#Krell ksa 200s reviews trial#
#Krell ksa 200s reviews series#

Yes, colossal muscle, and visually awesome (but far from elegant) but musically engaging? Err no, not really, not for me. For me вЂ“ and this is a purely personal opinion, this is when my adulation and love affair with this brand started to fade. The most magical sound from a single stereo Krell:ДЄlmost as magical as the above but more powerful and less dynamically restricted at higher sound pressure levelsДЄ sensible compromise re muscle, dynamics and still musically engaging

#Krell ksa 200s reviews series#

I should point out that after the KSA series ended its production run I became convinced (and subsequent exposure has reinforced that initial view) that subsequent ranges despite being vastly more powerful, ugly and heavy progressively produced a sterile sound which although initial impressive was un-engaging. You may or may not know that the catalyst for the creation of Krell and its initial products was the Apogee range of speakers.ДЇrom memory and notes - here are my observations. It always was back then and during the interim period I've heard nothing and read of nothing that can be accomplish this task. The simple part of my 2-part answer is re the brand. i mention this because I have a lot of direct, personal hands-on experience. I was, so IвЂ™m told Apogee's most successful UK retailer. I sold many pairs of these magnificent but tricky-to-drive speakers when I ran Subjective Audio. Matisse - Fantasy line amp (NOS telefunken ECC801S, Amperex Bungle boy ECC83 tubes).ДЄural Symphony AS One Gen II Audioquest - Pytho RCAHoward - help please! WHICH vintage Krell?Д¬ertainly.

#Krell ksa 200s reviews trial#

I will suggest it (or even a baby Krell)to anyone who have a big speaker for a trial listen.ДЎ0 years old Sony CD, Pioneer DVD737 (as transport only).ДЄudio Alchemy DDE v1.1 (modified on power suppiy). It is because bad records are the majority!) (it lose 1 star from the overall rating here. So the sound of your other components will dominance the overall result. The vocal could be so sweet if the singer does. It will not smooth out any harsh high or tighten any fatigue bass. Its transparent and calm characteristic will not tolerate any bad records. The bass is the most wonderful part of it. The mighty 200 watt class A will drive most of the floor standing speakers without any hesitation. Bside this annoying experience, it always provided me enjoyment and satisfaction. Having brought it for more than a year, the On/Off relay switch burnt once and 1 op amp, several capacitors and resistors on right channel burnt shortly after dealer service of the relay switch. Technics SL1210-MK2 with Grado Platinum cartridge Yamaha CX-1 pre-amp (nice three setting phono section.) Now I just need to add another 1000 square feet to my house for heaven to be on earth. At peak power it would probably blow the fur off the cat! My compliments to Krell and their engineers. Not yet reaching the peak power it is capable of. At this setting three of the four power lamps are lit. I have not, and may never, have this amp past 1/2 volume on the pre-amp. If you have a pair of the Ren 90's I highly recommend this amp. All this comes out in the final product of two channel heaven. The power supply is huge and the four capacitors are the size of soup cans. I can tell by the sound of the relay activating and the look of the components inside that nothing was spared in the quality department. The amp takes some time to get fired up while it runs through the initialization process, but not annoyingly so. Ease of installation and equiped with two set of outputs for bi-wiring is really nice. Fatique of the listener is eliminated which allows one to hang out for hours and be in musical bliss. From Jazz to Rock & Roll to the newest Techno, the definition and control is supperb. The sound came out with the cleanliness and depth like I have never experienced. I was able to set up the system in a nice large room for a few days while the family was out of town & I am in awe. It brought out the base in these difficult to power units while maintaining the crisp & sweet highs these speakers are known for. I have to say that this unit powers the Ren 90's with authority and delicacy just as I had hoped. I recentry purchased this unit to power my Infinity Rennaisance 90's from 'The Basement' in Calgary (thanks Myles!) I wanted a unit to match the max power recommendations from Infinity for these speakers (200 watts 4ohms).