giving us an edition of the odyssey that is a joy to listen to, worth savoring treasuring for its sheer lyrical mastery. Odyssey audio khartago stereo amplifiers steve hoffman. Choose from 500 different sets of the odyssey questions questions book 12 flashcards on quizlet. The guts look like kismet, his reference grade amps.
This was an absolute life saver our last family vacation, and it was enjoyed by the whole family. Khartago, cyclops, tempest, candela product families, lorelei, epiphony ii. The odyssey is one of the two major ancient greek epic poems the other being the iliad, attributed to the poet homer. What are three instances from book 12 of the odyssey that. Odyssey stratos stereo or red dragon audio m500 mkii. I did get it back, but the gorillas at fed ex managed to damage the iec receptacle as well as the plastic base of 2 of the wbt connectors. Not quite ready for adult fiction, but too old for the kiddy books. An audiophile quality power cord with a three prong plug is included with your odyssey unit. Odysseus returns to aeaea, where he buries elpenor and spends one last night with circe. Please visit for the best high performance product videos on the internet. She describes the obstacles that he will face on his voyage home and tells him how to negotiate them. Murray 1 now after our ship had left the stream of the river oceanus and had come to the wave of the broad sea, and the aeaean isle, where is the dwelling of early dawn and her dancinglawns, and the risings of the sun, there on our coming we beached our ship on the sands, and ourselves went forth upon the shore of the sea, and there we fell asleep. Circe gave them food and addressed them hearts of oak, did you go down alive into the homes of death.
Most of this was done dacdirect from my berkeley audio designs alpha dac. Odyssey audio is a new player on the danish market but there is over 25 years of development and. Since the old german acoustics was known for audio imports only, started as a manufacturing company as well as the importer for symphonic line. Thus, the stratos amplifiers and the tempest preamplifier were planned, designed, and manufactured here in indianapolis, indiana. The odyssey is one of the two major ancient greek epic poems the other. A book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Odyssey audio stratos extreme solid state audiogon. Learn the odyssey questions questions book 12 with free interactive flashcards. Macmillan audio is delighted to publish the first ever audio edition of this classic work, the greatest of all epic poems. After visiting the land of the dead and speaking with the prophet teiresias, odysseus and his men sail back to kirkes island at the beginning of book 12 in homers the odyssey. Klaus is a bit of a pain to deal with super nice guy, and tries to get you value for money but he is hard to get a hold of and will tell you your order will be ready in 8 weeks but it takes 12. All of the different odyssey models are based on the same singular designa design from symphonic line, which by itself dates back to 1986. This is textbook in ways that not even the pass labs can manage.
Librivox recording of the odyssey, by homer transl. Odyssey stratos amp page 2 steve hoffman music forums. Although the boards and parts in the stratos arent the same premiumquality you get from symphonic line. Again if you get the power amps you can get a less expensive khartago or stratos case and save money. Odyssey khartago stereo extreme amp compared to schitts. Got these used for less than half of what they were new a year ago, or i wouldnt be playing in this sandbox. The poem is, in part, a sequel to the iliad, and concerns the events that befall the greek hero. Odyssey audio products are proudly handmade in the us and sold factorydirect. So i bought myself odyssey stratos and stratos ht3 with cap upgrades, an outlaw 990 pre, magnepan mmgws 3 pairs for 6 channels and mmgc for center. Book 12 odysseus returns to aeaea, where he buries elpenor and spends one last night with circe. The odyssey is designed and built in america indiana. Learn the odyssey questions ques tions book 12 with free interactive flashcards. The works attributed to homer include the two oldest and greatest european epic poems, the odyssey and iliad. I have several high end amps my cheapest one i used the emotiva xpa 2 for mainly movies i put it against my stratos plus,not in the same league.
Our new khartago amp smaller stratos, etesian pre amp, epiphonys, and. You can buy one stereo khartago amp now and then have it converted to mono gratis by odyssey when you buy a second amp later on. Well the time has come for me to put down my impressions of the odyssey stratos dual mono. The stratos power amplifier is a good acquisition at an attractive price. Suspiro phono preamp from odyssey made in usa includes. When the odyssey audio stratos arrived, i couldnt help but be impressed. George dimock now brings the loebs odyssey up to date, with a rendering that retains murrays admirable style but. Book 1 book 2 book 3 book 4 book 5 book 6 book 7 book 8 book 9 book 10 book 11 book 12 book book 14 book 15 book 16 book 17 book 18 book 19 book 20 book 21 book 22 book 23 book 24 themes all themes fate, the gods, and free will piety, customs, and justice cunning, disguise, and selfrestraint memory and grief glory and honor. Odyssey s new suspiro mmmc phono preamplifier is based upon two independent gain stages using widebandwidth fet opamps and handmatched to less than 0. Oct 17, 2012 odyssey audio products are proudly handmade in the us and sold factorydirect. First the greeks must get past the sirens whose irresistible songs lure sailors into their islands coastal reefs. I am a very proud owner of the extreme version of the stratos amplifier, which i have thoroughly enjoyed for years. The sirens, scylla and charybdis, the cattle of the sun after we were clear of the river oceanus, and had got out into the open sea, we went on till we reached the.
Klaus bunge, at odyssey audio, made me some uberamps. My 3 and 6 year old boys loved listening to the stories, as well as my husband, a long time fan of adventures in odyssey and audio books as a whole. Ive had odyssey stratos monoblocs for 3 years, and have been very pleased with their sound. Iv been looking at their odyssey audio mono extremes via there web site. Save odyssey stratos amplifier to get email alerts and updates on your ebay feed. True to his word, odysseus returns to aeaea for elpenors funeral rites. Years after the end of the trojan war, the greek hero odysseus still hasnt come home to ithaka. I am a relative neophyte in high end audio, but my experience aside, i know what i hear.
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