Krell Evo 402e vs Evo 400 mono and Evo 202/Phantom

I don't know the newer products you are concerned with, but the KSAs are true classics which many say were the best products Krell evermade. If you can afford to keep them I would no matter what you do next.

I have had the 403 and now the 403e, I was also lucky enough to be @ Krell's demo of the 402 v 402e @ CES a couple years ago, the 'e' series are much smoother and cleaner, everyone in the room was equally impressed.

FWIW I have also owned a KSA 300 s and find the new 'e' series Evo's far more musical.

I have not compared the 400 mono's to the 403 or 403e however

Thanks for responding!
Said that the improvement from the non e to the e series is far greater in the stereo than in the mono Krell evo amps, however not sure about moving from the stereo e (evo 402e) to mono non e (evo 400).
I think I had to make the plunge, as having no posibilities to compare.

hi, sequence 56!
i plan to update my system too.
did you get any info re evo202 versus phantom (without crossover option). please share if so. what is better option from $$ - money point of view?
thanks

Hello Goultiap,

I heard 202 in a dealer's setup only recently, sorry for my late reply.
I did not have the opportunity to compare them side by side, however 202 said to have just a little thinner sound, a Phantom a somewhat fuller. Phantom has some more control over the lower registers and sound somewhat more open.

Having said that however, I found even the 202 extremely open, detailed, fluid and fast with very good control over the lower regions.
When the price difference is great and this is of concern I think you can better go with 202, otherwise the Phantom is the better of the two and it should, regarding it's price.

Good luck!