What ever happened to Krell ?

It is difficult to lose the "leader" of an operation and still expect it to carry on.
Add Mark Levinson to the discussion.

I respectfully disagree on including Mark Levinson.  Their products continue to be very much in the same vein as the originals in terms of performance, aesthetics and desirability.

Personally, I can't say the same for the new Cary or Krell products.

I have to say that regardless of aesthetics and politics the two recent Krell units that I have exude quality with great sound. If you haven't operated and listened to a newer unit a valid comment can't be made. One thing is for sure, the new units would never be criticized for being dry or anything less than musical. People forget that Krell bashing was in full swing during Dan's era also. Some designer(s) are doing good work at Krell except for the controversial styling. 

Hi,

I'm not a dealer for Krell (but I am for Dan D'Agostino), but we did get one of the big iBias monoblocs in trade once, and they were indeed quite good, way, way better than I thought they'd be. For the price, hard to beat!

That pair actually went to a local gentleman who upgraded from Pass XA100 monoblocs. The Krell had more body, more refinement, more everything. 

We do have a 2nd traded-in pair of Krell 575 monos, in the boxes, that I'll eventually get around to advertising here on Audiogon :)


cheers,
alex

Plutos...so many!  Levinson 39, 390s, 360s and 37 transport(if memory doesn't fail), Wadia 860, Krell Evo505, SACD STD, Cipher, Sony SCD-1, 777ES, 9000ES AND XA5400ES STOCK AND MODWRIGHTED.  BAT VK-D5SE also plus other lesser players from NAD, Yamaha and Denon.

Alpha...funny, I sold my FPB-300 and preamp after demoing the Vanguard in my system.  Couldn't believe it myself but it just sounded better to my ears!