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Recall of Krell Amplifiers

I just received information that the US CPSC (Consumer Product Safety Commission) in conjunction with Krell Industries has recalled 2,300 of their KAV-250a, KAV-250a/3, KAV-500 and KAV-1500 amps due to 50 reports that the amps overheat causing smoke and electrical fires. A component input device can fail and cause the amps to overheat posing burn and fire hazards to consumers. These amps were sold between January 1997 through to February 2001 for between $3,000 and $8,000. Consumers should immediately stop using the amps and contact Krell to schedule free installation of replacement fuses. The number is (888) 436-6055 between 9:00am and 4:30 pm EST, or go to their website at www.krellonline.com or e-mail at service@krellonline.com

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marakanetz
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Yup just keep'em on 24/7 for its best sparkling performance
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shadorne
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This is a very old and well known problem with the Krell. The overheating and sparks have been captured in this image.
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Liar, liar pants on fire Shadorne...........that's from "Forbidden Planet" released in 1956.
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What took them 10 years to get to it?
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LOL, Shadorne. I was a Krell dealer long ago and my KMA 100 went up spactularly for the second time just as a rep for another company walked through the door to hear them. You had to ship BOTH amps back when this happened. Their "customer relation" man ask me what I was doing when this happened; I told him nothing , I was just warming them up. He said" Oh, if you turn our amps on and don't play them you void the warranty". I ask him how long I had after turning them on, he eventually saw that this was ridiculous. I got them fixed , sold them and the others I had and have never had or wanted another. I concede that some of them are good amps but I have no desire to recapture the early days of transistors when switching on was an adventure.
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