Best sounding Krell ?

Let’s stick to the issue and not go with the John Lennon, Imagine, and personal stuff. None of that is relevant at all but when you have nothing substantive to contribute I guess the diversion is worth a shot.

What we have here is another Krell owner shooting the messenger and not dealing with the subject and reality of the situation which is the presentation of an industry perspective not that of an owner.

At one time Krell was an important name in the high end audio arena. In much the same way that Lincoln, Mercedes, and Cadillac dominated the luxury automobile market, today Lexus, Acura, BMW, Infinity, and Audi rule. Why? Performance, quality, and VALUE.

In the context of other brands offering similar power/performance/VALUE available today i.e. Classe, Bryston, Pass, Chord, Rowland, Marantz, Ayre, McIntosh, Bel Canto, Halcro, Mark Levinson, Edge, Plinius, Moscode, Goldmund, Theta, Parasound, Linn, Burmester, Spectron, etc., Krell is simply a square peg in a round hole. That is, an overpriced and therefore low demand product. As I said in a previous post, years ago the company did make some very nice products. That is irrefutable. Times change, life goes on. Even the Oldsmobiles of the world fade to black.

Believe what you wish but it doesn’t jibe with the majority of today’s buyers. I talk to them everyday and once again, nobody’s asking about Krell. To be fair, I don’t solicit the home theater customer so that might contribute to the lack of interest. You mentioned reviewers? Yeah, they are to be believed with all of the money, dinners, vacations, freebies, and goodies involved. Keep reading that stuff. Renew that subscription to People as well.

More bad news Dave. There are more and better products coming from new and innovative designers all over the world.

Disclaimer: I sell some of the brands mentioned.

I'm going to ask Dan D'Agostino what he thinks of this sentiment Audiofeil and see if I can get him to chime in here, one of those Woody Allen moments, you know? Stay tuned...

Oh yes, I do indeed own Krell gear for the simple reason of quality and value. I am a very satisfied owner of their very fine electronics, and yes, in the past I have also owned top of the line Bryston, Parasound and conrad johnson pre and power amps.

"I talk to dozens of customers and potential customers every week and virtually nobody mentions Krell."

No doubt you don't sell Krell, HUH??

No wonder store sales in this business have dwindled.....

Oh and Burmester, Mark Levinson (now owned by a huge impersonal corporation that can't even spec an amp into 2 Ohms anymore!) and Linn...talk about VALUE?!?!?!?

Have you looked at the prices of those manufacturers recently? And you call that VALUE? Yikes you have to be kidding if you think for a moment we will swallow that one.

Audiofeil, I have owned some of the other companies products you have mentioned and enjoyed them. I don't just like krell, but I do respect alot of their work...plain and simple. I did not attack you, I was reaching out to suggest that we all like what we like, so live and let buy!! I gathered you were a Lennon fan and it seemed strange to me that someone who regards him enough to use an imagine memorial logo on his website would be such a thick headed ..well you get the idea. You have now chosen to make it personal with the condescending remarks and blanket statements about the industry. You run an alternative shop to some extent, and I wish you luck. I think you sell some interesting gear and would possibly be interested in buying something from you at some future time. My problem is with your arrogance. Let people champion their own gear and you champion yours. Don't give us the George Carlin "THE MAN" is running things speech, trying to paint the entire industry as working in concert to mislead the people. Talk about conspiracy nuts!! I'm sorry, but Jonathan Valin and Robert Harley are worthy of genuine respect, as are many others who would disagree with your view on the High End.