Krell, Classe or Bryston?

All of the amps you mention are great. Classe is definately smooth, but is a tad laid back. Bryston is super strong, but lacks the rythm and can seem hard edged by comparison. As for Krell you pay a lot for an amp that has neither the refinement of the Classe nor the value of the Bryston. To add to the comments made by others I would deffinately try Sim's W-5. I have found the W-5 to be every bit as good as the Classe in finess, but not as laid back. When compared head to head with Bryston Sim has much better rythm and is more involving. Also, If you like the Sim sound and want more grunt you can always have it converted to a W-10 and purchase a second W-10. While the W-5's and 10's are basically the same amp (bridged) the 10's offer significantly more current 35amps continuous (20 in the W5).

I've ressently auditioned krell, and bryston. I fell in love with the pass lab x-150. try the mono's x-600's

Davewavaolcom: sorry, i don't get the point of your post. perhaps you might benefit from a spellchecker or grammarchecker? with what speakers did you audition these amps? did you like or dislike the bryston or krell? did you even hear the pass x-600's or just figure they'd be better that the 150 based upon the size of cajones?

I don't think awdeeofyle has heard a krell before lol