the 302 is rather lean sounding while the big krells are very full bodied. I just finished a review of the Karan Acoustics 450. Of all the amps I have reviewed and owned, the Karan is by no small margin, the best. Fast, powerfull, warm and organic yet in credibly transparant and open. I reviewed the Res 1 with the Encore and krell 700. Each had there charms but are not even close over all to the Karan. The Karan is 22K, so the price may be prohibative
Krell Full Power Balanced FPB X vs. Rowland
I'm curious about what people think about the latest Krell X series amps, such as the 450Mcx monoblocks, against the latest Rowland 300 series amps, the Model 302 in particular.
Currently I'm driving a pair of Krell Resolution 1 speakers with an old Krell KSA-100 Mk II amp and an Aragon Soundstage preamp. The setup sounds nice but the speakers definitely need more juice, the bass and mid-bass are lacking. So I'm looking into 300 watts or more to drive these units.
I've read that the Rowland 302 lacks bass to some extent but is great in all other areas. The Krell X series is reputed to deliver loads of bass and at the same time sound much warmer than the previous generations of Krell amps. Anyone have any firsthand experience with these amps?
Other models I'm considering are the Gryphon Encore and the Lamm hybrid amps. What do you all think about these?
Currently I'm driving a pair of Krell Resolution 1 speakers with an old Krell KSA-100 Mk II amp and an Aragon Soundstage preamp. The setup sounds nice but the speakers definitely need more juice, the bass and mid-bass are lacking. So I'm looking into 300 watts or more to drive these units.
I've read that the Rowland 302 lacks bass to some extent but is great in all other areas. The Krell X series is reputed to deliver loads of bass and at the same time sound much warmer than the previous generations of Krell amps. Anyone have any firsthand experience with these amps?
Other models I'm considering are the Gryphon Encore and the Lamm hybrid amps. What do you all think about these?