Dear Whiz Kid, My Strata arrived yesterday and I’m very pleased with the fit and finish and all the tactile stuff that is part of the ownership experience. There are three areas that I feel could use some more focus though:
One is the the Owners Reference manual. It needs a good proof read to eliminated the typos, errors in punctuation and somewhat convoluted grammar. Of course I read the entire manual before I even plugged it in. Also the diagram of the rear of the unit (page 8) is too dark to be useful to my eyes. I’m sure it looked OK on a computer screen.
Two is the streaming, or lack there of. Using the menu to enter my WIFI password was not possible since my password is actually three words separated by a space and there is no space character in the menu. I was instructed to use the app. Well…
Three is the app. Even though my laptop saw the Strata easily, my iPhone, sitting next to the amp, was oblivious to it. Finally it popped up and I began to enter my password. Then the app crashed. And crashed. And crashed and crashed and crashed ad nausea.
So no online for me. (frown) Sorry to say, but the app is not ready for prime time.
BUT THE SOUND !!! The sound is razor sharp. Power well beyond my needs (never thought I ever say that about anything) And the soundstage… Now my speakers (Klipsch Forte III’s) just seem to sit on either side of my bookcase lifeless while all the sound is clearly coming from my bookcase. Different books even.
Sorry for the length of this post.