Anyone at home at Krell?

If they do go belly up hopefully, if they are not already available readily, they give up all the intellectual property like schematics and so on so every stand a good chance of fixing everything up down the road. I'm sure that is worth money so maybe a new, large scale repair facility pops up afterward owned by a previous employee(s)

@piebaldpython I owned 20k of electronics from California Audio Labs when they went under 20 years ago. With the help of the former product director, I was able to set up an outside repair service. It took some work but it happened. Getting the schematic for the big Cal Audio MCA2500 amp was the final step. I haven’t given up yet on Krell. The Cal amp sold for decent prices, years after Cal closed because it could be repaired. That is the top priority if the company goes under.

And we have to hear about it through Audiogon?

FWIW I never liked the Dry sound of Krell and the fact they ran in class A  (very very HOT) and burned up after 10 years of use , not my kind of equipment.

George Meyer Audio in Los Angeles can repair KRELL gear. I sent mine there instead of shipping across the country for a minor repair. Mine was under warranty too but Meyer was recommended by KRELL to avoid the shipment.

@bulldogger I agree on your sentiment on the Duo XD lineup. It is really some excellent gear. A shame I had to sell the Duo 175XD to raise cash. I owned the K-300i integrated too and that was a very fine integrated amp (the first Duo XD).

FWIW I never liked the Dry sound of Krell and the fact they ran in class A (very very HOT) and burned up after 10 years of use , not my kind of equipment.

I tend to like that type of sound. However, the new Dou XD is ultra smooth (buttery smooth is how I think of it) and I was very surprised that I liked it so much. A very captivating listen I would listen for over 8 hours every day in my home office and did not want to turn the system off. It also did not run warm since it used an iBias technique to produce Class A sound.

@mattmiller The new Krell stuff is nothing like that. I had all McIntosh amps at one time. MC501(3) and MC252(2). McIntosh changed its sound. Krell did too. I think the XD Krell stuff is not as bright as the newest McIntosh stuff but with more dynamics. Imaging that. It’s not harsh at all. I have McIntosh XR200 speakers. My Krell Duo 300 XD has those speakers tight and dynamic. McIntosh could bump the big bass but not the microdynamics like Krell XD.