What amp sounds most like Krell mcx monoblocks?

Zd542,

Agreed that Krell build quality is one of the best. However, since they are true Class A amps, the transistors stages are always biased, thus generating heat. It is the heat that eventually kills the capacitors. This is true for all class A amps and not specific to Krell.

I found my last pair of 350mcx. I had a pair of supreme fast blow fuses installed in each of them and I am very happy with the amps now.
I agree that the capacitors in general have made great strides forward these past few years and if mine start to fail, I will not hesitate to replace them.
I replaced the capacitors in my speakers and after a few days, they are just glorious.

@Yada, and others,

"I agree that the capacitors in general have made great strides forward these past few years and if mine start to fail, I will not hesitate to replace them."

As someone who just bought a FPB 400cx, I'd be interested in what are the signs the capacitors are starting to fail?

Jump on Pass Mono amps asap.

Hi mtrot, If you can manage to take the top plate off your Krell 400cx with the amp unplugged, you can see some of the caps, if the top of the caps are bulgeing out at all, you need them, I still recommend getting it done though, just from pure age of our cx line, the new caps will bring you 15 to 20 years of joy, the best part about it, new caps would improve the sound no matter what, likly you would get the newer caps like mine that are better than the OEM caps from when they manufactured the amp, it will become modded like mine, make sure you get ALL the caps replaced, this means the biggest ones to, Krell does not manatory replace the big caps if not needed, I done all of mine, I had 16 of the big caps in my 700cx, you would have less, and your entire cap job cost would be substantialy cheaper than mine, I believe that my amp has two times the caps as your amps does, cheers.