Krell VS McIntosh


I dont have a lot of time listening to these amps. Can Anyone tell me their strong/weak points without the hype?
128x128jazzkid
Undertow has hit it on the mark..Personally I never liked Krell until the release of the new Evolution series..I own a Mac 402 and like it alot but again there are too many factors to just pick one..
I have had many McIntosh and Krell units over time. I trully respect both; McIntosh stuff is pretty and has looked the same forever, however my happist listening over time is with a Krell KRC-3 preamp, Krell FPB-300 amp and Krell Standard SACD player. The speakers are Dynaudio C-4's. I think Krell & Dynaudio are a marriage made in heaven.
Thanks for the input gents ,I'm using my Adcom GFP 750 preamp/with the pre 20/20 Legacy Focus spks. My CD player is almost 20 years old and i wont be able upgrade my pre amp for a while.I listen to everything. Smooth Jazz mostly,but I have every thing from Confunkshun to Pink Floyd, wes montgomery ,beach boys etc etc.still like my randy travis Beegees,Olivia,Carpenters Chicago.Let me know please I'll be amp shopping soon.
Honestly with those speakers considering the pricing of what you are looking to spend on a used amp, I would now highly suggest just looking at the Mcintosh integrated amps which will get you the full spectrum of sound for the type of music and warmth you probably seek, and get a much better synergy due to having the built in preamp, also if you need them "Tone" controls, Legacys are pretty easy to drive from what I remember and the kevlar mids with ribbon tweeters would really be more at home with the mcintosh sound in my opinion...

Again I would shoot for a integrated, this difference due to your adcom preamp would be more bang for the buck I think, as a matter of fact your preamp alone might be more effective to replace than the amp all together. I would look at a used like mcintosh 6900, it will be the swiss army knife all in one that should give you almost all you will get from those speakers, and its better than adcom gear honestly, you could even go local and find many mcintosh and krell dealers to try at home on your speakers first, then buy.
Great thanks UTow I'll check into it I was looking at the
MC 501 monos if I could swing it.