Avalon Eidolon and Krell, good match or not?

Just my opinion: please dont abuse the Eidolon with anything from Krell. Even a $500 tube amp or a cheap counterpoint SA100 will beat the Krell driving Eidolons.

My comment was actually an honest opinion, no kidding.
I have owned Eidolons since 2000 and have purchased and borrowed many amps to try on them.

The Eidolons are very Krell-averse.

I used the Reference One with VT200 during the 1st year of ownership of the Eidolons. I kept the reference one until last year. Dumped the VT200 within 9 months.
The VT200 is indeed up there in the league of Krell in terms of non-musicality.
( I had a Krell KSA100S (1994-1995) and then a KSA300S (1995-1999). I had Ascents back then. And back then I was after Hi Fi - the ultimate resolution and I was deaf to music.

Interestingly I almost wrote the same response Dave_b posted, I have been a regular attendee of th concerts @ Davis in SF and Herbst theater for many years.

I have experience seating @ different sections but the sound that I heard in those events in my opinion is a far cry from what Krell or Audio Research VT200 can do.

I do believe Audiofeil has listened to more setups than Mr. Dave_b. Rather than just a hobbyist, Audiofeil is a pro and has been in the business for years.

Since live sound is impossible to recreate fully at home,
I would opt for the more enjoyable interpretation rather than the ones that give me a headache and cause my ears to feel like they are about to bleed.

And I will not resort to using whatever bee filters and such things to "tame" the solid state signatures of ear-piercing gear.

The starte of the thread asked about Eidolons, have you owned them before?