Big Krells Have Vanished From The Used Market

mitch4t,

     I may be hunted down and pummeled by big beast Krell owners for even suggesting this but I'm fast and packing:

What if a class D amp company offered their most powerful mono-blocks for free in-home auditions to owners of the huge,hot, heavy and electricity gulping Krell behemoths for fair and unbiased comparisons in their own systems?
Stereophile or The Absolute Sound magazine or even Audiogon could join the festivities, conduct the comparisons in an agreed upon method, ensure it's unbiased and report on the results as an ongoing magazine article or ongoing internet reports here on Audiogon.   

 I know, I know..... you're on your way once you grab your bazookas.


 But please hear me out since it may be a win-win opportunity for Krell owners.  Let's just compare D-Sonics top monos to what are the most powerful Krell mono amps ever made, The Krell Master Reference Monoblocks which are 1000 watts each, as one possible.scenario:

                             KRELL MASTER REF                 D-SONIC M3-1500-M
                                        (KMR)                                             (DSM)
.NEW PRICE/PR             $150,000                                      $2,750
__________________________________________________________       WEIGHT
         PER
         AMP                            683 POUNDS/EA.             11.5 POUNDS/EA.
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POWER@8OHMS         1,000 WATTS                         1,500 WATTS
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POWER@4OHMS          2,000 WATTS                         2,100 WATTS
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 AMP CLASS                        A                                               D

IDLE WATTAGE                 758 Kilowatts                        13 watts 
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DIMENSIONS
W X D X H                       HUMUNGOUS                      7.25" X 15" X 4"                                                                   SQUARED
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Just a thought,
     Tim

They have all bitten the dust due to the heat !!!!!

The big Krell amps are still out there.  The owners are holding on to them because there is nothing new by Krell to replace them.

Most of the big krell's are either dead or still in use driving the out of production large panel speakers.Probably the same for levinson as well.

Kenny.

They become boat anchor because most owners find them too expensive to repair or rebuild. Others, pay up and keep them for bragging rights.