I have listened to Krell with Theil-Vienna Acoustics and PSB speakers. I have owned McIntosh and listened to them with a number of speakers as well. My impression (personnal taste of course) always has brought me back to McIntosh. I feel that the smoothness and transient reactions seem more natural and comfortable for listening. When ever I listened to Krell I felt that it was somewhat more analytical and for the lack of a better word, aggressive. It will really come down to the speaker you choose and the music of preference and finally what you are wanting to hear. I would say in a HT setting the Krell may offer more impact, but for music I really find that Mc is more relaxing. Now I have listened to the same speakers with VTL or Primare and found the speakers behaved differently, so I came to the conclusion of the Krells that I indicate. There are a lot of Anti-Mc folks that will probably accuse me of prejudice...and they are almost right. I prefer post-judice. All MHO of course.
