Blew up the Krell S-300i

[Feanor]

Hi John,

i hope they fix your Krell. Dan is no longer with Krell, since they booted him and his son out of Krell. But i do want to drop a sentence or two about the sound quality. As you know i personally owned several Krells including their flagships. (4x KRS 200; KSA250; KSA150; KSA100MKII; KRC-HR; DAC32). The best of them all where the KRS200s. They are true balanced monoblocks with two transfers and fourty transistors per channel! They had 310 Watts @8ohm and could really drive any speaker. Even 1ohm Scintillas with no problems. They are robust, reliable and hard to kill. But, and dont take personal offence please, is in a very different league then any Krell integrated ever prodocuded and much better then their current flagships the EVO series.

I dropped them in a second for 60 Watt SET amplifiers. My experience goes hand in hand with RGAs. SET, Zero Feedback. The NAT SE2-SE are better in every aspect by leagues. If you get a change please try to hear a NAT Single. Here is some info on it. Click me

Another fantastic way to improve your sound over any Krell is a combination of Monarchy Audio NM24 and SE160 Hybrid amps.

All the best

Flo

Flo, did I read that the NAT SE2-SE's are 115,000€ the pair? I'd love to hear 'em but sadly it's unlikely that I will

Of course, Poultrygeist well tell us that a Decware Zen SE84C+ for US$775 is approximately as good but it's 2 wpc. Meanwhile my $600, 300 wpc class D, $250 passive pre, and $75 DAC are the best system I've heard; it does some of the things SETs are supposed to do, viz. transparent, detailed, grain & etch-free.

[JohnMichael]

Flo that is a beautiful looking int. amp. I am sure it has a handsome price tag. I am not sure if Dan was involved with the design of the S-300i but I really like the amp. Reviews I have read comment that this is the best integrated amp compared to the previous 300 & 400 models.

Since I like the amp I am going to stick with it. My next large cash output will be a longer trip to Paris. Of course I will need another painting as a souvenir. I want to visit a friend in Amsterdam. I may even visit London to meet up with a friend and his wife stationed in England.

Stereos are nice but this poor boy has too many interests to spend my money on just one of them.

[Florian]

Flo, did I read that the NAT SE2-SE's are 115,000€ the pair? I'd love to hear 'em but sadly it's unlikely that I will

Of course, Poultrygeist well tell us that a Decware Zen SE84C+ for US$775 is approximately as good but it's 2 wpc. Meanwhile my $600, 300 wpc class D, $250 passive pre, and $75 DAC are the best system I've heard; it does some of the things SETs are supposed to do, viz. transparent, detailed, grain & etch-free.

Hi Bill,

the price is incorrect. One pair of NAT SE2's cost 11990€ a pair. Thats about 14500$ US.

Cheers

[Feanor]

Hi Bill,

the price is incorrect. One pair of NAT SE2's cost 11990€ a pair. Thats about 14500$ US.

Cheers

Wow, well that's a lot better. Still about 20x my budget, though.

[JohnMichael]

Hi Bill,

the price is incorrect. One pair of NAT SE2's cost 11990€ a pair. Thats about 14500$ US.

Cheers

$12,000 over the cost of my Krell, hell that's Mitt money. Besides I think I would upgrade my speakers first. A $14,500 amp with $1,000 Monitor Audio RS6's may not be a balanced system.

[frenchmon]

$12,000 over the cost of my Krell, hell that's Mitt money. Besides I think I would upgrade my speakers first. A $14,500 amp with $1,000 Monitor Audio RS6's may not be a balanced system.

HA! I think that's like pennies to MItt. With all the off shore acounts I doubt he even knows how much he has....