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Classic Krell Preamps..
Hi,
I have acquired a couple of vintage Krell preamps... KSL-2 and KRC-3. Could anybody give me an idea of what years these are from , and where they stood in the lineup of Krell preamps. If anybody has used either of these , your opinion / comments would be appreciated. Thanks.. |
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KSL-2 is even older design - I believe it was introduced in 1993, and was made till 1996 (?) when it was replaced by KRC-HR. |
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I remember the KRC-3....it was a really sweet preamp at the time. I remember I wanted to pull the trigger on one at a local dealer but really couldn't afford it at the time, so I went with a used Classe piece instead. I did listen to it on some older (now) B&W Matrix 800 series and liked what I heard. I honestly don't know how it would stack up against more modern designs however. I suspect that it would still be a very nice preamp for the money, but may not have quite the resolution and low level detail of some newer preamps.
- Buck
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The KRC-3 has been a bit of a surprise. The KRC-3 is actually very "Un-Krell" sounding compared to the other Krell pre,s i have heard.
It is very neutral , not harsh in any way , but still resolves a lot of detail. Bass is well defined and tight. So far i am liking the KRC-3.....it is a complete contrast to the KSL-2 which is very forward ...sometimes a little to forward! I know the KRC-HR was the "top" model at the time, but how does the KRC-3 compare to the KRC-HR? |
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