Kthomas, I had the Krell 300i in my system before. The bass was outstanding, but the high end was a bit "piercing" and it had a very "electronic" sound to it. The B&K is very "musical" but lacks the detail resolution that I was used to with my Plinius Integrated. The KAV-250a is tempting though, and I would guess it's more musical then the 300i. Cost is a factor. I'm doing a complete re-design of my audio system, and my amp budget is $3K; and I need 5 channels of amplification.
