Blew up the Krell S-300i

[JohnMichael]

So do you have a plain B....just in case the Krell goes down again?

If you cut me do I not bleed?

Let me set the record straight. Ya I said straight. The S-300i had a problem with noise in the right channel after it was put in stand-by mode. I called Krell and they said that should not be happening. They asked me to send it back and they fixed whatever parts were starting to fail. The amp was still playing music in both channels. Once repaired the S-300i sounded as good as I remember when I first put it in my system. Something was failing but it was so gradual that I did not realize it until the noise continued in stand-by.

This last problem was on me. I should have asked for the Zobel network when I ordered the cables. I plugged them in and that was that, silence.

Once the amp is back I will enjoy it and avoid any exotic wires. Get ready AntiCables you are on deck.

The Krell S-300i may have been built in China but mine will have been rebuilt in Orange, CT.

[JohnMichael]

The Onkyo has a thickness in the midrange that the Krell does not. I have been listening to Bryn Terfel and Andreas Scholl and for some reason their vocals are more affected by the Onkyo. A lack of clarity or added congestion.

In case I am too subtle I miss my S-300i.

[BadAssJazz]

The Onkyo has a thickness in the midrange that the Krell does not. I have been listening to Bryn Terfel and Andreas Scholl and for some reason their vocals are more affected by the Onkyo. A lack of clarity or added congestion.

In case I am too subtle I miss my S-300i.

Well, to be fair to the Onkyo, it is just an Onkyo.

Reminds me of the time when I had to take my Cayman in for a weekend of routine maintenance and was left to drive a rental Mustang. Both will get you there, more or less, but with the Porsche there's never any question that you've arrived.

I'm sure you feel the same way about the Krell.