Krell KPE vs. Aesthetx IO Sig.

A few more days. There is a IO sig on here for sale cheap... I already bought mine new.

Radrog,

Did you get the two power supply option? I am considering doing that upgrade this year sometime. The IO Sig is an awesome sounding phono amp and I have had many a pleasant listening hours with it. I owul suggest that you have some spare tubes on hand in case you need to replace anything in the next few years, tubes are like light bulbs, you never really know when they will go. I just recently replaced the original V5 and V6 tubes, they started to make some noise. Put in the replacements, and 7th heaven with the music.

I think one of the reasons the dealers are suggesting the BAT is that it is a great phono preamp, and maybe they are swaying you for the dealer sell.

When I was on the hunt for my phono amp, I took almost two years, I demoed the ASR, listened to the BAT at a hi-fi show and listened to the Einstein. Of all those phono amps, the BAT came in second place in regards to sound quality to my ears, in fact, the BAT has been a close contender of the IO, if you search the threads here you will see some posts. If you hear the IO and the BAT together, the differences become even more clear. Had Aesthetix not have the IO Signature, I am pretty sure I would have bought the BAT.

The IO with dual power supplies adds more dynamics and adds more zip to both extremes of the audio spectrum from what I hear. I know the wait is hard, only a short while from here I guess. Good luck.
Ciao,
Audioquest4life

Well said. I can agree with that assumption.

Roger