Odyssey Audio Tempest Preamplifiers

I decided to try a quality solid state pre amp and amp with my Klipschorns (heavily modified and go well beyond 20KHz. Had been using a Cary SLI-80 and and mostly a 2A3 Amp and passive volume control. I thought low watt DHT would be audio bliss. After...

I have read the many various reviews where there seems to be considerable discussions about the sonic characteristics of Odyssey electronics. My first experience was with the Stratos amp. The Stratos drove my Martin Logan CLSIIZs like it had 500watts....

Got this second hand Tempest, the phono section hums but the line section is nice and quiet. Sound is not bad and actually I enjoying how it performs. Since I have some electronics skill I opened the preamp to take a look inside. This is the original...

I bought this thru Audiogon for $550. A pretty good deal. I've had no problems with this unit. The phono stage is excellent. Like other reviewers have stated, it is a little warm-sounding (that's good--I can understand why it gets compared to tube...

I'm no audiophile, but I do enjoy clarity of music and can recognize quality sound when it is heard. After deciding it was time to upgrade the older preamp I had, I shopped around a bit and stumbled across Odyssey in my 'travels'. I read everything I...

This review is for the standard Tempest. There seem to be some rather polarized opinions on this equipment. My view is somewhere in the middle.