Krell K 300i Vs Hegel 390 Help


Hello friends of the forum, how are you?
I am in the market interested in these two amplifiers:
1- Krell k 300i
2- Hegel 390
I would like to hear comments from those who have tried them.
It would be to replace my Rotel 1592 and handle my Bowers 805 d3 speakers
Thank you very much
guspin
The Krell K 300i is phenomenal, easily besting the Hegel 390. It won product of the year from Soundstage and has been widely reviewed with 5 star ratings across the board. To sum up, it sounds beautiful, harmonically complete, tonality is spot on, extended and controlled. Class A complexity and color with tremendously detailed zero fatigue listening. Shockingly good for any price...a steal at $8k with a world class DAC.  BTW I have owned a Krell Vangaurd Digital since it was released and as great as it is, the K 300i is more detailed and refined with a sweeter sound and lower noise floor.
Hifi Critic magazine did a 3way shootout of Krell K-300i, Hegel H399 and Levinson 5805 and declared the Hegel the clear winner on sound quality 
people who talk down the hegel h390 against other big dollar integrateds usually have not heard it...