krell & merlin what next?


My friend just recently lent me his krell ksa150, to drive my merlin gen III. Prior to that I had been using a pass a40 which was very satisfactory, the pass is not very powerful but it is musical, I get engaged into the music. Then I got this krell and I noticed how the sound was effortless, there was no struggle , there was more power and thick sounding bass, high frequency was there -all of it, and it was detailed . But I wasn't engaged like I get when I use my pass amp. What amp should I look for if I like the power of the krell and the engaging sound of the pass? Parasound, joule, atmasphere, CJ mf2500a, ar, theta, berning, hovland, convergent. I am looking to get the best sound possible, I liked what I heard when I listened to JM Labs divas, kharmas 3.1 with joule stargate, dynaudio c4 and the mbl's $45k top the list thanks for looking.
pedrillo
Krell makes some fine equipment but Krell and Merlins mix like a Jewish American Princess and a great kitchen...they just don't know what to do with each other. The Berning is the hands down amp for the Merlins or MANY other speakers as well. Joule, Belles, Sim Audio also will give you the therapy we all need after a hard day at the salt mines.
If you can afford the Joule, go for it. Believe it or not, Quicksilver Mid Monos or the V4s would work real nice, too.
10s...the Merlins are in my bedroom for now. A great speaker but I feel after two years of tweeking,I had just maxed out what I could do with them in my room. I have had a deposit with Bobby for his subs for about two years and when I did not see his subs at CES this year, I knew it was time to move on to the next level. So far the MBLs seem to be a fairly large step up in my system. As a side note, the Bernings are holding their own against some strong SS amps in driving the MBLs.