Talk about opening up a can a worms!!!
One thing is sure in this hobby, you can always find a critic, especially against the "leaders" in the field.
Audio equipment, like music itself, is subjective, we all have our preferences.
I have to agree with you about asthetics! For a lot of us, our equipment sits in the middle of our living room; but even besides that, when paying these prices there is no reason they can't be attractive as well.
This again is an area that is subjective. I personally like the look of Levinson gear a lot, as well as Classe and many others. (As a side note, I have never paid much attn to Krell, but I was in a store recently that carried their line and I don't know if it's Krell's new look, but they had several Krell units in silver with polished corners that were beautiful!)
I also feel ML is second to none in fit and finish and quality, all functions should work flawlessly.
If you can bring some pieces home and you find you love the sound, I can think of NO reason not to purchase them. There are other fine lines as well.
One thing is sure in this hobby, you can always find a critic, especially against the "leaders" in the field.
Audio equipment, like music itself, is subjective, we all have our preferences.
I have to agree with you about asthetics! For a lot of us, our equipment sits in the middle of our living room; but even besides that, when paying these prices there is no reason they can't be attractive as well.
This again is an area that is subjective. I personally like the look of Levinson gear a lot, as well as Classe and many others. (As a side note, I have never paid much attn to Krell, but I was in a store recently that carried their line and I don't know if it's Krell's new look, but they had several Krell units in silver with polished corners that were beautiful!)
I also feel ML is second to none in fit and finish and quality, all functions should work flawlessly.
If you can bring some pieces home and you find you love the sound, I can think of NO reason not to purchase them. There are other fine lines as well.