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Advice on Krell amplifier

I am planning to replace my 20 plus year old Audio Research amplifier with a solid state one (tired of dealing with tubes). I’m considering the McIntosh Mc312 and the Krell duo 175xd.  The Krell is highly recommended by a trusted dealer as having a “tube like” sound and going well with my other components.   My other equipment: Audio Research preamp and phono stage (which I plan to keep) KEF Reference 5 speakers, Innuous Zenith 3 server. I haven’t seen many comments or reviews of either the McIntosh or the Krell. I would appreciate any advice, including comments from people who have heard these amplifiers. Thanks. 
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georgehifi
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 Simply read the DC voltage present at your amplifier's output terminals under a NO SIGNAL condition.
Inputs should be shorted and not open circuit, or hooked up to a source, even if no music is playing, you don't know if any dc is coming from the source.
So best just to use input shorting rca's or xlr's, then measure the speaker terminals for any DC offset 0mv is naturally best but the amp would have to have a dc servo for this to be stable at 0mV, but < 10-20mV is fine for amp with no DC servos..

Cheers George
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georgehifi
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The Krell would be the easy winner here.
+1 for the Krell, and it will drive anything now, or later you hook it up to.

Cheers George
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