Aragon versus Krell

I used an Aragon 8008BB with both B&W N805's and N805Sigs and was very happy. This amp has power to spare and loads of detail. I've never owned a Krell.

Good Luck,

I'm using an Aragon 8008MkII with B&W N803's (both in theater mode and as 2 channel, pre/processor is a Stage One), and the combination is great. I have not compared the Aragon with any Krell amps.

I used an Aragon 4004 MkII with B&W 802's and sold them both as they both seemed to harsh in the upper mids and highs to me...

I agree with Kennyt. The Aragons have a peculiar grain (sounds wiry) in the upper-mid that detracts from tonal colours throughout the mid-range compared with better amps. But the larger B&Ws tend to need the high damping factor of speakers like the Aragon to be fast enough in the bass. The Krells are less easy to categorise as different Krells sound different. But generally you can get better tonal colours and less grain from Krells than the Aragon, and still have that high damping factor.

I owned the Aragon 8008 for several years and traded it for a Krell FPB 200. On paper the two amps are the same, but the Krell is lots better sounding.

Don't misunderstand, I was happy with the Aragon. It is a good little amp. It never sounded grainy for harsh in the highs.

The Krell is just better. Everything the Aragon does well the Krell does better.

The Aragon will drive virtually any load regardless how difficult. They are rated at least down to 2 ohms, but might even go down to one.

Either will work, the question is how much (or little) do you want to spend on an amp? Aragon is much cheaper. You could probably buy a pair of Palladium's for the cost of a FPB amp.

Hope that helps.