Those 150 watt Krell S-150m monoblock amps remind me of the older Marantz monobox amplifiers, and just as homely. At $5000 for a stereo pair, I could be listening to a McIntosh MC252 that delivers 250 watts per channel, and looks gorgeous. I wouldn't care to look at Krell's two little silver boxes with blue light circles everyday.
The TAS reviewer, Steven Stone states, "When I began writing for TAS in 1983, if you wanted a state-of-the-art solid-state amplifier that could drive any speaker you purchased either a Krell or a Levinson." He must have missed auditioning a McIntosh amplifier. I didn't see any Krell or Levinson amps powering the Greatful Dead's Wall of Sound. Neither did he.
I am sure Krell will find some homes for the S-150m, just not mine.
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Dan
STUDIO - McIntosh C1000C/P, MC2301 (2), MR88, Aurender N10, Esoteric K-01X, Shunyata Sigma spdif digital cable, Sonos Connect, PurePower 2000, Stillpoints, Furutech Flux 50, Michell Gyro SE, Michell HR Power Supply, SME 309, Ortofon Cadenza Black, Wireworld, Sonus faber Amati Anniversario
LIVING ROOM - McIntosh C2300, MC75 (2), MR85, Magnum Dynalab 205, Simaudio MOON Neo 260D-T, Schiit Audio Yggdrasil, Aurender N100H, Shunyata Sigma USB cable, Micro Seiki DD40, Ortofon Cadenza Blue, Nakamichi BX-300, Sony 60ES DAT, PS Audio P10, Furutech Flux 50, Sonos Connect, Stillpoints, Wireworld, Kimber, PMC EB1i, JL Audio f113
VINTAGE - McIntosh MA230, Tandberg 3011A tuner, Olive 04HD, Sony DTC-59ES DAT, McIntosh 4300V, JBL 4312A
Last edited by jdandy; 08-31-2010 at 10:13 AM.
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