Wow! I didn't know that about Krell. But I sure know that a number of audiophiles are turned off by Krell for reasons that are beyond me. And the Krell-bashers are amazing! But, you know what? I am thoroughly pleased with the music that they (HTS, FPB200c, KAV 250/3) produce through my Aerial 10Ts et al. It's part of a surround system mostly used for music. I am very much into hearing the music! It's nice to see some of the others here who responded. Krells new preamp, the KCT, is awesome! I understand that Aerial will be using Krell equipment at the next CES. Do you think Mike Kelley knows what he's doing? I think he definitely does! So, all this is about what an individual is pleased with. Hey, Kthomas, what city is STL????
Why Is Krell Not Considered Hifi?
No one seems to think that Krell sounds hifi, but just hifi price. They say it sounds hifi in that context that it doesn't sound real. I have to admit their products do have a metallic like cast to their tone, but aside from that I think that they are very smooth and detailed, far from the best in detail, like a CJ Premier preamp but they do make decent stuff. And just from looking at their products it makes you believe they sound as they look. Obviously its not true, but Krell makes decent stuff that has a good rep and is easy to resell (as long as its a current model, which is hard cuz they have so many new models) but its no way the sound of a Rotel or NAD that many people say.