There may be not be any audiophile product more sought after by hardcore audiophiles than a Krell power amplifier. Owning one of Dan D'agostino's powerhouses means that you have reached the holy land of the hobby, yet in today's increasing home theater-driven market, the idea that you can plunk down $20,000-per-channel monoblocks for all seven channels of your surround sound system will make even the most braggadocio billionaire blush a little. This is where the $7,500 Krell Theater Amplifier Standard comes in.• Read more multi-channel amplifier reviews from HomeTheaterReview.com.
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The Krell Theater Amplifier Standard is all Krell, packing 200 watts of power for five channels. For the 7.1 system, use the Krell TAS for the center, side and rear speakers and use a Krell stereo or a pair of Evolution monoblock amps for a truly over-the-top experience. The Krell Amplifier Standard is built to insane tolerances and boasts a massive 4000 va toroidal transformer. There are both balanced and unbalanced inputs. Sonically, this amp is all Krell. Incredible bass. Power and headroom are a forgone conclusion and the overall control you will have on your speakers with the Krell Theater Amplifier Standard is simply sensational.
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Comment on this article
Thankfully, i have had an experience with a Krell amplifier. The old KSA series. My good friend at the time, had a pair of the NHT speakers and this Krell amp. The sound unquestionably was robust, solid, tight, plenty of reserves, and yes, the bass was very good.
However, I felt at times the bass, was a little over powering. But, that could be taste. No matter what kind of music we played, whatever the music demanded, the Krell delivered. And that is what i took away with me. that a Krell amp will give you everything and more
I was fortunate to be invited to Andy Singer`s event at Sound by Singer, when Dan was there introducing to the public, the Evolution amps and preamps. I can only tell you that, the experience was amazing. The music just sounded so clean, pristine, and very very open. Hard to describe, but as though nothing was missing - wide open. So, if you have the finances, and can justify it in your budget (though to me, if your buying Krell, you don`t have a budget!!) get them. The amps are marvelous in their reproduction of music.
But, there were times I thought maybe just a tad to much bass.
I miss having a Krell amp in my system
The Krell Evolution 900's were the best amps I have ever heard anywhere - any time.
samtechonline.com sells the whole line of Krell products at a good price. easy way to get the price that they offer is through emailing samtechonline@yahoo.com
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