I used to think Krell was so awesome, and I had a Krell amp for over a decade. But I'm over it. The truth is, Dan D'Agostino is not in the top tier of amp designers-- he's no Nelson Pass or John Curl. It's all about more more more and overkill. His latest creations are the Bugatti Veyron of amps (and that's not a compliment). And here's the sad economic reality: a Wall Street hedge fund tricked him and pushed him out of Krell when it was in desperate shape financially, so now he's selling stuff at crazy prices to try to rebuild his fortune at a late stage in life.
Stick with Pass and Curl for the best sound. D'Agostino and all the Swiss companies are just aiming for people who piss money away.
Stick with Pass and Curl for the best sound. D'Agostino and all the Swiss companies are just aiming for people who piss money away.