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In Reply to: Krell KSA-50S power amp... Sweet and powerful. (long post....) posted by AbeCollins on September 28, 2004 at 16:17:03:
Thanks for the great "review" Abe.I notice that gthe KSA series are selling off pretty quick on Audiogon. Must be the recent Stereophile article proclaiming the KSA50 as one of the top 10 amps of all time.
Congratulations on your find. I will watch for a KSA as well.
I had a similar experience recently. After having about 10 amps through my system this year, I was beginning to think that there was no more magic to be found. Then a buddy dropped off a borrowed Vecteur Integrated amp. WOW! Synergy in spades. HiFi+ just gave a rave review as well. Impossible to find used. No discounts on new ones. Might just have to bite that bullet.
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Great review, I heard sometime ago krell ksa 300s, yet today this was the most transparent and dynamic sound I heard, I friend compared this amplifier with two gamut d250 mk3 monobloks and he told me that krell was better in every way, the speakers were B&W 801.
I will post some comments on it when I get a chance. But based on this amplifier alone I would say that Krell is getting a bad rap from some people. And their customer service has been excellent. They have answered all of my questions and e-mails very quickly and politely, even though this amp was not purchased from them and was bought used. It has been out of warranty for a long time.
I wasn't even considering Krell until I heard a buddy's KSA-50S. It sounded great in his system so I was anxious to try one in mine. I can't speak for the other Krell models but if the KSA-50S is any indication, I'd say any 'bad rap' from Krell bashers is unfounded.
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