The two options you have here are both very old, so reliability is going to be a gamble for either. They both were originally good build quality units. You might get a good unit and be fine for 5 years, but all electronics are going to be prone to failure after 15-20 years regardless of how well they are made. The biggest point of failure are the electrolytic capacitors. You could have someone re-cap the main power supplies in these units and that would help extend the life. I think the mac could be recapped throughout if they used through-hole capacitors. The Krell used all SMD caps on their analog circuits which will be a pain to replace. Both are/were In the same price range. There isn’t one machine that is "better". They are just different sonic signatures.
if you wanted something that will last a long time, then buy something newer. Like the Marantz AV7702 that I suggested before.
if you wanted something that will last a long time, then buy something newer. Like the Marantz AV7702 that I suggested before.