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Hi everyone I hooked up 7.1 to my sherwood and it shuts down (safety circuit) after 5 min everytime I use the 2 back speakers. So I am going to send it after talking to them apparently its a known problem. I dont want to be without my system for a month so I am going to buy seperates I like Emotiva because of the price but their new unit is not available yet. So does anyone know of seperates as good or better around the same price level $1400 for both. I am not that knowledgeable on seperates the emotiva brand was just a recommendation from someone I trust in the field but he didnt know of any others in that price range. Thanks

No surprise here of what my 2 cents would be for an amp. Although you would still need a pre.

As others here tried to tell me before I learned a hard lesson with Emo, you can't go wrong with Odyssey, give Klaus a call, it's worth the wait. For $1400.00 you can get Khartago monos, I know I love mine, I previously had the Emo RPA-2, but after 2 failed amps I finally gave Klaus a call. Randy can tell you about his Khartagos as well.

Check out this review among many. And this is a $800.00 odyssey going up against a $100,000.00 amp.

http://www.avguide.com/review/tas-195-odyssey-audio-khartago-stereo-amplifier

Dana

Are you sure the receiver is defective. Have you checked your speaker wire for stray whiskers or any defects in the wire? Since you just said you installed speakers for a 7.1 setup, this is quite possible. I don't remember you running M80's so any of the Axioms you have will not be taxing on the receiver. It should run a 7.1 setup with no problems.

I have them hooked up with banana plugs so I doubt there are any stray whiskers but will check again. It shuts down like after 1 min buy really only if I turn it past 12 o clock. Thanks for the heads up on Emo my friend who recommended them doesnt own them but was going buy my cost ref I wanted.

Yeah check the outer wire for any damage. How do you run the wire to your surrounds? Is the wire ran underneath anything?

I will check all the wiring again but it is really good wire (12 gage)with banana plugs and yes it does run underneath stuff but its well insulated. Does Odyssey make a 7 channel amp? I mean what would I get from them for my 7.1 system could you recommend all the components I would need to replace my sherwood reciever and I dont need a tuner. So I would need a amp<preamp and a video processor unless its included in the pre amp which is what I would like if possible because space is limited too. I just dont know crap about seperates except going way back to my old 2 channel days when I had a conrad johnson amp (tube) and pre amp hooked up to my MKs I miss that old system because I feel like I dont know squat about audio now but have learned alot from this forum so thanks. Guy

I don't know that you're going to get everything you want at a $1400 budget. Preamps are expensive...

Guy,

Odyssey does not offer a 7 channel amp. Klaus's website is below. The site needs updating, so it's always best to call Klaus with any questions.

http://www.odysseyaudio.com/index.html

As a suggestion, just go with a decent avr with pre-outs and a stereo Khartago amp(or monos if you can afford) and that should cover your 7.1 system well. You can drive your mains (via pre-outs)with the Khartago and use the AVR for the rest of the channels.

Odyssey Khartago = $799.00
Marantz SR6003 = $669.00 (or less)

This setup will be close to your budget and cover your needs to handle all the video and audio with all the new codecs, HDMI, etc.

I personally will be replacing my old Yamaha with the Marantz SR6003, but that just my preference. FYI

Dana

I could go up to $2000 max on this but I am not going to rush this purchase I want the best I can get with my budget.

What speakers are you running again?