tweak1, Thank you for the mention of the GaN based amps. I am really intrigued by Class D amps and will follow the development of amps using this module. I like the Classe AMP2 but it may be a bit bright. It appears that Classe did a lot of work on this Class D amp and haven't done much with it lately.
Wanted: Lightweight Krell KSA-100 Clone????
Until recently, every component in my stereo system was >30 years old; the relevant ones being Krell KSA-100 and Thiel CS3.6 that I purchased new in the 80s.
After ditching the old Pioneer Elite CD player, WADIA DAC, and KRELL PAM-5 preamp, I started streaming TIdal Premium > Node 2i > Dennafrips Ares II > the Krell>Thiels.
I love the sound and I’m amazed that the Krell sounds like new, however, it still weighs too much (around 90 lbs) and a much lighter amplifier would give me more flexibility.
Can you recommend a replacement that will sound very much like the Krell but weighs much less?
I'm thinking that there is probably something 5-10 years old that sounds similar and should be available at a “good” price. For instance, I can get a set of Bryston 7B ST for $2000+ but I have never heard these and know little about them.
Any information would be appreciated.
After ditching the old Pioneer Elite CD player, WADIA DAC, and KRELL PAM-5 preamp, I started streaming TIdal Premium > Node 2i > Dennafrips Ares II > the Krell>Thiels.
I love the sound and I’m amazed that the Krell sounds like new, however, it still weighs too much (around 90 lbs) and a much lighter amplifier would give me more flexibility.
Can you recommend a replacement that will sound very much like the Krell but weighs much less?
I'm thinking that there is probably something 5-10 years old that sounds similar and should be available at a “good” price. For instance, I can get a set of Bryston 7B ST for $2000+ but I have never heard these and know little about them.
Any information would be appreciated.
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chinook9 OPOne of the great classic amps, like the lower power Mark Levinson ML2 monoblocks Your not going to get that sound if you move away from 100w of Class-A at 8ohms, they were fan cooled and weighed much less than if they had heatsinks https://i.imgur.com/ZmM95hb.jpg Just about anything that can match them is probably going to weigh more today if not fan cooled. So just get it serviced up and find a way to keep them, put some roller coasters or trolley under it if you need to move it. And forget Class-D's Cheers George |
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