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Audio Research and Krell compatibility?

I am curious if any of my fellow audiophiles out there have ever heard, or tried using an Audio Research preamp with Krell amplifiers? I've personally never heard this combo, and had the crazy idea of trying to mate an LS25 MKII with the Krell FPB 250mc.

I've seen both of them on the used market for a good deal. I am trying to choose between the Krell amps, or the Levinson 335 which I'm probably leaning towards more, due to the fact that I've heard this combination and liked it a lot. They would be driving Martin Logan Odysseys, through Cardas Golden cross speaker and interconnects, using the Whale elite power cords. Any opinions would be appreciated Thanks.

Statman (System | Threads | Answers | This Thread)

06-17-01

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06-17-01 The krells let through the character of any preamp that you ... Aslater

06-17-01 Aslater, interesting, what levinson did you own? do you fin ... Statman

06-17-01 I have heard the combination and it is a good match. i did f ... Jtinn

06-17-01 I used an arc ls 5 mark ii preamp with krell audio standard- ... Tenniswino

06-18-01: Kwb
I have two Krell 300S amps powering my Apogee Studio Grands (before I sold the speakers) with a ARC LS5 MKII pre-amp and found it to be a nice combination. The LS5 added a musical tone to the Krell with the revealing Apogees.

BTW I am selling one of my 300S amps on this site, since I only need one now.
Kwb (Threads | Answers | This Thread)

06-18-01 I owned a arc ls2b and a krell ksa-200s. it was always a ver ... Keis

06-19-01 Keis, what speakers and interconnects? i believe the newer a ... Statman

12-24-01 I've been using an ar sp-9 and a ksa 100 for years now with ... Dteton

01-07-02 Thiel 3.6s and alpha core verity cables, saphire interconnec ... Keis

01-07-02 Years back i used an arc sp-11 mk.ii with both a krell ksa 5 ... Rcprince

02-03-02 Hi, years back i used arc sp 10 mkii with krell ksa 50 mkii ... Diver

02-04-02 Many, many krell, lots of a.research used during many many y ... Boldt

02-07-02 Thanks for the feedback! the krells were sold when i attemte ... Statman

10-24-02 Hello, any body had this combo before or heard any of this ... Dhoang

10-24-02 I heard this combination on a bunch of dunlavy's. top of the ... Unsound

10-24-02 Unsound, what didn't you like about that combo? i'm consider ... Audiogoon

10-24-02 I heard them at a dealer. it did include the iva's and the v ... Unsound

03-18-03 Ive had 2 systems ksa300s ls2bii b&w 801#3. ... Hiend2

03-27-03 i have an sp-9 that combined wonderfully with both ksa 150 ... pizzolator@

11-19-10 I had a ss entry level preamp with my krell fpb400cx through ... Tinear1

11-19-10 . tinear, you blew it, you shoulda got the ref3. the ref3 d ... Mitch4t

11-20-10 Buy with your hart and you cant go wrong especially with the ... Andromedaaudio

11-21-10 I missed that one. you already bought the 335 , i m sure you ... Andromedaaudio

10-15-11 I enjoyed for a year a krell preamp and krell amp connected ... Kenklein1

11-20-11 I am running a fpb-600, aerial 10t's, oppo bdp-95 with all m ... Boisehomes