i have heard the original stratos from odyssey with the 120000 picofarad whatchamacalit upgrade and thought it was a viable bang for buck curve buster...sounded very good with my buddies b&w nautilus 801's.
the dynaudio 2.8's were a little idiosyncratic in their lineup as they had the esotar tweeter reserved afterwards for the confidence line. you have to tame them a bit and feed them a high calorie power diet, but they can fill a room with definition and delight. i have had several other speakers but none seemed to satisfy in the same way.
never heard of korato....i'll have to check out your website....
i currently have the cary slp98p with pope 6sn7gt's up front and sylvania 6sn7w's in the back. it's oddly a little reserved and missing detail i loved in the aes ae-3 djh sig i had before. definitely quieter, but a little smaller stage.
i thought it was a good idea to consolidate with the on board phono....one of those 'oooops' there goes the baby with the bathwater it's gonna cost some semiserious ducats to get back to where i was, but live and learn again. it's a great hobby!
so, i am on my back to aes and a modded ear 834p richer in experience.
and diggin' the tunes!
i trust you're doing the same.