Any love for newer Krell amps?

Honestly, I was not able to hear either the Krell or Coda. Both were highly recommended by the same dealer (Dave Lalin) but he had a higher recommendation for the Krell despite the higher price. He arranged for the CEO of Krell to call me and discuss the amps features which was very helpful. I also spoke to the top guy at Coda who was equally helpful. Both seem to be good companies. In the end, I relied on the recommendation of a dealer who knows my system, has a good ear and sells both products. So far, I’m happy. And I wouldn’t go along with some arbitrary weight requirement.

Right. Of course not. That would be silly.

To go along with the recommendation of a dealer, and a manufacturer, sight unheard, that’s eminently sensible due diligence.

And yet, the line I will always savor is:

Both were highly recommended by the same dealer (Dave Lalin) but he had a higher recommendation for the Krell despite the higher price.

The dealer had a higher recommendation DESPITE the higher price. Wow. Whatever you do, stick with Dave. He really knows his customers!

millercarbon-I really appreciate your sarcasm. You obviously are a very nice person (couldn’t resist emulating your sarcastic example).  

i have the Krell Duo300 XD and it was a nice improvement over a Parasound A21+, which was equal to a prima luna HP, which was much nicer than a 200wpc McIntosh integrated amp. The Krell does use fans instead of having the large heat sinks. They power up when the amp has a high load and turn off as soon at the load drops back down

The Krell amps all come down to speaker matching.  I heard Krell power Sonus Fabers and I was floored by the sound.  All Krell system.  The older KSA-50s were excellent amps.  In a recent interview, Dan (no longer with Krell) mentions about them and how is now builds amps for musicality versus specs.

Own a Krell Theater 7 and Foundation 4K.  Took the plunge and upgraded the amp to the XD version last year.  I experienced a major failure with an SMT resistor that was installed as part of the XD upgrade.  Krell management and customer service could not have been more apologetic or helpfull.  Made it right for me.  Krell customer for life!  

Amp and processor paired with Sonos Farber speakers in a 5:1 system.