Classic Integrated Question: Krell or Classe?

Im a Classe fan!  I had a CA-150 and CA-200.  Great amps.  
The Ayre Ax-7e was one I was strongly considering lately but someone contacted me and offered me a Belles Aria for a fair price in the color I wanted, silver, so I went for it.  The pairing with my Schiit Gumby and Fritz Carrera BE’s is heavenly 😁

I had some 2ce’s mkii not sigs, so I’m slightly familiar with those... I think the Belles Aria would pair well.  The Ayre looks like a really nice one too so I’m not sure you can go wrong with either.  
With all this in mind, I do think I still preferred my Classe CA-200 and lightspeed attenuator best.

jsbach1685
AYRE is a sonic match for Vandy speakers. The Creek Destiny is  no slouch. Those two integratedd amps are close in power output. It is come down to a matter of taste. Consider an AYRE AX-5 for even more power output to drive those Vandy 2CE Signature loudspeakers.

Happy Listening!

I had a Classe SSP-30 w/a Vandersteen surround setup. 2CEs, V-CC1 center and VSM rear speakers. It was great match.

Long time ago had a krell kav 400, ' with Cremona auditors and Cards cables  aldo it has lots of power it is very ’gray sounding
Had an opportunity to hear Ayre integrated as well, great match with SF Cremona auditor M speakers (together with Ayre cd player) but it has only 60w so it could be a problem with demanding speakers (did not hear the V.)
I would say that overall Ayre is ’better’ sounding amp

@alexatpos 

agree

ayre >> krell for sq, all day, any day of the week

maybe krell has more solid deep bass... that would be only area where krell may be superior...